Acton Institute Powerblog Archives

Post Tagged 'religious liberty'

January 02, 2026

Beijing’s Battle Against God and the Chinese People

The grander a dictator’s ambitions, the more likely he is to see religion as a threat. So it is with Xi Jinping, who has ruled the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with increasing ruthlessness since November 2012, when he became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. Continue Reading...
December 18, 2025

The Case for Civil Religion

The organization Americans United for Separation of Church and State, founded in 1947, declares that the “U.S. Constitution is a wholly secular document” in making the case that America is and always has been a secular nation. Continue Reading...
December 11, 2025

Freedom of Religion vs. Big Tech

The episode that shook one of the most important voices of the conservative Catholic world in Italy during the summer of 2025—namely the blog Messainlatino.it—remains one of the most eloquent signs of the ethical fragilities afflicting today’s digital ecosystem. Continue Reading...
February 15, 2024

The Michaela Way and Living in Community

Educators love innovation. Education reform is a perennial theme in political campaigns, and almost every government has new rhetoric about how to reverse plummeting test scores, declining student achievement, and increased school violence and truancy. Continue Reading...
February 02, 2024

Threats to Religious Liberty in the U.K.

There is a real possibility that the next general election in the United Kingdom will take place within a few weeks of the presidential election in the United States. It is fair to say that no one knows what will happen on either side of the Atlantic. Continue Reading...
December 07, 2023

Religious Freedom Upheld in Finland—Again

In Finland, a prominent politician and a Lutheran bishop have been acquitted of hate crimes for the second time in as many years. On November 14, 2023, the Helsinki Court of Appeals issued its unanimous decision that Finnish Member of Parliament Dr. Continue Reading...