Thank you for your support of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. The Institute on Religion and Public Policy is an international non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring freedom of religion as the foundation for security, stability, and democracy.

The Institute works globally with government policymakers, religious leaders, business executives, academics, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations and others in order to develop, protect, and promote fundamental rights - especially the right of religious freedom. The Institute encourages and assists in the effective and cooperative advancement of freedom and democracy throughout the world.

Membership Benefits include but are by no means limited to:

• Exclusive President's Circle events with special guests, including religious leaders, Members of Congress, Senators, international advocates, and policymakers;



• Free attendance to the annual Interparliamentary Conference on Human Rights and Religious Freedom, where there are limitless opportunities for interaction with international legislators and dignitaries;



• Free subscription to our news service (sent via E-mail);



• Private weekly reports on Institute activities and up to the minute information on Institute activity because you are part of this team!



• Special invitations to Institute events where you can become an active part of policy formation, learning inside information about religious freedom and politics in general;



• Opportunities for direct international activity by participating in conferences and meetings, such as the UNGA, OSCE, etc.



• Opportunities for naming rights to various Institute programs and projects;



• Various offerings in thanks for your participation and donations to the Institute;



• A very special benefit for individuals who produce the majority of new President's Circle members by Dec 31, 2006

On the left is a photo of me with Ambassador Christian Strohal, Director of the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe during a conference he chaired to introduce the Institute’s Charter on Freedom of Expression and Journalistic Ethics in Relation to Respect for Religion or Belief; on the right is a photo of the Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting on Freedom of the Media of the OSCE, in which the Institute took place as a leader in guiding the balance between freedom of expression and freedom of religion.)

As the old saying goes, membership has its privileges.  And nowhere does membership bring more privileges than the President's Circle of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy.  Just this week two PC members accompanied me a trip to Vienna to address the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe on the Institute's work on freedom of expression.  From there we traveled to Brussels where we successfully impeded the passage of a dangerous religion law.  From Brussels we went on to Rome where the PC members joined me in meeting with senior Vatican officials and ambassadors to discuss issues of global import! How about that for direct involvement and action!

And all for such a small tax-deductible amount! 

If you too wish to be a part of the action, fill out the membership form today!  Your membership will guarantee that the Institute on Religion and Public Policy continues to battle injustice around the world. 

 This is your opportunity to change the world, and I look forward to our being able to do it together!