Countering Bad Faith Religious Freedom Protection

Secular Left

Humanists International just released their 2023 Freedom of Thought Report that documents the efforts to protect or not protect religious freedom in all the countries in the world. The US government created the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom in 1998 to call out countries that violate religious freedom.
One of these efforts is trying to hold the powerful accountable for religious freedom and the other is a bad faith attempt to privilege Christianity using the power of the state.
We examine the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and ask why haven't any atheists been appointed yet several Christian Nationalists have been.
Finally we hear clips of comments made at the Humanists International press conference about the newest report. We hear from Reps. Jaime Raskin and Jared Huffman from the Congressional Freethought Caucus and others about the importance of the report and religious freedom for all.
00:40 Introduction of the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report
05:04 Why The Freedom Of Thought Report Came Into Existence
10:06 Bad Faith Religious Freedom Protection
16:57 No Atheists On The United States Commission On International Religious Freedom
20:00 Selected Clips From The Humanist International Press Conference.
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Chapters

1. Countering Bad Faith Religious Freedom Protection (00:00:00)

2. Introduction of the 2023 Freedom of Thought Report (00:00:40)

3. Why The Freedom Of Thought Report Came Into Existence (00:05:04)

4. Bad Faith Religious Freedom Protection (00:10:06)

5. No Atheists On The United States Commission On International Religious Freedom (00:16:57)

6. Selected Clips From The Humanist International Press Conference (00:20:00)