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  • Liberty and Justice for All0

    It’s been said that “the Constitution amounts to a prescription for political struggle and an invitation for an ongoing debate about enduring constitutional principles.”1 Never has this been truer than in the intense debate over same-sex marriage. The first round was noneventful, but lately the topic has exploded with activity: ROUND ONE (1776-1992): First same-sex

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  • How Tolerant Is Islam?0

    Islam, like Christianity and Judaism, is not of one mind about religious liberty and the rights of minorities. The history of European Christianity is replete with ghastly tales of horror, with Christians persecuting Christians and Christians persecuting Jews. While Jews have been more on the receiving end, they also have shown their intolerance, both within

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  • A True Believer0

    Jews, often in response to those who want to “convert” them to another religion, have a common retort: “I was born a Jew, and I will die a Jew.” Fair enough, if one could actually be born a Jew (the long debate of what is a Jew will not be entertained here) any more than

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  • A Peaceful Garden0

    As the Islamic State (ISIS) wages genocide against Yezidis, Christians, and others in Iraq, a group of Iraqis are planting the seeds that will bring freedom and hope to these broken communities.  By March 2016 both the United States and European Parliament had declared the situation in Iraq genocide, but these designations brought little action;

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  • Reversion0

         Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union Samuel P. Huntington, the distinguished Harvard political scientist, postulated a “clash of civilizations” as the new paradigm in global politics. But today, 25 years later, it is increasingly clear we are actually faced with a “clash of tribalisms.”      Jihadists have set Muslims more

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  • Religious Persecution and Power in North Korea0

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