USCIRF’s Religious Freedom Report Sparks Dispute over US Policy Critique

USCIRF’s Religious Freedom Report Sparks Dispute over US Policy Critique

USCIRF’s Religious Freedom Report Sparks Dispute over US Policy Critique acabral-sanche… Mon, 03/09/2026 - 10:00 SVG Commentary Mar 9, 2026 Religion Unplugged USCIRF’s Religious Freedom Report Sparks Dispute over US Policy Critique Paul Marshall Senior Fellow, Center for Religious Freedom Paul Marshall Commentary Caption The Yayang church is seen covered in scaffolding in Wenzhou, China, on January 9, 2026. The church in eastern China was …

USCIRF’s Religious Freedom Report Sparks Dispute Over U.S. Policy Critique

RFI’s Paul Marshall commented earlier this week in ReligionUnplugged on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2026 Annual Report. Released on March 4, the report catalogues religious freedom conditions throughout the world, as it always has. But, as Marshall points out, that expected documentation has been “overshadowed by controversy over its critique that other branches of government have undercut protections for religious f…