Mexico City, Mexico, Aug 25, 2009 / 21:03 pm
Experts on religious freedom in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada will be meeting for a symposium in Mexico City next month to help bolster their international efforts.
The symposium “Voices: The Lay State and Religious Liberty” will meet at Mexico City’s El Hotel Presidente InterContinental from September 25 to 26. There, religious liberty experts will analyze the right to religious liberty as defined in international human rights law and discuss how the right is exercised in Mexico and other countries of the Americas.
According to a press release from organizers, the symposium aims to inspire “nascent voices of religious liberty,” particularly in Mexico, and to encourage collaboration between academics and cultural and opinion leaders.
Patrick Kelly, Vice President for Public Policy and spokesman for the Knights of Columbus, said the symposium will create a new network of experts on religious liberty in the Americas.