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A report from the U.S. State Department has [highlighted / heightened] the rise of religious intolerance worldwide. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gave reporters a [summation / summary] of the "International Religious Freedom" report. He said: "It shines [doubt / light] on the challenges people face [as / has] they seek [nothing / anything] more than basic religious freedom and the right to worship as they [wish / wishing] ." Kerry said a particularly worrying [trendy / trend] was the increased discrimination [for / against] Jews and Muslims around the world. The report highlighted a rise in anti-Islamic sentiment in Europe and Asia, and an increase in anti-Semitism in other parts of the world. Kerry warned that: "When countries [mine / undermine] or attack religious freedom, they threaten their country's own [stability / instability] ."

The report [opened / opener] with a quote from President Barack Obama, who said religious freedom was, "an [essence / essential] part of human [dignity / dignified] , and without it our world cannot know [lasting / lasted] peace". The report outlined how nations were repressing religious freedom. It said: "Numerous governments imposed…[undue / duly] and inappropriate restrictions [on / at] religious groups and abused their members, in some [causes / cases] as part of formal government law and [practical / practice] ." The report also warned that [denying / denial] freedom of worship increased the danger of political and societal instability. It said such a policy: "Undercuts society’s ability to counter and combat the biased and warped interpretations of religion that violent [extremes / extremists] propagate."