Knox Thames, director of the Program on Global Faith & Inclusive Societies at Pepperdine University, joins Michael Reneau to discuss the situation of religious minorities in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime.
The Agenda:
—The Christian community dropping from 2 million to half a million
—What does religious persecution look like?
—The current regime in Syria
—Is religion safe in China and India?
—US advocacy and the global response to religious freedom
Show notes:
Michael Reneau is a managing editor at The Dispatch and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he was editor of WORLD Magazine and for several years was editor of a daily newspaper in East Tennessee. When Michael isn’t editing, he stays plenty busy with his wife and four kids.
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