May/June 2011

A Fundamental Principle 0
- May/June 2011
- May 1, 2011
Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values of justice, freedom, and equality. On Religious Freedom Day we commemorate Virginia’s 1786 Statute for Religious Freedom, in which Thomas Jefferson wrote that &”all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion.&” The fundamental principle
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Honoring Freedom 0
- May/June 2011
- May 1, 2011
Three renowned advocates for freedom were honored at the First Freedom Awards gala held January 13, 2011, at the Downtown Richmond Marriott, Richmond, Virginia. The First Freedom Center is a religiously and politically neutral 501(c)(3) organization that sponsors multiple education programs and events to advance the fundamental human rights of freedom of religion and freedom
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Global Warning 0
- May/June 2011
- May 1, 2011
As I write this, NATO is enforcing a no-fly zone to protect anti-Qaddafi forces in Libya. It at once evokes memories of despots reduced to hiding in spider holes, and the gunboat diplomacy once so effective for great powers. We have the bizarre image of the local despot holding forth on his fight against al-Qaida,
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The turmoil in Egypt has led to the spilling of considerable quantities of ink and blood since it all started on January 25. The regime of Hosni Mubarak is already a footnote on the pages of history, but the near and longer-term future remains to be spelled out. One concern is what it all means

Section 295-C 0

On one level it sounds so modern, so Western, so civilized: "Section 295-C" of the "Pakistani Criminal Code." On the other hand, as interpreted in the courts, it sounds like something from the Middle Ages, because, if violated, "Section 295-C" can lead to a death sentence. Death sentence? That's not Middle Ages. Even in America,

Special Pleading for the Persecuted 0

On Friday, August 14, 1998, Samir Oweida Hakim and Kamer Tamer Arsal, two Coptic Christians, were murdered in the village of el-Kosheh near Luxor in Upper Egypt. Most of the local villagers believe that the muderers were Muslims, though no one claims that the reason for the murders was itself religious. Apparently concerned that an

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