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Mark Tooley
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President of Institute on Religion & Democracy www.theird.org
My weekly email: Religious Left demise, Methodist righteousness, Mother of Jesus, John Calvin, Catholic statecraft, Wesleyan baptism, etc. mailchi.mp/theird/split...
September 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great crowd to hear David Hein discuss his book on the virtues at our New Whiggery dinner for DC young professionals.
May 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Great pro-free market, pro-democracy, pro-liberty talk to our New Whiggery by @BenKlutsey Klutsey @mercatus. “A little freedom goes a long way,” he recalled of his native Ghana.
March 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
If you’re DC young professional interested in classical liberty, join our New Whiggery dinner 24 March 6pm dinner with Ben Klutsey of the Mercatus Center. Message me for invite. @theird.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Paying homage today to General George Marshall, architect of post war USA led world order, now being deconstructed for whatever.
March 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
FDR’s early 1941 inspiring letter to Churchill, quoting Longfellow, delivered by FDR’s opponent Wendell Wilkie. 84 years ago we were lesser, and greater.
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Good to host Ukrainian pastors & hear their remarkable stories of suffering, faith & courage.
February 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join us for lunch today or watch online: Providence FB: www.facebook.com/events/50968....
February 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Looking forward to addressing Freedom Conservatism Feb 24, freecon2025.sched.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Praying for Baptists in Ukraine
February 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Good to host German delegation to National Prayer Breakfast
February 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Good to host Kent Lassman of Competitive Enterprise Institute at our New Whiggery dinner. He spoke of Michael Novak, Edmund Burke, Friedrich Hayek, Adam Smith.
January 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Our New Whiggery dinner for DC young professionals is Monday night. If you’re under age 39 and want to attend, message me. Our speaker is Kent Lassman, president of Competitive Enterprise Institute. Good conversation and food.
January 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
IRD staff celebrate
December 18, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Great news! “Good News” magazine, published 57 years for evangelical United Methodists, now joins our John Wesley Institute as resource for wider pan-Wesleyan community! Here’s our video announcement plus word from Good News board below:
youtu.be/I7M19B1yJcU
December 16, 2024 at 11:27 PM
IRD Xmas party
December 13, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Providence lunch with Jon Askonas of Catholic University discussing the Tech Right
December 11, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Good to host Rebeccah Heinrichs talk about her new book on nuclear deterrence, with help from Kennedy Lee.
December 11, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Good to host Archbishop Mor Dionysius John Kawak of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch Archdiocese of the Eastern United States of America, talking to USA policymakers about Syria
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Commemoration of Winston Churchill 150th birthday at U.S Capitol with British ambassador, Churchill great granddaughter & Speaker, plus original Atlantic Charter
December 5, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Good to host Tim Chapman of Advancing American Freedom at New Whiggery dinner
December 3, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Good to host students from Cedarville University
December 2, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Good first Sunday of Advent
December 2, 2024 at 3:11 AM
New Whiggery dinner Monday Dec 2 for DC young professionals with Tim Chapman of Advancing American Freedom, founded by Vice President Mike Pence. Dinner 6pm, talk 6:30pm. We affirm classical liberty. RSVP to me.
November 29, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Quoted here on United Methodism losing 1.2 million members last year
November 23, 2024 at 8:08 PM