Religious Liberty and the Law: Theistic and Non-Theistic Perspectives
- Despite the protection of religious liberty at both national and supranational levels, there is an increasing number of conflicts concerning the proper way to recognize it – both in modern secular states and in countries with an established religion or theocratic mode of government.
Silenced Stages
- The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates
The Significance of Religion in Global Issues
- The question is often asked – does religion have any significance for Global Diplomacy. The answer – much more than we realize. Here is an exploration of what could happen if faith perspectives were given their proper role in global policy considerations:
By 2018, official Chinese government statistics said there were 39 million Protestants in China. Scholars estimate that including house church worshipers pushes the real number to at least 80 million — almost 6% of China’s population, on par with Communist Party membership.
A child from the Uyghur community living in Turkey participates in a protest in Istanbul on November 6, 2018, against oppression by the Chinese government of Muslim Uyghurs in the far-western Xinjiang province. >Credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis
China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression
A quick explanation of how China uses economic leverage to silence Turkey on the Uyghur issue, coauthored by my colleague and friend, Aykan Erdemir.
