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Ambassador Sam Brownback and Rebecca Shah (Season 4 — Ep. 5)
Our guests on this episode of Religious Freedom Matters are Sam Brownback, a former U.S. senator and Kansas governor who served as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom from 2018 to 2021, and Rebecca Shah, principal investigator for the Religion and Economic Empowerment Project (REEP) and a senior fellow at the Archbridge Institute.
Facing the Root of Violence in Nigeria: Islamic Extremism (Season 4 — Ep. 4)
For at least 100 years Christians in Nigeria have been persecuted and the West has not wanted to call it what it is: 'violence by Islamist groups against Christians,’ says the Religious Freedom Institute's Stephen Rasche.
Facing a Rise in Religous Repression in India and Elsewhere in South Asia (Season 4 — Ep. 3)
In most South and Southeast Asian countries, ‘religion is a powerful force, and in most of them, more radical forms of the religion have been getting stronger,’ says religious freedom expert Paul Marshall. ‘I would say the overall pattern is increased tension, increased repression.’
Cardinal Zen’s Arrest: A Window Into Religious Persecution in China and Hong Kong (Season 4 — Ep. 2)
How has the Communist party “winnowed down” Christianity in China and Hong Kong and what does this mean for the future of the Catholic Church there? International Rights Lawyer Nina Shea of the Hudson Institute sheds light on the persecution of religious believers in China on Religious Freedom Matters.
Russia’s ‘False Story’ (Season 4 — Ep. 1): George Weigel Weighs in on the Ukraine Crisis
George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center gives important context on the Russia and Ukraine conflict. Also, Father Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, an advocacy and aid organization for persecuted Christians, talks about the special need to support Ukrainians displaced in their own country by the war.
Catholic Schools and Advocates Prepare for More School Choice (Season 3 — Ep. 5)
Only Catholic schools can save the Church, says Boston Archdiocese’s superintendent of schools. He tells Religious Freedom Matters how it can happen.
Sam Brownback: Connecting the Dots Between Religious Freedom and School Choice (Season 3 — Ep. 4)
Ambassador Sam Brownback says school choice is crucial to religious liberty — but we’re going to have to fight for it.
Que Alguien Abre La Puerta: Opening the Doors of Catholic Schools to Hispanic Catholics (Season 3 — Ep. 3)
Nearly half of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic — so why don’t more families send their children to Catholic schools? Expert Lucia Luzondo talks to Religious Freedom Matters.
Leave the Upper Room: Preaching the Accessibility of Catholic Schools (Season 3 — Ep. 2)
‘We need to go from neighborhood to neighborhood telling people about Catholic schools’ — so says Catholic education pioneer Shawn Peterson.
