This is part IV in our “Freedom of Religion” Awareness Wednesday series. Read the other posts in the series here. For Americans and many others, religious freedom today often seems polarized, partisan, and bewilderingly complex. Church leaders have repeatedly emphasized the importance of religious freedom, but in some cases, religious freedom claims seem part of partisan battles or encroach on rights for others. How can we make sense of religious freedom? Why do Church leaders stress its importance? How can we understand the role of religious freedom among other important human rights? One helpful way to make sense of religious freedom is to look at the international norms that protect it.…