Bank Shot: Influencing Kabul through Jeddah
With the Taliban back in power, influencing them away from their regressive roots will be difficult. Human rights abusers China, Russia,...
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Nov 18, 20213 min read
The Senate needs to confirm Biden’s new international religious freedom ambassador now
The absence of a religious freedom ambassador left no strong advocate for this basic human right during recent debates at State. (RNS) —...
Nov 8, 20214 min read
Increasing Calls to Find Missing Yazidis
In 2014, ISIS swept through Iraq, killing, displacing, and kidnapping thousands of Yazidis. In this post, Knox Thames writes about the...
Nov 5, 20214 min read
November’s Holy Week: A Modest Proposal for the Persecuted
From All Saints’ Day to the International Day of Prayer, let’s honor beleaguered believers by following three rules in advocating for...
Nov 3, 20219 min read
Neither Liberal nor Conservative but American
After more than two decades at the forefront of U.S. international religious freedom efforts, a former State Department special advisor...
Oct 25, 20214 min read
Shrinking Space for Religious Minorities in Sri Lanka
Recent reports from CSW and USCIRF highlight the pressures put on Sri Lanka’s religious minorities. Two reports about religious freedom...
Oct 7, 20213 min read
Why Is There No Global Effort to Find the Missing Yazidis?
If the world truly intends to prevent atrocities, an obvious task is before us. When Pope Francis visited Iraq this year, he met and...
Sep 26, 20213 min read
Why Evangelicals, Atheists, and LGBTQ+ Leaders Should Work Together
A hidden pandemic of persecution confronts people around the globe for the most personal of reasons. Repression and hate force...
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Throw a Lifeline to the Afghans Left Behind
This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan. The...
Sep 17, 20214 min read
Now is the time to recognize the genocide in Burma
New Atlanticist by Rehman Chishti and Knox Thames With Afghanistan grabbing global headlines, it’s easy to forget about another...
Sep 12, 20213 min read
The NFL Needs Relegation
The National Football League is mediocre, and NFL owners have no incentive to improve. Enormous television contracts, local government...
Aug 18, 20212 min read
Keep Kabul’s Airport Open to Save Lives
The unfolding catastrophe in Afghanistan has been shocking to observe. The speedy collapse of the central government and rapid Taliban...
Aug 8, 20211 min read
BBC Sunday: A look at the ethical and religious issues of the week
Spoke about Afghanistan and the situation for human rights should the Taliban rule again with Emily Buchanan from BBC Radio. Starting at...
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Yazidi Genocide Survivors Still Suffering 7 Years Later
August 3 is a day burned into the memory of every Yazidi. In 2014, ISIS rolled into their home province of Sinjar and a nightmare of...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
Discussion of Global Human Rights with Knox Thames
Enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion with Karen Ellis from the Edmiston Center. Shared my personal theology for why Christians should...
Jul 28, 20213 min read
South Asia’s Cultural Climate Is at Risk
What Can the US Do? Encouraging South Asian nations to protect their historic multiculturalism will help reduce human rights violations,...
Jul 27, 20211 min read
Legal limitations impacting freedom of religion or belief
Moderated a great panel at the IRF Summit with Rep. Ro Khanna, Amjad Khan, Bob Fu and Barnabas Fund on legal limitations impacting...
Jun 28, 20215 min read
"My Future Is Now."
An Afghan Woman from a Threatened Minority Wrestles with What Happens When the U.S. Withdraws “I am afraid of the future,” wrote...
Jun 28, 20214 min read
First Denomination to Condemn Uyghur Muslim Genocide? Southern Baptists
Such statements that bridge faiths are rare, based on my two decades working on religious freedom. Christians need to make more. While...
Jun 26, 202119 min read
Reading List
Below, find my reading list over the past months and years (updated regularly). My tastes are eclectic, including current affairs,...
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