{"id":21376,"date":"2016-02-16T18:13:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T23:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=21376"},"modified":"2021-10-07T12:02:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T16:02:09","slug":"the-case-for-the-office-of-religious-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2016\/02\/16\/the-case-for-the-office-of-religious-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"The case for the Office of Religious Freedom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Trudeau Government has announced that it is extending the Office of Religious Freedom for another month.&nbsp; However, it does appear that the government is about to close the Office.&nbsp; That is a big mistake in my opinion.&nbsp; You will want to read <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/opinion\/barry-w-bussey-the-case-for-the-office-of-religious-freedom\">my piece in the National Post.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trudeau Government has announced that it is extending the Office of Religious Freedom for another month.  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