H. David Baer

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• Lenten Reflections – The Lord’s Supper

  By H. David Baer on February 28, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  This Ash Wednesday sermon is from 1958. To learn a little about the history behind it, click here. And when the hour came, he sat at table, and the apostles with him. And he said to them, “I have earnestly… Read More ›

• My Crystal Ball Says These Things Will Happen While Donald Trump Is President

  By H. David Baer on November 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  History is full of surprises, irony, and unintended consequences – which is one reason those who study history know better than to make predictions. Since, however, I’m not a historian, I’m foolish enough to make a few specific predictions about… Read More ›

• America’s Useful Idiot – Donald Trump

  By H. David Baer on October 19, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I hate to be so partisan, but Trump’s relationship to Putin is simply scary. Here’s what I wrote for The Cresset. “Among the shocks Donald Trump has wrought to American politics, one of the biggest in my view has been… Read More ›

• What Is The OSCE?

  By H. David Baer on September 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Talking with students about my professional work, I realized that many people don’t know what the OSCE is, or what it does. So I thought I might post a short “educational” blog to help people learn a little bit about… Read More ›

• Statement of FOREF Europe at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2016

  By H. David Baer on September 24, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on Forum for Religious Freedom Europe:
  HUNGARY: Two years after ruling by ECtHR Church Law Remains Unaltered FOREF Europe intervenes for the 3rd time at the OSCE BUDAPEST/WARSAW, 24.09.2016 (FOREF) – The Forum for Religious Freedom Europe prepared following intervention for…

• Stumped by Trump: Armageddon and the GOP

  By H. David Baer on April 22, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  My two cents worth on Donald Trump for The Cresset. “If these are Trump’s supporters, we can begin to see that the strength of his support draws on something more than hatred and bigotry. Trump’s core constituency may have concluded,… Read More ›

• Shakespeare Selfie

  By H. David Baer on April 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  One of the greatest things about technology is that it frees up our time to do – well, nothing. Mostly, I guess, it makes life easier. No need to learn arithmetic; we can use a calculator. No need to learn… Read More ›

• TLU Ethics Bowl Team Goes to Nationals

  By H. David Baer on April 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  TLU’s Ethics Bowl Team participated in the National Ethics Bowl competition this past February 2016 in Washington, DC. Congratulations to the whole team!  

• 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 ›

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