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• Christians Associated Publishes First Issue of Principium

  By H. David Baer on January 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  The nonprofit I founded, Christians Associated for Democracy, has released the first issue of its bilingual journal Principium. If you’d like to learn more about Principium, or you’d like to order a copy of the first issue, check out the… Read More ›

• A Tale of Two World Views: Bush, Obama, and the Loss of America’s Strategic Vision

  By H. David Baer on December 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  My column in the The Cresset reflects on the reasons for failed US foreign policy over two administrations. “President Obama, speaking recently to the press, dismissed all criticism of his foreign policy as “half baked” “mumbo jumbo.”  This strong declamation,… Read More ›

• TLU Students Take 2nd Place In Regional Ethics Bowl

  By H. David Baer on November 15, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Well, they did it again.  TLU’s ethics bowl team took home a trophy from the Texas Regional Ethics Bowl, held every year at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio.  Here’s a picture of the brilliant students with their 2nd place trophy!… Read More ›

• Draft of New Hungarian Church Law in English

  By H. David Baer on September 23, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Christians Associated for Democracy has translated the newest draft of Hungary’s law on the “legal status of churches” into English. The European Court of Human Rights found an earlier version of the law to violate the right of religious freedom.  The amended… Read More ›

• ATTENTION STUDENTS! THE 2015 ETHICS BOWL CASES ARE OUT!

  By H. David Baer on September 13, 2015 • ( 0 )

  The Texas Regional Ethics Bowl competition is held every fall on the campus of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. This year’s competition will take place on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The Ethics Bowl format is similar to a debate,… Read More ›

• My Work on Religious Freedom in Hungary

  By H. David Baer on May 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I recently gave an interview at TLU about the state of religious freedom in Hungary. A youtube video of the interview is below.

• Does Justice Demand the Death Penalty?

  By H. David Baer on May 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Recently Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has started to argue for reinstating the death penalty. But the European Union prohibits capital punishment in its member states, and Orbán’s proposal has received a lot of flack in Brussels. Here’s my take… Read More ›

• “Peace in Our Time:” Confronting the Challenge from Russia

  By H. David Baer on April 21, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  My latest column in The Cresset discusses the threat Putin poses to peace in Europe. “The utter failure of the Minsk Agreement, not to mention the ineffectiveness of economic sanctions and the impotence of diplomatic measures to influence Russian behavior,… Read More ›

• Learning from Bishop Ordass

  By H. David Baer on February 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Here’s an essay I wrote for Principium about political lessons to be learned from Lajos Ordass, the Hungarian confessor bishop. The Nature of Christian Political Action: Lessons from the Witness of Bishop Ordass “For Christians, to find the right form… Read More ›

• On Human Rights Abuse and the Abuse of Human Rights

  By H. David Baer on January 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  My latest column in The Cresset, titled On Human Rights Abuse and the Abuse of Human Rights, discusses good and bad ways to appeal to human rights.