Religious Freedom In A Global Context | Trends And Patterns To Look Out For
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we discuss the global assault on Christians and Christianity with Paul Marshall, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute's Center for Religious Freedom. In addition to his work at Hudson Institute, Paul is also the Wilson Distinguished Professor of Religious Freedom at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University – and a research professor in political science…
Paul is an expert in religious freedom and has written over 20 books on this subject. Some of his most popular works include Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians, Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes Are Choking Freedom Worldwide, and Blind Spot: When Journalists Don't Get Religion.
Tune in now to discover:
- Why religious freedom seems to be decreasing worldwide.
- How religious nationalism is lending to the persecution of Christians.
- Specific countries where Christians are repressed.
- What happens if you are accused of blasphemy in certain places.
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| 0:29.0 | Come the geniuses. |
| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | The Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:36.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guess is Paul Marshall. |
| 0:42.0 | He's a senior fellow part of the Center for Religious Freedom. |
| 0:45.0 | It's under the Hudson Institute. |
| 0:47.0 | We're going to talk about what's happening with what appears to be the global assault on Christians and Christianity. |
| 0:52.0 | So that's the topic we'll be talking about today. |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome Paul. |
| 0:55.0 | Okay, thank you very much, Richard. |
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