Washington D.C., Oct 19, 2011 / 15:15 pm
Catholics and other advocates are urging Congress and the White House not to let partisan politics to put an end to the vital work of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
“The reality is that there’s a global crisis in religious freedom,” said Dr. Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs.
“Congress is being irresponsible and so is the administration,” Farr told CNA on Oct. 18.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom was created by Congress in 1998.