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Upcoming Mars Hill Society Dinners and Forums
Hosted by John Rankin
The Mars Hill Society
Dinners are based on
the Mars Hill Forum
ethos, where the same
honest conversation in
the face of debated
topics is in view. The
dinners will be hosted
in nice venues, with
hors d'oeuvres
ahead of time, where
biblically rooted
believers will eat
dinner with the widest
range possible of
different theological
and political
partisans.
Scheduled:
- January 28, 2010 at
the Hartford
Club,
Hartford,
CT: Mars
Hill Society
Dinner. Guest:
Nadine
Strossen,
past-president
of the
American
Civil
Liberties
Union
(ACLU):
Is Sexual
Freedom a
Civil Right?
Pending:
- Tim
Chaffey,
author of
Old-Earth
Creationism
on Trial,
and director
of Midwest
Apologetics:
What are
the Days of
Creation?
24-Hours or
Something
Else?
- Christopher Hitchens, well-known atheist and author of "God is not Great." Accepted topic: Atheism and the Bible: What are the Issues?
- William Sinkford,
past-president of the Unitarian Univeralist Association (UUA). What is the Nature of Good Government? A Unitarian and Evangelical Conversation. Two prior forums have been with the past president of the UUA, John Buehrens.
- Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, former presidential candidate and Connecticut native. Tentatively scheduled: Can the Government Run the Economy and Save the Planet?
- Evan Wolfson, President of Freedom to Marry, homosexual activist and ACLU attorney, with the proposed topic: Is Same-Sex Marriage Good for the Nation?
- Shabir Ally, Toronto Mosque and well-known Muslim apologist, with the proposed topic: Islam, the Bible and Political Life: What are the Issues?
- Radwan Masmoudi, President of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, with the proposed topic: Islam, Christianity and Representative Government in International and Historical Context. Radwan has addressed one prior forum.
- Patrick Guerriero, Director of the Gill Action Fund (supports pro-homosexual political candidates), with the proposed topic: Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: What are the Issues? Patrick has addressed one prior forum, and this next one will like be in California.
- Barry Lynn, Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, with the proposed topic: Intelligent Design and Politics: What are the Issues? Barry has addressed four prior forums.
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