May/June 2004

Keep Your Religion at Home 0

France clearly has a problem with its religious minorities. But is it a cultural, political, or social problem? A few years ago France took an aggressive stance against cults and sects as part of a strategy for dealing with religious minorities. While this raised opposition around the world, there was indifference within the "hexagon" of

Divided By Religion 0

As our jet descended rather noisily through thin cloud cover toward Ambon airport in the Maluku province of Indonesia, what we saw suggested a tropical paradise. Turquoise waters revealed fascinating reef patterns from the air. The jungle-covered peaks behind Ambon city matched the great curve of a bay, that in the process of defining the

The Mind of the Supremes 0

How have the current justices decided establishment clause cases in the past? That should give us a good idea as to how the Court will rule in upcoming cases such as Newdow. v. U.S. Congress. In a previous article (November/ December 2003) we reviewed the factors that the Supreme Court is likely to consider in

The Freedom Matrix 0
- May/June 2004
- May 1, 2004
Every morning the president starts his day in the Oval Office, surrounded by attorney general John Ashcroft, FBI director Robert Mueller, and CIA director George Tenet, reviewing the threat matrix. The threat matrix provides details on who is trying to attack America, how they are trying to attack, their chances of success, and what is
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Is France Hostile to Religion?0
- May/June 2004
- May 1, 2004
After a rather short debate in the lower chamber of the French Parliament, the law banning symbols of religious affiliation in the public schools was adopted on February 10, 2004, with a majority of 494 votes to 36. Actually, the problem has a long history in France, reflecting certain characteristics of the political culture and
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Davey v. Locke revisited … Protecting or Punishing?0
- May/June 2004
- May 1, 2004
A $1,125 scholarship hardly seems worth the attention of constitutional scholars, high-priced appellate attorneys, and the Court of last resort. But that is exactly what happened when Washington Sate student Joshua Davey applied for the Washington Promise Scholarship program and then declared his double major in pastoral ministries and business management. On May 19, 2003,
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