U. S. government ignores religious freedom Admin Friday, October 21, 2011 A former state department official, among others, considers the inattention to international religious freedom by Congress and the president as “absolute indifference to the crisis which is going on in the world.” © 2024 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.