#15 – “…[F]orms of government still exist under which, even though freedom of religious worship receives constitutional recognition, the powers of government are engaged in the effort to deter citizens from the profession of religion and to make life very difficult and dangerous for religious communities.”
Declaration on Religious Freedom – Dignitatis Humane – 1965
Yup, 1965. How much more true might this be today?
Enjoy your independance day celebrations, and enjoy your religious freedom and human dignity which we are allowed to enjoy, mostly, here in the USA. Pray for those who are without these gifts of our Creator God.