Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRF
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Matt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission.
Who is Kristina Arriaga?
What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf")
What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner?
What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission?
Why did this drama compel you to resign?
What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now?
How bad is religious illiteracy at the State Department and why does it matter?
Intersection of religious freedom and woman’s issues. Special Guest: Kristina Arriaga.
Matt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission.
Who is Kristina Arriaga?
What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf")
What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner?
What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission?
Why did this drama compel you to resign?
What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now?
How bad is religious illiteracy at the State Department and why does it matter?
Intersection of religious freedom and woman’s issues.
Special Guest: Kristina Arriaga.
Links:
Congress May Set Back Religious Freedom - WSJBio: Kristina Arriaga de Bucholz, Commissioner | USCIRFWhat you need to know about the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom | ERLC2017 Free Expression Awards Ceremony | C-SPAN.orgUnited States Commission on International Religious FreedomSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsText - S.2503 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Congress.gov | Library of CongressFrom watchdogs to lapdogs? | WORLD News GroupUSCIRF commissioner resigns, cites concern over 'move towards more bureaucratic controls' - The Christian PostReligious Freedom Watchdog Concerned About Looming Oversight | News & Reporting | Christianity TodayReligious Freedom Commission: Proposed Changes Divide Lawmakers and Bureaucrats | National ReviewTroubles between Congress and religious freedom - Washington Times