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?Freedom of worship?: New religious freedom rhetoric within the Obama administration draws concern

By Alliance Alert

Christianity Today: "'Freedom of worship' has recently replaced the phrase 'freedom of religion' in public pronouncements from the Obama administration. Experts are concerned that the new rhetoric may signal a policy change. ... Freedom of worship means the right to pray within the confines of a place of worship or to privately believe, said Nina Shea, director of the Center for Religious Freedom and member of the commission. 'It excludes the right to raise your children in your faith; the right to have religious literature; the right to meet with co-religionists; the right to raise funds; the right to appoint or elect your religious leaders, and to carry out charitable activities, to evangelize, [and] to have religious education or seminary training.'" | Via Rick Garnett. Related: Why ?freedom of worship? is not enough | George Weigel: The Erosion of Religious Freedom | Michelle Boorstein | Washington Post: Freedom of religion vs. freedom of worship

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on June 24, 2010 (boomark / email).