Restrictions on religion rise across the globe, including in the U.S.

Published: Thursday, Sept. 20 2012 3:37 p.m. MDT

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Restrictions on religious liberty around the world increased markedly from 2009-10, while countries with historically low levels of restrictions against religion, such as the United States, climbed to moderate levels.

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Blue

Salt Lake City, UT

In many parts of the world, zealous members of a religion murdering people who don't subscribe to that religion solely because of their failure to believe what the murderers believe is indeed an act of religious oppression worthy of universal More..

10:57 a.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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OHBU

Columbus, OH

I'm going to go ahead and assume that the result in the US has a lot more to do with efforts to stop Muslims from building a community center in New York or a mosque in Tennessee have a lot more to do with it than contraception. A bunch of More..

10:14 a.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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Hutterite

American Fork, UT

Blue summed it up nicely. What qualifies for religious restriction in the US is kind of pale compared to the rest of the world. Not being able to cure all the gays or tell everyone when and why to have sex is one thing; getting killed for your More..

11:15 a.m. Sept. 20, 2012
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Matthew Brown

Matt writes about faith how it is lived, how it intersects with society and how current trends affect religious practice. He returned to reporting and writing after more than 12 years as an editor, most recently a more ..

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