At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom.

in the long run would be bad for religious freedom.

In Arkansas, we believe in religious freedom.

defending the religious freedom of Christians.

Some in the Vatican like Zen very much for his willingness to stand up to the Chinese on religious freedom issues, others worry that he will disrupt Vatican diplomatic efforts to establish formal relations with Beijing.

I came from a country where religious fundamentalists, including governmental authorities, denied my freedom to have thoughts that are different from their own. As a punishment, they demanded my execution by hanging. I was forced to leave my own country. I had to pay heavily for the sole reason that I believe in human rights and freedom of expression.