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Report of the Georgetown Symposium on Religious Freedom and Religious Extremism: Lessons from the Arab Spring
September 1, 2012
September 1, 2012
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A Discussion with Ambassador Ochieng Adala, Executive Director of Africa Peace Forum in Nairobi, Kenya
July 14, 2010
July 14, 2010
A Discussion with Robert A. Seiple, First US Ambassador for International Religious Freedom
October 29, 2009
October 29, 2009
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Barack Obama on Religious Freedom at Saddleback Civil ForumAugust 16, 2008
Well, I think the first thing we have to do is to bear witness and speak out, and not pretend that [abuse of religious...
Barack Obama on Faith-Based Hiring at Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
I think that we should have an all hands on deck approach when it comes to issues like poverty and substance abuse [...] I...
John McCain on Religious Organizations and Katrina Relief at Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
I went to New Orleans after Katrina. The Resurrection Baptist church was doing tremendous work with thousands of volunteers....
Barack Obama on Establishing the Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
And President Bush came into office with a promise to "rally the armies of compassion," establishing a new Office...
Barack Obama on Constitutional Principles Guiding His Faith-Based Initiatives at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
I don't believe this partnership will endanger [the separation of church and state] - so long as we follow a few basic...
Barack Obama on Incorporating People of Faith into Policy Making at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
And my Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships will also have a broader role - it will help set our national...
Barack Obama on Specifics of his Faith-Based Initiatives Plan in Relevant Magazine Interview
July 1, 2008
I think you really have to have an attitude that [the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives] is a program designed...
Barack Obama on Hiring and Religious Discrimination in Relevant Magazine Interview
July 1, 2008
I’m going to have my Council on Faith-Based Partnerships review all our policies, review relevant law and regulations,...
John McCain on Religious Freedom in Meeting with Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios
June 10, 2008
I did discuss [religious freedom for a Greek Orthodox minority living in Istanbul, Turkey] with His Eminence and we will...
John McCain on Religious Freedom at Oakland University
May 7, 2008
Behind walls of prisons and persecuted before our very eyes in places like China, Iran, Burma, Sudan, North Korea and Saudi...
John McCain on Religious Freedom in Prescott, Arizona
April 5, 2008
Americans conceive of freedom in many ways: the freedom to be left alone or to join with others in a common purpose; the...
Barack Obama on Faith-Based Programs in Christianity Today Interview
January 23, 2008
I think it is important for us to encourage churches and congregations all across the country to involve themselves in...
Barack Obama on Faith-Based Programs and Religious Vitality in Beliefnet Interview
January 22, 2008
My general criteria is that if a congregation or a church or synagogue or a mosque or a temple wants to provide social...
Mitt Romney Discusses Theocratic Tyranny in his Faith in America Speech
December 6, 2007
We cherish these sacred rights, and secure them in our Constitutional order. Foremost do we protect religious liberty, not...

Religious Liberty
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on religious freedom from the primary and general election campaigns, addressing America's constitutional heritage and contemporary challenges that arise as faith-based institutions seek to partner with the government to promote the common good.
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Barack Obama on Religious Freedom at Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008
Barack Obama on Faith-Based Hiring at Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008
Barack Obama on Establishing the Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008
Barack Obama on Constitutional Principles Guiding His Faith-Based Initiatives at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008
Barack Obama on Incorporating People of Faith into Policy Making at Eastside Community Ministry
July 1, 2008
July 1, 2008