US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Support Act ANI | Updated: Dec 31, 2020 01:06 IST
The USCIRF said in a statement that this law establishes an official US policy affirming the right of the Tibetan Buddhist community in selecting and venerating their own religious leaders, including the Dalai Lama. The law imposes sanctions on Chinese officials who interfere in the selection of a successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In addition, it requires the Secretary of State to seek to establish a consulate in Lhasa, the statement said. I commend President Trump for signing this important bill into law. It enacts a much-needed upgrade to existing U.S. policy on Tibet and sends a strong message to the Chinese Communist Party that it must respect the religious freedom of the Tibetan people, particularly the right of the Tibetan Buddhist community in the selection of a successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama without
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Trump Calls for End to Religious Persecution on 850th Anniversary of Thomas Becket’s Death
President Donald Trump marked the 850th-anniversary of the death of English archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 while calling for an end to religious persecution worldwide.
“On this day, we celebrate and revere Thomas Becket’s courageous stand for religious liberty and we reaffirm our call to end religious persecution worldwide,” Trump said in a proclamation on Monday.
“To honor Thomas Becket’s memory, the crimes against people of faith must stop, prisoners of conscience must be released, laws restricting freedom of religion and belief must be repealed, and the vulnerable, the defenseless, and the oppressed must be protected,” the president continued. “As long as America stands, we will always defend religious liberty.”
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Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) should be classified as persona non grata, asserted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy following the bombshell revelation that Swalwell for years was targeted and potentially compromised via an almost certainly sexual relationship by Chinese spy Christine Fang, or Fang Fang. Furthermore, Swalwell has remained mum over the scandal, refusing to answer reporters the multiples times theyâve raised questions.
âNo one that was in that room could walk out and say Eric Swalwell should be on the intel committee,â McCarthy argued. âThe one answer that I got out of that briefing was there is no way Eric Swalwell should continue to serve on the intel committee.â