US Demands Religious Freedom, Forgets Own Citizens
While Washington grandstands on religious liberty for Jin Mingri in Beijing, the very same administration was implementing a 'Muslim ban' back home. The executive order, signed just months prior, explicitly targeted individuals from several Muslim-majority nations, effectively slamming the door on their religious freedom and right to asylum. Apparently, some faiths are more 'underground' than
others. This isn't about universal human rights; it's about weaponizing human rights claims as leverage against geopolitical rivals while selectively ignoring one's own glaring hypocrisies. The concern for a single pastor in China rings hollow when thousands were simultaneously branded as threats based on their religious identity by the same people making the demands. It begs the question: which
'religious freedom' are we truly fighting for?