2012 Presidential Hopefuls Urged to Sign a ‘Pledge for Religious Freedom’

A religious freedom advocacy group is challenging all 2012 presidential contenders to sign a pledge committing themselves to promote religious freedom at home and to make it a foreign policy priority.

As of late Tuesday, Republican former Sen. Rick Santorum had signed the Open Doors USA pledge and the other candidates – including the Democratic incumbent – were “considering” doing so, the organization said.

Signatories to the “pledge for religious freedom” commit themselves to uphold religious freedom for Americans of all faiths; to nominate federal judges who are committed to upholding religious freedom (including the right to employ religious arguments in contending for or against laws and policies such as those “designed to protect the unborn and traditional marriage”); and to prioritize religious freedom in U.S. foreign policy.
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