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Joseph Loconte

All Publications by Joseph Loconte
  • Backgrounder posted September 13, 2005 by Joseph Loconte Reforming the Human Rights Agenda of the United Nations

    The preamble to the Charter of the United Nations affirms a belief in "fundamental human rights" and a universal obligation to uphold "the dignity and worth of the human person." It is therefore an especially tragic development that the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, the premier U.N. body devoted to… Read more

  • WebMemo posted February 14, 2005 by Nile Gardiner, Ph.D., Joseph Loconte The U.N.'s Heart of Darkness: Why Congress Must Investigate theCongo Scandal

    Living in the shadow of the Oil-for-Food controversy is another major United Nations scandal that may cause untold damage to the world body's already declining reputation. U.N. peacekeepers and civilian officials from the U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stand accused of major human rights violations. At least 150 allegations have been… Read more

  • WebMemo posted February 3, 2004 by Joseph Loconte, Jennifer Marshall Religious Hiring Protection Under Assault

    Ever since the launch of the President's faith-based initiative, religious organizations' freedom to hire according to their beliefs has been under fire from some in Congress. The latest target is the "Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act" (H.R. 3030), which the House is set to consider on the floor this Wednesday. The right of… Read more

  • WebMemo posted November 19, 2003 by Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., Joseph Loconte In Defense of Marriage

    For further comment, contact Heritage Media Relations (202) 675-1761 Marriage is a fundamental social institution, deeply rooted in all societies, which has been tested and reaffirmed over thousands of years.  The Heritage Foundation is committed to defending, promoting and supporting… Read more

  • Executive Summary posted September 30, 2003 by Joseph Loconte Executive Summary: The White House Initiative to Combat AIDS: Learning from Uganda

    Earlier this year, the Bush Administration persuaded Congress to authorize $15 billion over the next five years to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa and the Caribbean. The U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 is a bold legislative effort. About 42 million people worldwide are dying of AIDS… Read more

  • Backgrounder posted September 29, 2003 by Joseph Loconte The White House Initiative to Combat AIDS: Learning from Uganda

    Earlier this year, the Bush Administration persuaded Congress to authorize $15 billion over the next five years to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa and the Caribbean. The U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 is a bold legislative effort.1 About 42 million people worldwide are dying… Read more

  • WebMemo posted April 8, 2003 by Joseph Loconte Fighting a Just War in Iraq

    Numerous gloomy predictions have been made by pundits, journalists and religious leaders about the conduct and effects of a U.S.-led war against Iraq. Critics said that war would devastate Iraq's infrastructure, making it impossible to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people. They speculated that Iraqi residents would scorn American and British troops… Read more

  • Backgrounder posted May 24, 2002 by Joseph Loconte, William Beach The Senate's Response to the President's Faith-Based Agenda: An Analysis of the CARE Act

    President George W. Bush's faith-based initiative has stirred a national debate about the role of religion in public life. The President clearly intends to elevate the importance of religious values and religious organizations in alleviating social ills. His effort is long overdue. Decades of government hostility toward religion have pushed faith-based institutions that… Read more

  • WebMemo posted July 9, 2001 by Joseph Loconte, David John H.R. 7, The Community Solutions Act

    The Community Solutions Act of 2001 (H.R.7) introduced by Representative J.C. Watts (R-OK) is a response to President Bush's effort to engage both faith-based and community-based organizations in programs to help the needy. Title II seeks to expand faith-based initiatives through charitable choice provisions in current law, and Title III is designed to help lower… Read more

  • Executive Memorandum posted March 16, 2001 by Joseph Loconte James Madison and Religious Liberty

    A wide-eyed and youthful James Madison, travelling in Culpeper County in Virginia, came upon a jail that housed half a dozen Baptist preachers, held simply for publishing their religious views. Madison bristled with indignation at the "diabolical Hell conceived principle of persecution." Writing to his friend William Bradford, he ended with a lament: "So… Read more

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