ICRF ConferenceICRF ConferenceApril 17-19, 1998, Washington DC
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Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Joseph P. Paige
Shaw Divinity School
Religious Freedom: History and Crisis
Franklin M. Littell
Temple University
Religious Freedom and the New Millennium
Mr. Dong Moon Joo
President, The Washington Times Foundation
Religious Freedom: An Ecumenical Perspective
Dr. Leonard Swidler
Europe
Christian Bruenner, University of Graz, Austria
CIS
Peter Juviler, Barnard College
North America and the Pacific
Brad Dacus, Pacific Justice Institute
Middle East
Nina Shea, Freedom House
Africa
Mark Sigmon, Christian Mission Network
Asia
Michael Young, Columbia University
Latin America
Rev. Julio Millan, Interdenominational Evangelical Federation, Venezuela
Special Report on Religious Freedom in China
Rev. Don Argue, National Association of Evangelicals
Committee A: The History of Religious Freedom
The Historical Development of Religious Freedom
Ben Vermeulen, Catholic University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Modern Traditions in Religious Freedom
Antonio Stango, Italian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights
Contemporary Trends in Religious Freedom
Lee Boothby, International Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief
Committee B: The Future of Religious Freedom
When Tomorrow Comes: Religion and the State in the New Millennium
Jonathan Gallagher, International Religious Liberty Association
Religious Freedom and International Law
Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute
Religious Wars and World Peace
Frank Kaufmann, Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace
Committee A: Constitutions and International Accords
Constitutional Guarantees and Practical Realities
Bruce Casino, International Coalition for Religious Freedom
The Role of International Accords in Securing Religious Freedom
Jurgen Warnke, International Academy of Religious Freedom and Belief, Germany
The Unconstituionality of Russia's New Law on Religions and Its Applications
Galina Krylova, Russia
Committee B: Religious Freedom and Human Nature
Religious Freedom a Fundamental Human Right: A Psychological View
Dr. Victor Kagan, Independent Psychiatric Association, Russia
Religious Education as a Human Right
Don Feder, The Boston Herald
Tolerating Religious Untruth
Winston L. Frost, Trinity Law School
Committee C: The Benefits of Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom and the Moral Society
Thomas Walsh, Intl. Religious Foundation
Religious Freedom and Democracy
Adrian Karanycky, Freedom House
Religious Freedom and Civic Education
J. Paul Martin, Center for the Study of Human Rights
Religious Freedom and World Unity
Fr. Vikenty Mis'kov, Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Tibet Buddhism
Rinchen Dharlo
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Timothy Flannagan
International Society for Krishna Conciousness
Anuttama Dasa
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Jonathan Gallagher
Church of Scientology
Matt Bratschi
Unification Church
Jesus Gonzales Lesorda
Committee A: Who Opposes Religious Freedom and Why
Forces of Oppression in Europe and the CIS
Tim Jensen, Odense Universitet, Denmark
Catholics, Protestants and Others in Latin America
Brigido Barrios, Committee for the Defense of Religious Freedom,Venezuela
The Cult Threat: Real or Imagined?
Gordon Melton, Institute For Study of American Religion
Committee B: The Methodology of Religious Intolerance
Manipulating the Media Against Small Religions
Larry Witham, The Washington Times
Persecution of Churches and Believers under the Communist Regime in Slovakia
Zuzana Kusa, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Committee C: Practical Means to Promote Religious Freedom
Using and Changing the Law to Fight for Religious Freedom
David E. Birenbaum, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Media as a Religious Freedom Resource
Ira Rifkin, Religious News Service
Religious Freedom Resources on the Internet
Jeffrey Hadden, University of Virginia
Cooperative Efforts for Religious Freedom
Chris Gersten, Institute for Religious Values
Closing Plenary
Closing Remarks
Bruce Casino, ICRF