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• 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.

• What is Christians Associated For Democracy?

  By H. David Baer on October 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Christians Associated for Democracy is a nonprofit I founded in 2014 in response to the devolution of democracy in Hungary and diminishing regard for human rights in many parts of the world. The mission of Christians Associated for Democracy is… Read More ›

• HUNGARY: Deregistration of religious communities – A professor of Texas Lutheran University reacts to MEP György Hölvenyi’s comment

  By H. David Baer on October 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Forum for Religious Freedom Europe:
   ____________________________ HUNGARY: Deregistration of religious communities – A professor of Texas Lutheran University reacts to MEP György Hölvenyi’s comment Published by Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF)  ____________________________ (HRWF) – Following the publication of…

• For Hungary, The Game is Up: Ruling on Religion Law Forces Viktor Orbán’s Hand

  By H. David Baer on October 8, 2014 • ( 0 )

  The following editorial was first published in the Dutch paper Reformatorisch Dagblad on October 7, 2014, then republished in the online edition of the paper with the title “Tijd voor Orban om open kaart te spelen.” My original English text… Read More ›