Religious Freedom Institute

The World and Everything In It got a front row seat to the incredible work of our partners at the @RFInstitute and the leadership of Chief Justice of Kenya Martha Koome who advanced the cause of religious freedom for all people across the continent of Africa. @PeppLaw…

On July 2-5, in partnership with @RFInstitute's National Center for Religious Freedom Education, the university hosted the inaugural Statesmanship and Religious Freedom Program at the Château d'Hauteville in Vevey, Switzerland. Students from around the globe engaged in…

NEW ARTICLE: "New York’s Assisted-Suicide Bill Puts Conscience Rights at Risk" by RFI's @nberkeley5 in @NCRegister ncregister.com/commentaries/n…

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is the 2025 recipient of the Religious Freedom Impact Award, the Religious Freedom Institute announced on July 2. catholicnewsagency.com/news/265191/an…

"On this 4th of July, may we consider anew the ways that religious freedom provides a model for putting the Declaration’s historic claim of equal human dignity into practice in American life." - RFI President David Trimble religiousfreedominstitute.org/honoring-ameri…

“@BayerPicciotti is a tenacious advocate for religious Americans threatened by govt intrusion into their lives,” said RFI President David Trimble. “She brings clarity to the confusion that so often surrounds some of the most charged #religiousfreedom conflicts in America today.”

PRESS RELEASE: "RFI Announces Andrea Picciotti-Bayer as 2025 Religious Freedom Impact Awardee" @BayerPicciotti religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-announces-…

“Today’s decision vindicates the constitutionally protected #religiousfreedom and parental rights of people of faith in Montgomery County who want to raise their children in accord with their religious convictions,” remarked RFI President David Trimble.

PRESS RELEASE: "RFI Celebrates Today’s Supreme Court Victory for Religious Families in Maryland" in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor. religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-celebrates…

Religion is never far from the surface in politics, as the dispute over St. Catherine's monastery shows. NEW ARTICLE by RFI's @drpaulmarshall in @ProvMagazine | "Dispute Over St. Catherine’s Monastery May Jeopardize Egyptian-Greek Rapprochement" providencemag.com/2025/06/disput…

One of the oldest active monasteries in the world, St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, is at risk of being taken over by the Egyptian government. @drpaulmarshall. providencemag.com/2025/06/disput…

"Religious freedom is the human right of the soul." - Sam Brownback, IRF Summit Africa 2025 IRF Summit Africa was a huge success, with over 300 attendees and a phenomenal lineup of speakers dedicated to the cause of #ReligiousFreedom in Africa! Thank you to everyone who…

This week, IRF Summit and its partners are hosting the first-ever #IRFSummitAfrica in Kenya! 🌍 Featuring a series of engaging panels and conversations featuring experts and officials from across the continent, we are excited to help advance the movement for greater freedom of…

PRESS RELEASE: "First-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa to Gather Regional & Global Experts, Advocates for Freedom of Religion." LEARN MORE about this week's groundbreaking Summit: shorturl.at/FsGUB. #IRFSummitAfrica @IRFSummit @pepperdine @GlobalPeace

We welcome this news from @becketfund. Writing about the case last year, RFI's @nberkeley5 argued, "Countless faith-based [orgs] serve God by serving those within & beyond their faith communities. [They] should never be punished for serving everyone. READ: shorturl.at/4XsA0

Religious Freedom Institute has officially moved into Pepperdine’s D.C. campus. Together, we’re advancing the cause of religious liberty at home and around the world. @RFInstitute bit.ly/43VNmYQ

PRESS RELEASE: RFI Relocates Main Office to @Pepperdine's Washington, D.C. Campus religiousfreedominstitute.org/rfi-relocates-…

NEW VIDEO in our @IRFSummit Profiles series | RFI's Jim Bennett interviews rising #religiousfreedom leader Naomi Noble, student @Baylor and participant in RFI's University Partnership Program at the 2025 IRF Summit. Watch their conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=lpAj2F…

BREAKING: In a 9-0 victory, the Supreme Court ruled that Wisconsin cannot discriminate against Catholic Charities Bureau’s care for the poor, the elderly, and the disabled.

"Is Egypt's Government Trying To Take Over Christianity's Most Important Monastery?" | NEW ARTICLE by RFI's @drpaulmarshall in @ReligionMag Read: religionunplugged.com/news/is-the-eg…