Pew Research Center: Canadas Office of Religious Freedom

Canadas Office of Religious Freedom: Which is appropriate, because Bennett, a boyish and telegenic 41, is the ambassador in charge of Canadas Office of Religious Freedom, the body appointed a year ago by the Harper government to draw Canadas line in the sand against religious violence, intolerance and repression overseas, according to The Star. The challenges are massive. According to the Pew Research Center s Religion and Public Life project, the level of religious hostility throughout the world is the highest it has recorded over the past six years and The bleak winter sun streams in through the windows of the fourth-floor government office, framing Andrew Bennett in a hazy halo of light. And its all with a modest staff of five, and equally modest budget of $5 million, $4.2 million of which is earmarked for a fund to support global religious communities that are facing intolerance or persecution in their country. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.