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The Mark has just posted a piece I wrote on the value of international religious freedom. A snapshot is below, but you can read the whole article here.

Religious freedom is not only a basic right, it is a human value that requires consultation and practical action to bring into reality. Some of the issues that arise in conversations regarding religious freedom are not easy to resolve – typically, issues related to the public manifestation of belief through teaching, practice, or worship. The freedom to hold or change one’s belief, for example, relates directly to the freedom to share these beliefs with others. However, some states criminalize the teaching of religions in the name of protecting "morality" or "maintaining public order." While extreme measures such as incitement to hatred and violence should be condemned, people need to otherwise remain free to be exposed to new ideas and to share information.