Hostility Against Churches

Last year, IFI hosted a special forum on religious liberty, featuring Ambassador Sam Brownback, chairman of the National Committee for Religious Freedom. Also speaking at this forum was Peter Breen from the Thomas More Law Center and Arielle Del Turco, Family Research Council ‘s Director of the Center for Religious Liberty. You can watch their presentations on the IFI YouTube by clicking on their names.

Ms. Del Turco is the co-author of the FRC’s “Hostility Against Churches” report, which has recently been updated. In 2023, they identified 436 incidents—more than double the number identified in 2022 and more than eight times the number identified in 2018. These findings suggest that hostility against U.S. churches is not only on the rise but also accelerating.