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Blink, Blink, Gone 0
- September/October 2011
- September 1, 2011
I just spent a goodly portion of this morning mulling over and then writing the editorial for this issue. The unfortunate part of the story is that it was not this editorial. It was another version. One begun in a flurry of brain activity and pattered down on the keyboard as I proceeded. In fact,
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Facing Up to the Burqa 0
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
There is a new law in France forbidding women wearing full-face veils in public. The media has largely focused on the voices of protest from religious leaders and human rights advocates. Yet it's important to realize that this law enjoys widespread popular support—not just in France, but across Europe. Polls show that in many European
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The Emergence of Toleration 0
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
Editors' note: This is the fourth in a series of five articles on the history of Christian persecution up to the end of the seventeenth century. The first, second, and third articles can be found here and here and here. The millennium-old Christian consensus that religious diversity was an evil that ought to be crushed
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The Costs of Free Speech 0
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
According 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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Where are the Bridges of Madison?0
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
If 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
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Remembering Shabaz Bhatti 0
- July/August 2011
- July 1, 2011
Shahbaz 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
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