ICRF Conference

"Religious Freedom in Europe toward the New Millennium"

Welcoming Remarks
Bruce Casino, International Coalition for Religious Freedom, U.S.A

Religious Freedom and Democracy as Fundamental Rights
Adrian Karatnycky, Freedom House, U.S.A.

Religious Freedom, Unity and World Peace
Dong-Moon Joo, Washington Times Foundation

Religious Freedom and Democracy
Charles Canady, House Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. House of Representatives

Religious Liberty: The UK Context
Clinton Bennett, University of Oxford, Great Britain

Scandinavia and the Baltic Countries
Juha and Marja Pentikainen, University of Helsinki, Finland

Southern Europe
Silvio Ferrari, University of Milan, Italy

Russia and CIS
Galina Starovoytova, State Duma of the Russian Federation

Committee A: Co-operating to Defend Religious Freedom

Difficulties in Defending Religious Minorities
William Taft Stuart, University of Maryland, U.S.A.

Catholicism and Religious Freedom–A Paradox?
Josef Frickel, University of Graz, Austria

Religious Minorities: Challenge or Threat?
Clinton Bennett, University of Oxford, Great Britain

Prospects for Co-operation to Defend Religious Freedom
Leonard Swidler, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, U.S.A.

Committee B: Religious Freedom in the European Context

The History of Religious Freedom in Europe
Antonio Stango, Italian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Italy

Models of Religious Freedom
Lee Boothby, Internl. Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief, USA

New Religious Movements: A Factor of Division or Unity?
Jacques Hostetter, Free University of Brussels, Belgium

Religious Education and the Secular State
Tim Jensen, University of Odense, Denmark

Committee A: Universal Standards of Religious Freedom

International Agreements on Religious Freedom and their Implementation in Europe
Ben P. Vermeulen, Catholic University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

International Concerns Regarding Religious Freedom
Bruce Casino, International Coalition for Religious Freedom, U.S.A.

Religious Freedom and European Institutions
Giulio Murano, International Federation for Human Rights, Italian League

Committee B: Religious Freedom and European Governments

Taxation and Registration
Jürgen Warnke, Internl. Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief, Germany

Discrimination in Employment, Immigration and Data Protection
Rik Torfs, Louvain University, Belgium

Religious Freedom and the European Court of Human Rights:
Francois-Henri Briard, France

Committee C: Religious Freedom and Human Nature

Religious Freedom and the Search for Meaning, Value and Identity
Jacqueline Roumeguere, National Centre for Scientific Research, France

The Psychology of Religious Conversion
Lewis Rambo, San Francisco Theological Seminary, U.S.A

Spirituality and Government Policies
Cheryl Lau, Harvard University

Committee A: Reports of Challenges to Religious Freedom in Europe and the CIS

Catholics
Ivan Kaltchev, University of Sofia, Bulgaria

Mainline Protestants
Mark Sigmon, Christian Mission Network, U.S.A.

Jews
Marcia Sachs-Littell, Temple University, U.S.A.

Unificationists
Mark Brann, Unification Movement of Europe

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Raymond Kearney, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ireland

Scientologists
Martin Weightman, European Human Rights Office, Church of Scientology

Islamic Quest Against Discrimination
Muhammad Mashuq Ally, University of Wales, Great Britain

African Churches in Europe
Oluwole A. Abiola, Council of African and Afro-Carribbean Churches, United Kingdom

Esoteric Traditions
Christian Gourdain, France

Committee B: Current Concerns relating to Tolerance of Religious Minorities

The Role of the Anti-Cult Movement
Irving Hexham, University of Calgary, Canada

The Relevance of Religious Tolerance in a Pluralistic Society
Nithiya Sagayam, Commission for Justice, Peace and Ecology, Italy

Latin America--Rights and Religious Freedom
Dr. Viola Julia Davis, Parliament of Barbados

Closing Remarks
Franklin Littell, Temple University, U.S.A

The Berlin Joint Declaration on Religious Freedom