Religion after communism Eastern Europe’s Patriotic faith The Economist Across ex-communist Europe, religion is robust and patriotic, but sometimes skin-deep. Religious freedom and Islamic terrorism Ambassador Francis Rooney, Crux Blasphemy laws are used to persecute critics of Islam in many Muslim countries, whether moderate Muslims, Christians or Jews, and to attack so-called “non-believers,” thus forming an impenetrable barrier to any form of acceptance of other religious beliefs and contributing to the growth of Islamic extremism. Continue Reading...