1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsmconsolihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/mconsoliState Dept. Highlights Religious Freedom Violationsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="O86iOCZjCO"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2010/03/state-dept-highlights-religiou">State Dept. Highlights Religious Freedom Violations</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2010/03/state-dept-highlights-religiou/embed#?secret=O86iOCZjCO" width="600" height="338" title="“State Dept. Highlights Religious Freedom Violations” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="O86iOCZjCO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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(RNS) The State Department issued its annual human rights report Thursday (March 11), noting religious freedom violations in countries ranging from China to Iraq to Saudi Arabia. The report on 194 countries called 2009 “a year in which ethnic, racial, and religious tensions led to violent conflicts and serious human rights violations.” The State Department…