No reciprocal religious freedom

Free exercise of religious beliefs was written into the First Amendment of the Constitution, and – Christmas celebration craziness notwithstanding – it’s a protected right. Not so in a lot of places in the world. We knew that. This report just out is a grim reminder.

A conservative watchdog group has issued a report claiming that religious freedom is deteriorating worldwide and that radical Islam is the largest threat to people’s ability to worship according to their beliefs.

The findings by the Center for Religious Freedom were presented on Monday and come in advance of the publication of the book, “Religious Freedom in the World 2007,” to be released next year.

The report cited Burma, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, the Maldives, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tibet, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as nations with the worst religious freedom records of the 100 countries surveyed.

Check out the linked article in the post below on India and Nepal, too…