The situations in Afghanistan and Iraq serve to underscore the precarious state of this fundamental freedom.
While many religious conservatives may have qualms with aspects of Mormon theology, they have even greater problems with religious bigotry. Any candidate that chooses to attack his faith in a personal fashion will surely run the risk of a backlash.
Our understanding is that a lot of behind-the-scenes diplomacy is going on with some of the countries that are not on the list.
Sustained close engagement by the United States government is necessary to ensure compliance ... with human rights provisions.
The result is that many non-Muslim minorities are leaving Iraq, an exodus that may mean the end of the presence in Iraq of ancient Christian and other communities that have lived on those same lands for 2,000 years.
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