Program to Promote and Protect America's Freedom
Program Summary
Posted: Friday, June 3, 2011
A summary of events of the Program to Promote and Protect America's Freedom.  [Full Story]

The Gathering Storm: The Tragic Deaths of Aid Workers in Afghanistan

Posted: Friday, August 13, 2010
Charges of proselytizing or religious advocacy should not be conceded as a legitimate reason to limit religious freedom or take the innocent life of someone of another faith. We may not like someone knocking on our door, but we don't shoot them, particularly when they are dedicated to helping us and our neighbors.  [Full Story]

The Gathering Storm: Religious Freedom: A Pluralist Street with No Address in Saudi Arabia

Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Should there be a Mosque at Ground Zero? While domestic U.S. policy is rightly being debated, the proposed Mosque also draws attention to the enormous discrepancy between religious freedom in the United States for Muslims and others and the lack of religious freedom in the key strategic partner of Saudi Arabia. Given the fact that 15 of 19 of the Islamic terrorists aboard the planes which created Ground Zero were from Saudi Arabia, this is no small national security concern.  [Full Story]

Women and Security in Afghanistan: the July 2011 Deadline?

Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010
Women in Afghanistan worry about the return of the Taliban after the U.S. departs, but their voices fall on deaf ears.   [Full Story]

Indonesia: Religious Pluralism, Security, and Islamic Radicals

Posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
Indonesia is not living up to the religious freedom standards the United States should have for countries modeling "development strategies, democracy strategies, as well as interfaith strategies that are going to be so important moving forward."  [Full Story]