Global religious freedom takes a hit

Covid-19 has contributed to a steady decline in religious freedom, according to a just-released annual report by an independent commission on religious freedom. That’s despite the US’s long-standing focus on the issue, and a controversial, increased emphasis on religious liberty by the Trump administration. As The World’s Rupa Shenoy reports, the Biden administration isn’t completely dismissing everything the previous administration did.

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