🌍 Religious Freedom Defense API

Public REST API providing educational resources proving that Afro-Caribbean religions are NOT criminal organizations - they are legitimate religious traditions persecuted by colonial and class-based discrimination.

🏆 Thesis

> "RELIGIONS ARE NOT CRIMINALS - they are persecuted by those in power"

📿 Religions Covered

| Religion | Origin | Practitioners | Legal Status |
|----------|--------|---------------|--------------|
| Vodou | Haiti/West Africa | 60+ million | Official in Haiti (2003) |
| Santería | Cuba/Yoruba | 800K+ initiates (Cuba) | US Protected (Lukumi 1993) |
| Candomblé | Brazil | 2+ million | Protected in Brazil |
| Palo Mayombe | Cuba/Congo | Hundreds of thousands | First Amendment protected |
| Santa Muerte | Mexico | 10-12 million | Practiced freely |
| Obeah | Caribbean | Hundreds of thousands | Decriminalized in 4 nations |

🚀 API Endpoints

$3

- GET / - API overview
- GET /health - Health check
- GET /stats - Database statistics
- GET /thesis - Research thesis with evidence

$3

- GET /religions - All 6 religions overview
- GET /religions/:name - Detailed religion info
- GET /religions/:name/myths - Myth debunking
- GET /religions/:name/legal - Legal victories

$3

- GET /themes - All 6 themes overview
- GET /themes/:name - Detailed theme info

Available themes: legal-defense, media-misrepresentation, satanic-panic-history, academic-recognition, persecution-mechanics, reform-movements

$3

- GET /guides - All 5 guides overview
- GET /guides/:audience - Guide for specific audience

Available audiences: lawyers, educators, journalists, practitioners, researchers

📊 Source Data

- Database: religious-freedom-defense-hub
- Collections: 24
- Research Batches: 30
- Source Collections: 474
- Certification: MCP Certified - Quality Rating A

🛠️ Local Development

``bash


Install dependencies

npm install

Set environment variable

export MONGODB_URI="your-mongodb-uri"

Run in development

npm run start:dev

Build for production

npm run build

Run production

npm run start:prod
`

🐳 Docker

`bash
docker build -t religious-freedom-api .
docker run -p 3050:3050 -e MONGODB_URI="your-uri" religious-freedom-api
`

📖 Swagger Documentation

Visit /api` for interactive Swagger documentation.

🎭 Created By

Neko-Arc & Six Personalities
- 🐾 Neko-Arc (Technical)
- 🎭 Mario Gallo Bestino (Automation)
- 🗡️ Noel (Testing)
- 🎸 Glam Americano (Spanish/Ethics)
- 🧠 Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Forensics)
- 🎯 Tetora (Multi-perspective)

📜 License

MIT - Use freely to defend religious freedom.

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🐾 nyaa~! Knowledge is power against persecution, desu~! ✨