About Joseph Knippenberg

Joseph M. Knippenberg is an adjunct fellow of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University. He is Professor of Politics and Associate Provost for Student Achievement at Oglethorpe University and a contributor to the Institute for Faith and Freedom at Grove City College.

The 9th Circuit’s Wake-Up Call

Campus speech codes are so ‘90s. Judicially rebuked and roundly ridiculed, they seemed to have become a dim and distant bad memory. But not so fast…. In a hotly-contested 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently brought the … Continue reading

Religious Freedom in Afghanistan

Guest Commentary Sixteen years ago, while working with a Christian relief group in Peshawar, Pakistan, Abdul Rahman converted to Christianity. After spending nine years in Germany, he returned to Afghanistan in 2002. Now, in the middle of a dispute with … Continue reading

‘Tis the Season

Unfortunately, one of the ways I know that Christmas is coming is that I begin to hear stories about some kerfuffle or another regarding religion in the public square. One year it’s a nativity scene, the next it’s a menorah, … Continue reading