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PRESS RELEASE: RFI’s @IsmailRoyer Testifies at WH Religious Liberty Commission Hearing on #MedicalConscienceRights. "In the medical profession, personal autonomy has displaced traditional ethics, leading to crises of conscience for Muslim practitioners." shorturl.at/fuUmT

RFI Senior Fellow Paul Marshall shared his thoughts on Thomas Albert Howard's book "Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History” in an article in Providence Magazine. Read it at providencemag.com/2026/02/secula…

RFI celebrates federal district court judge decree awarding $1.5 million in damages to Christian and Muslim families in Montgomery County, MD following the Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor. Read it: religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-celebrates…

In this excellent new piece, @BayerPicciotti highlights a group of “new campus radicals”—in the truest sense, meaning those who are going to the root of things, holding fast to first principles despite the risks—and how they are exercising their faith in defense of unborn life.

RFI Fellow Salah Ali discusses the passing of H.Res.554 that accelerates support for human rights initiatives for Iraqi religious and ethnic minorities. Read it: religiousfreedominstitute.org/reaffirming-re…

RFI helped lead the way in another successful International Religious Freedom Summit. RFI has been an active participant in the Summit each year since its inception and RFI President Emeritus Tom Farr served as the lead author of the IRF Summit Charter. religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-contribute…

Rep Chris Smith & @RepRileyMoore introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act. We applaud the bill's humanitarian & security measures to pressure Nigeria to stop the mass violence against its Christian & disfavored Muslim populations. shorturl.at/rs7H5

PRESS RELEASE: RFI Contributes Critical Bookends to Another Successful @IRFSummit. "Our global challenges demand concerted efforts among faith groups, civil society, and gov leaders, and RFI continues to be active in spaces that move such efforts forward." shorturl.at/8JCh1

RFI was delighted this week, at the outset of the 2026 @IRFSummit, to convene a reception at @HungaryinUSA along with @Pepperdine and @HungaryHelps to honor @tristan_azbej, Hungary's State Secretary responsible for defending persecuted Christians. READ: shorturl.at/AQeBa.

RFI opens @IRFSummit w/ our University Partnership Program, providing a framework to students for applying the 1st principles of #religiousfreedom to policy challenges & introducing them to an extraordinary group of scholars, advocates, & public officials. shorturl.at/KyT0h

We are grateful for @becketfund's continued work in this important case and honored to have joined @NDLaw Education Law Project, @for_jewish, & @ManhattanInst in an amicus brief in December defending the #religiousfreedom of St. Mary Catholic Parish. READ: religiousfreedominstitute.org/st-mary-cathol…

Great start for @IRFSummit at the HU Embassy in DC hosted by @_SzabolcsTakacs. Honoured to receive @RFInstitute award from President David Trimble. Glad to work w/ so many champions of religious freedom.

"Islamist groups perpetrate violence against Christians in [MENA] and West Africa...[and] Secularist, totalitarian regimes, like China, reject any group that [affirms] an authority higher than party or state." RFI President David Trimble in @Newsweek shorturl.at/7hIVa

Ambassador Robert Řehák, Chair of the Article 18 Alliance, gave the benediction at our annual dinner in November honoring the legacy of Ken Starr in advancing religious freedom. Check out the full event video on youtube: youtu.be/obV4m2U4M84?si…

Paul Clement, long time friend of Ken Starr, shared his reflections on his friendship with Ken and ongoing challenges to America's First Freedom, during his keynote remarks at our 2025 Annual Dinner. Check out the video on our youtube channel: youtu.be/Gk-L8W0I6_8?si…

RFI President David Trimble speaks out against the oppression of religious minorities in China, including the recent sweep of arrests of members of Zion Church. Read more at religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-condemns-c…

Merry Christmas from RFI!

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RFI's @nberkeley5 joined @DrewMarianiShow @relevantradio to discuss "Freedom and Faithfulness: A Catholic Guide to Religious Liberty," produced in partnership with @KofC. #ReligiousFreedom is for Catholics not a matter of compromise but conviction. LISTEN: shorturl.at/HcVJR