show bio Joe Grieboski

Joe Grieboski is founder and president of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, a global authority on the role of religious freedom in society and politics. A 2007 and 2008 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, the Institute is guided by the principle that religious freedom is not simply a church-state issue, but involves the engagement of every segment of society to secure freedom of belief for each person. As a religious freedom and human rights expert, Grieboski has testified before the United States Congress, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and many other legislative and international bodies.

Religious Freedom and the War on Terror
Date: 4/24/2008

Joe Grieboski, founder and president of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, discusses the importance of religious freedom when determining public policy and ultimately national security. He argues that religion is the social institution upon the freedom of which all other fundamental freedoms are built. He points to the fact that the post-9/11 global community draws attention to the multi-religious global community as well as the problems caused by religious intolerance. Grieboski suggests that the voice of religion should play a greater role in the political process. As a policy tool, religion and the freedom of it could go a long way to easing social tensions in the global community and thus removed potential threats to national security, he says.

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