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U.S. takes ‘critical’ steps on religious liberty

International
Tom Strode, Baptist Press January 03, 2020

Two federal government actions shortly before Christmas are vital to protecting international religious liberty, a Southern Baptist public-policy leader said.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeoannounced Dec. 20 the re-designation of Burma (Myanmar), China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as “countries of particular concern” (CPCs), a category reserved under federal law for governments that have committed or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom”...

https://www.brnow.org/news/erlc-u-s-tak ... s-liberty/