Editor,

Are the Four Freedoms that President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered to the nation on Jan. 6, 1941 more prevalent today than then?

The first is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world. This, I believe has not really changed, since we still have countries such as North Korea, Cuba, El Salvador and many African countries where there is no justice. If one speaks out against injustices these people are executed or incarcerated; often without due process of law. Further evidence of this can be read in the New York Times or other media.

The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way everywhere in the world. This is very difficult for Christians in most Muslim dominated countries. In Bosnia, it was the Serb Christians doing the injustices to the Musli people. It is my understanding that public worship of Christians in these countries is almost or near impossible. We have read in some parts of the Sudan, Christians have been prevented from worshiping. Many have been murdered or detained.