Tag: religious freedom
Preparing for Inflation and Yearning for Zion: Thoughts From My Visit to Turkey
The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, on the Golden Horn at the southern end of the Galata Bridge. Thoughts on…
Lessons from Bulgaria: The Dangers of Censorship
During the Communist era in Bulgaria, the annual May Day parade was a major spectacle that drew huge crowds to the streets of Sofia. The…
Let’s Have Some Compassion for Our Untouchables
If you grew up in a nation with a formal caste system, would you let society dictate how you treated others, especially the shunned and…
Institutional Bullying and the Question of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandates
I received a call this week from a father with two children facing intimidation and bullying from the universities they are attending. As is common…
Medical Tyranny? When Your Government Tells You to Abandon Freedom and Personal Choice, It’s Time to Speak Out
Victory Boyd The mainstream media has largely ignored a chilling story about disrespecting the religious beliefs of a black woman, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter…
Embracing C3ns0rsh1p: A Survival Guide with Helpful Input From China
I marvel at the shock and outrage of some conservative voices as their posts, tweets, and entire websites are progressively downgraded in search visibility, flagged…
The Dangers of Censorship: Static Science, Diminished Liberty, and a Population in the Dark
A few weeks ago I made a post on Linkedin.com that cited a report on the apparent media censorship of information on a certain compound…
Easter and the Corona Virus: Rays of Hope in a Time of Darkness
Good Friday was a time of much reflection on the state of the world and our country, filled with cause for sorrow and also cause…
Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Worship, and Freedom of Religious Belief: The Differences Matter
Extremist feet (size 13) in even more extreme shoes. Photo taken at the Holland display in Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2015. Three years…