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Why Religious Freedom?
The Origins and Promise of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy
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Monday, February 25, 2008
8:30 AM
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Monday, February 25, 2008
1:30 PM
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Georgetown University
Copley Formal Lounge
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Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy: Taking Stock, Looking Forward EVENT ONE (February 25, 2008): Why Religious Freedom? The Origins and Promise of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy First in a series of three events focusing on "Religious Freedom and U.S. Foreign Policy: Taking Stock, Looking Forward," this event co-sponsored by EPPC features three separate panel discussions with prominent scholars including EPPC Vice President Michael Cromartie. To RSVP please click HERE
AGENDA: 8:30-10:00 am: The Sources of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy Nina Shea, veteran religious freedom expert at the Center for Religious Freedom Laura Bryant Hanford, a principal author of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act Allen Hertzke, author of the acclaimed Freeing God’s Children: The Unlikely Alliance for Global Human Rights Michael Cromartie, Vice President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center
10:15-11:45 am: The Social, Economic, and Political Impact of Religious Liberty Worldwide Jose Casanova, Georgetown University Daniel Philpott , University of Notre Dame Brian Grim, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Thomas Farr, Georgetown University
11:45-12:00: Working Lunch 12:00 – 1:30 pm: International Perspectives: China, Russia, and Central Europe Liu Peng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Viktor Yelensky , Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences Andrey Sebentsov, Russian Federation (invited) Lauren Homer , International Law Group
Hosted by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs -- To RSVP please click HERE
Future Symposia in the Series (both at Georgetown University): April 21, 2008: A Decade of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Assessing the Results October 9, 2008: The Future of U.S. International Religious Freedom Policy: Recommendations for a New Administration CO-SPONSORS: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University
Council on Faith and International Affairs at the Institute for Global Engagement
International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigham Young University
Council for America’s First Freedom, Richmond, Virginia
Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington D.C.
The Federalist Society, Washington D.C.
This series in made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation.
More Information
Schuyler Smith
1015 15th St., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-682-1200
Fax: 202-408-0632
E-mail: ssmith@eppc.org
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The Age of Neuroelectronics
For decades, experiments at the border between brains and electronics have led to sensationalistic media coverage, vivid science fiction portrayals, and dreams of cyborgs and bionic men. But recently, this area of science has seen remarkable advances -- from robotic limbs controlled directly by brain activity, to brain implants that alter the mood of the depressed, to rats steered by remote control. In this New Atlantis article, EPPC Fellow Adam Keiper explores the peculiar history and present directions of this research, and considers the challenges of staying human in the age of neuroelectronics.
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Blogging on the Courts
EPPC President Edward Whelan, the director of the program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture, is a leading contributor to Bench Memos, National Review Online's award-winning blog on judicial nominations and constitutional law. You can read a list of all of his postings here.
Here is some of the praise Mr. Whelan has received for his blogging:
 From Steve Schmidt, who, as special adviser to President Bush, led the White House's efforts to confirm the Supreme Court nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito: "Ed Whelan was the most influential and valuable commentator on the nominations of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. His remarkably rapid, thorough, and reliable responses to the distorted attacks on the nominees prevented those attacks from gaining traction. The White House was deeply grateful that he was on our side."
From Paul Mirengoff of the influential Power Line blog: "Blogs like NRO’s Bench Memos … enable legal super-stars like Ed Whelan to shoot down bad arguments against nominees within hours."
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