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Want To Prevent Threats Like ISIS? Religious Freedom Key,Official Says(Dumbest Article of The Day)
Catholic News agency ^ | October 27, 2014 | Matt Hadro

Posted on 10/27/2014 6:37:50 PM PDT by lbryce

Promoting religious freedom abroad is vital for U.S. national security interests in preventing the rise of threats such as ISIS, said the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Monday.

“Many of our most dire national security threats are founded and have their origins in countries, in regions, societies, that fail to provide this most fundamental human protection,” Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett told CNA on Oct. 27, International Religious Freedom Day.

The day marked the 16th anniversary of the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The commission, created by the act, is an independent, bi-partisan advisory group that monitors religious freedom around the world and makes policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State and Congress.

With “a world in flames,” it is imperative now more than ever for the U.S. to “encourage and nudge and push allies and adversaries alike” to promote religious freedom, Dr. Swett emphasized.

“If you take a look at where our greatest national security threats derive from, nine times out of ten you’ll also find a place that does a terrible job protecting religious freedom for its citizens,” she argued.

“All we have to do is look around the Middle East with what’s going on with ISIS to recognize that when society fails to secure this fundamental human right of freedom of conscience and belief for all their citizens, it can give rise to extremism, which can breed violence and terror of the sort that we’re seeing in too many regions of the world.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: religioustolerance
Many of our most dire national security threats are founded and have their origins in countries, in regions, societies, that fail to provide this most fundamental human protection.

You don't say.

To prevent threats like ISIS religious freedom is the key.

With “a world in flames,” it is imperative now more than ever for the U.S. to “encourage and nudge and push allies and adversaries alike” to promote religious freedom, Dr. Swett emphasized.

Particularly profound and never really expressed so cogently is Dr Swett's most revealing comment.

“Many of our most dire national security threats are founded and have their origins in countries, in regions, societies, that fail to provide this most fundamental human protection,".

Wow. No kidding. I hadn't really thought of that.

You mean, if we can get ISIS, other fundamentalist, non-tolerant, take-no-prisoner, brutal, savage 7th Century mentality religious group to be more tolerant, respect each other's religious preferences, not behead, kill, impale, fry, bake, rape, we wouldn't be having the problems we've been having with such groups as ISIS. Brilliant stuff.

Does the president know about this?

1 posted on 10/27/2014 6:37:51 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

Want to encourage religious freedom around the world?

Destroy Islam.


2 posted on 10/27/2014 6:46:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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3 posted on 10/27/2014 6:47:55 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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The “fundamental” error here is assuming that the ‘religion of piss’ is indeed a religion. It is a political philosophy cloaked in some moon god meets Satan claptrap.


4 posted on 10/27/2014 6:53:07 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegal aliens, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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"Want To Prevent Threats Like ISIS? Religious Freedom Key,Official Says(Dumbest Article of The Day)..."

.... In a true state of "Religious Freedom" .... how do you handle the folks who believe that dieing in the act of killing the infidel is the highest form of worship? Wouldn't that fall under the category of "Freedom of Religion?".

5 posted on 10/27/2014 6:53:54 PM PDT by R_Kangel ( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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To: lbryce

Want religious freedom? Tactical nukes.


6 posted on 10/27/2014 6:54:56 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: lbryce

Freedom to stone women, burn churches, and cut off heads?


7 posted on 10/27/2014 7:01:53 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: lbryce
the president has read about this is US...magazine yet..

Ibie has bigger fish to fry,....hes about to start a WORLD TOUR...to promote his own person Ebola Cure...



BTW.... that may JUST be the dumbest artcle of the DECADE!!
8 posted on 10/27/2014 7:02:07 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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To: lbryce

Exterminate Them


9 posted on 10/27/2014 7:08:39 PM PDT by tomkat ( /.02)
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