US Immigration Exam Replaces ‘Freedom of Religion’ With ‘Freedom of Worship’
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Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) |
“We in the United States actually have freedom of religion, not freedom of worship,” Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told Johnson yesterday during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing.
Lankford was referring to the department’s decision to include “freedom of worship” instead of “freedom of religion” as a basic American right listed in the civics test that all immigrants must take to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
The Daily Signal reached out to U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services inside the Department of Homeland Security for comment on the civics test’s wording and they did not immediately respond.
Sarah Torre, a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on issues related to religious liberty, argued the difference between “freedom of worship” and “freedom of religion” is significant.
“This incorrect view of religious liberty argues that faith should remain a private affair—relegated to personal activities or weekend worship services,” she said. “Step outside the four walls of a home or house of worship and robust protection of religious freedom ends.”
Lankford, co-chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, said the phrasing has been that way for “over 10 years,” and that he'd “love” for Johnson to take a look at changing it.
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Kelsey Harkness / (@kelseyjharkness) is a news producer at The Daily Signal where this article was first shared.
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Freedom of religion is why we the People came to establish America and it's United States.
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