The Ninth Annual Religious Liberty Dinner
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
If you drive directly east from the crowded northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, you will quickly end up on one of many world-class surf beaches. As an Australian, I can assure you they are as idyllic as any travel poster advertisement for paradise. You know the routine: surf, sand, dining on the strand where all
READ MOREIn the midst of an astonishing Twitter and Facebook revolution1 that has unleashed a frantic generational demand for democracy and regime change in many countries of the Middle East, and North Africa, the Arab-Muslim world has become a strategic chess match between the United States and the mullah-ruled country of Iran. At stake is President
READ MOREPresident Obama's then-nominated and now-confirmed pick for the top religious freedom post, Suzan Johnson Cook, emphasized the continued urgency of the protection of freedom of conscience during her keynote address at the April 5, 2011, Religious Liberty Dinner in Washington, D.C. She noted that in the past two centuries more people have died for their
READ MOREShahbaz was my friend. He was a brave advocate for religious freedom. He stood up in the face of danger. He was killed. For those of you who aren't familiar with Shahbaz Bhatti, he was a prominent Pakistani Christian who courageously advocated for the rights of members of Pakistan's religious minorities. I had the honor
READ MOREIf you love freedom, do you have a "dog" in the Madison fisticuffs? The answer is "Yes!" But on which side should the thinking civil libertarian be in Wisconsin? Is Governor Scott Walker the younger face of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak? When you hear about Democrats leaving town in the dark of night is
READ MOREAccording to a recent Supreme Court ruling (Albert Snyder vs. Westboro Baptist Church), the free speech clause might not allow someone to yell "Fire!" in a crowded movie theater, but it does allow protesters at military funerals to hold signs that declare, "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." In the 8-1 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts,
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