Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2001
Publication Title
National Review Online
Keywords
Afghanistan, Taliban, freedom of religion
Abstract
Freedom of religion is not just one right among many. It is, in the words of the Islamic scholar John Kelsay, "the mother of all rights." When a state recognizes religious liberty, it ipso facto allows people the right to worship an authority higher than the state. Congress should insist that before any reconstruction aid is approved for Afghanistan, the new government there should affirm legal protection for basic human rights, including most importantly, freedom of religion.
Repository Citation
David F. Forte, Mother of all Rights: Making the World Safe for Religion, National Review Online, 2001
Publisher's Statement
Copyright 2001 by National Review, Inc. Reprinted by permission
