Persecution bill is contested.(legislation would place sanctions against countries that persecute on the basis of religion)

The Christian Century | May 13, 1998 | Copyright

Efforts to derail a proposed bill in Congress that would trigger automatic sanctions against nations found to persecute religious minorities accelerated recently on Capitol Hill and at the White House. On April 28 the National Council of Churches, which opposes the proposed Freedom from Religious Persecution Act, brought a half-dozen foreign Christian and Muslim religious leaders to Capitol Hill to outline why they believe the bill would do more harm than good.

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