But contraception is not the only religious freedom issue faith - based groups are eyeing. (christianitytoday.com)
As Tom Farr, Professor of Religion and World Affairs at Georgetown University and the former head of the State Department's International Religious Freedom Office, stated at a recent congressional hearing forecasting international religious freedom issues to watch in 2010, «Those of us in the business of sniffing out rats know that this is a rhetorical shift to watch.» (firstthings.com)
His cuts extended to the introduction to this year's IRF report; Tillerson used just 440 words instead of the typical 5,000 to explain overall global religious freedom issues. (christianitytoday.com)