Members of a religious commission find common cause in relation to Russia and China
FOR SOME Americans, such as Vice-President Mike Pence, promoting religious liberty at home and opposing religious persecution round the world are parts of a single, inter-connected struggle. About a month ago, Mr Pence told cheering fellow conservatives that “freedom of religion is under attack in our country” and cited the criticism endured by his wife Karen for teaching at a Christian school where openly gay people are unwelcome.
In addition to those Republican stalwarts , there are Democratic nominees. The USCIRF’s rotating chairmanship is now held by Tenzin Dorjee, a scholar of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism who was appointed to the panel by Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of the House. Another Democratic choice is Gayle Manchin, an educator and former First Lady of West Virginia, who is vice-chair of the panel.
As Mr Bauer put it, in any rating of severe religious oppressors, “China would be in a category all by itself...they are an equal opportunity persecutor. They go after anybody, any sect that might compete with the communist, atheistic government of China.” The USCIRF urged the administration to consider the possibility of sanctions against Saudi Arabia after 37 people, mostly from the Shia Muslim minority, were executed. Saudi Arabia features on every list of egregious persecutors but successive American administrations granted waivers that preclude punitive measures against the kingdom. On April 26th Mr Dorjee said the State Department must stop “giving a free pass” to the Saudis.
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