Sunday, June 14, 2009
“Having Faith in Religious Liberty: Religion and Politics in America”
Presenter - Emily Friedman
Assistant Director
Anti-Defamation League Washington, D.C. Regional Office
Friedman directs the civil rights agenda for ADL’s operations in Virginia, Maryland, D.C., and North Carolina. Her responsibilities include promoting church-state separation; combating discrimination, hate crimes, extremism and terrorism; and advocating for immigration reform. She is responsible for law enforcement outreach and is a member of the D.C. Bias Crimes Task Force.
Cash wine bar at 12:30 PM and lunch at 1:00 PM
Lunch charge is $15.00 per person for AU members, $20 for non-AU members, and $5 for students. Advance reservations are required, please use the Event Form to reserve your spot. Location is the Holiday Inn Select Norfolk Airport.
Holiday Inn Select Norfolk
Airport
1570 N Military Hwy
Norfolk, VA 23502
Our most recent meeting Sunday, January 25, 2009
“The Religious Right in the Era of Barack Obama”
Rob Boston
AU's Assistant Director of Communications and author
“Some
commentators believe the Religious Right is dead and the ‘Culture Wars’
are over,” Boston said. “I say, ‘Not so fast.’ The Religious Right has
been pronounced dead many times, yet always seems to bounce back.
September 27, 2008
Rev. Cedric Harmon
AU’s Associate Field Director and distinguished speaker
"Why Church/State
Separation is an Important Issue
For Both Religious Leaders and Nonbelievers"
Click here for Rev. Harmon's remarks
April 13, 2008
Mikey Weinstein, Military Religious Freedom Foundation
Weinstein has launched a campaign to protect the religious freedoms of members of the United States Armed Forces by campaigning for restoration of the constitutionally mandated separation of church-and-state in the military. Appearing widely on national television and radio, his essays have been published on the op-ed pages of leading newspapers, and he has been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles about his efforts.
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