Shows
Cross & Gavel PodcastSPECIAL EPISODE: What Hath Christ To Do With Rights? — Kristina Arriaga (Witte Lectures)The John Witte, Jr. Lecture Series on Christianity & Law is back! A new venture from Christian Legal Society aimed at advancing the conversation surrounding the integration of Christianity & law. In our second lecture inspired by the American 19th century painters, we go international and ask what contributions Christianity made to advancing human rights. Our keynote is Kristina Arriaga, who digs deep into her Cuban heritage to bring us a fascinating lecture on the Christian jurists who paved the way for our modern rights framework. She was joined by Justice Jamie R. Grosshans (Florida Supreme Court) for a...2025-03-1932 min
A Seat at the Table#8 - Kristina Arriaga: Building Ethical AI with Meta and Overcoming Victim MentalityIn this episode, we sat down with Kristina Arriaga, a human rights advocator particularly interested in free speech, freedom of religion or belief, and international human rights for girls and women.
The U.S. Congress appointed her to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in 2016, and during her 3-year tenure, she met with high ranking government officials to advocate for human rights in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Nigeria, Turkey, and many other countries.
Kristina is on the board of trustees on the Oversight Board at Meta, and this will be the first...2023-12-1656 min
The Whole Person RevolutionGood TroubleThis spring, Comment is celebrating the civic health that blossoms when we understand distinct spheres of action and the particularities of what each sphere is for. But let’s be honest: Sometimes boundaries aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. They can oppress a people group, numb creativity, flatline the glory of human moral reasoning and sometimes even sow more evil than could the most bombastic of sociopaths. What happens when a little rebellion is called for? And how does one discern that terrain? Kristina Arriaga and Reverend Gene Rivers are two of the holier troublemakers around — seasoned champion...2022-05-1057 min
Conversations with ConsequencesEp. 148 Kristina Arriaga on Religious Freedom in China & Cuba + Walking with Moms in Need!Dr. Grazie Christie and TCA colleague Ashley McGuire chat with Kristina Arriaga, former vice-chair of USCIRF about religious freedom issues across the globe including China, Cuba, and Nigeria--and what we can do to help those suffering. Leigh Snead also joins for a TCA team talk on Walking with Moms in Need, a parish-driven pro-life ministry spearheaded by the USCCB to help moms-to-be choose life with confidence! Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily to prepare us for this Sunday's Gospel. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pm ET on EWTN radio!2022-02-1754 min
Hardwired: On the Frontlines of FreedomKristina Arriaga, Castro's CubaThis conversation features Kristina Arriaga whose personal experience in Castro’s Cuba led her to become an advocate for human rights worldwide. Her parents fled Cuba and later she helped others flee and share their stories. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, the Cubans tapped her phone and blew up her car because of her advocacy for the rights of Cubans.In this conversation, Kristina describes her family’s escape from Cuba, and recounts her work as an aide to Armando Valladeres, a famous Cuban poet and former political prisoner who President Ronald Reagan appointed as an ambassador to t...2021-10-1150 min
Interactions – A Law and Religion PodcastMonday Read: "Disgust and Discrimination in Tehran"In today's episode of Interactions, we hear from Kristina Arriaga and her Canopy Forum article "Disgust and Discrimination in Tehran," where she demonstrates how the recent surge of hate propaganda against members of the Baha’i faith in Iran is rooted in a politics of disgust."The campaign casts the Bahai’s as disloyal to the regime, as agents for other countries, and, most notably, as “unclean," Arriaga says.According to Arriaga, a politics of disgust can have long-lasting and adverse consequences. And the Baha'i are not the only religious group who have been at the rece...2021-10-0709 min
The Learning CurveHuman Rights Advocate Kristina Arriaga on Cuba, Religious Liberty, & Cancel CultureThis week on “The Learning Curve,” co-hosts Cara Candal and Gerard Robinson talk with Kristina Arriaga, president of Intrinsic, a strategic communications firm, and former vice chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Kristina shares her family’s experiences fleeing Castro’s communist regime in Cuba and other hardships, and how her background has shaped her commitment to... Source2021-08-1144 min
Live at the National Constitution CenterChurch-State Separation and the ConstitutionReligious freedom advocate Kristina Arriaga and scholar Stephanie Barclay of Notre Dame Law School joined constitutional scholars Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman, authors of The Religion Clauses: The Case for Separating Church and State, to debate what the Constitution says about the relationship between church and state and provide their take on the most recent religious liberty Supreme Court cases. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.2020-11-251h 01
Conversations with ConsequencesKristina Arriaga & Christine Pratt on Religious Freedom in the Era of COVIDDr. Grazie Christie discusses the realities of religious freedom during the coronavirus pandemic with the former Vice Chair for U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Kristina Arriaga & Christine Pratt, currently serving the Department of Health and Human Services within the Office of Civil Rights. As Senior Advisor for Conscience and Religious Freedom, she has been very active in rectifying some of the real problems facing Catholics that have been denied the Sacraments during the COVID lockdown. We focus on what's being done and what we can all do to protect our First Amendment rights. Father Roger Landry also offers...2020-10-2953 min
Crossing Faiths15: Special guest: Kristina Arriaga explains her resignation from USCIRFMatt and John welcome Kristina Arriaga, a former USCIRF Commissioner. Arriaga recently resigned from the Commission in protest over an attempt by the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to dramatically alter the structure and work of the Commission.
Who is Kristina Arriaga?
What is USCIRF? (pro. "you-surf")
What’s been Kristina's overall experience as a commissioner?
What are the problems with legislation recently proposed by the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission?
Why did this drama compel you to resign?
What should IRF advocates/USA citizens know about USCIRF’s precarious position now?
How bad is religious illiteracy at the...2019-11-2747 min
World Lutheran News Digest from KFUO RadioInternational Religious Freedom --- 2018/08/08Nearly two years ago, Presbyterian Pastor Andrew Brunson was arrested by Turkish authorities who accused him of associating with terrorists. American authorities, including the president, vice president and secretary of state, say it’s a matter of persecution. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is closely watching the case. Vice Chair Kristina Arriaga discusses the pastor’s plight on today’s World Lutheran News Digest.2018-08-0800 min
Capitol ConversationsAmbassador Sam Brownback and Commissioner Kristina ArriagaIn this summer of international religious freedom, Matt Hawkins and Travis Wussow visited the State Department to speak with Ambassador Sam Brownback then welcomed Commissioner Kristina Arriaga to the ERLC Leland House. Brownback serves as Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom and Arriaga serves as Vice Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The U.S. officials give an update on Pastor Andrew Brunson, the Christian detained in Turkey. The conversations come as a wrap up to the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom.
Article | State Department hosts a first-ever Ministerial on Religious Freedom
Article...2018-08-0846 min
Hudson Institute Events PodcastReligious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global SecurityElliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia
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Hudson Institute Events PodcastReligious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global SecurityElliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia2016-09-122h 25
Hudson Institute Events PodcastReligious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global SecurityElliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia2016-09-122h 25
Hudson Institute Events PodcastReligious Freedom in Vietnam: Its Importance for Regional and Global SecurityElliot Abrams, Nina Shea, Kristina Arriaga and Vo Van Ai (Vietnam Committee on Human Rights) on U.S. policy and religious freedom in South East Asia2016-09-122h 25
We the PeopleWhen religious liberty conflicts with LGBT rights, who wins?Kristina Arriaga of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Greg Lipper of Americans United for Separation of Church and State discuss the Kim Davis saga and two competing bills in Congress.2015-09-2345 min
We the PeopleWhen religious liberty conflicts with LGBT rights, who wins?Kristina Arriaga of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Greg Lipper of Americans United for Separation of Church and State discuss the Kim Davis saga and two competing bills in Congress.2015-09-2345 min
cmdX anDre Articles "Law of WE "podcastWhen religious liberty conflicts with LGBT rights, who wins?Kristina Arriaga of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and Greg Lipper of Americans United for Separation of Church and State discuss the Kim Davis saga and two competing bills in Congress.2015-09-2345 min