Des Plaines, IL, October 19: Symposium - Church-State Issues - Orthodox Perspective

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Originally From: John G Suhayda <suhayda@cig.mot.com>

A Symposium

Church and State Issues from an Orthodox Christian Perspective

Sponsored by Orthodox Christian SYNERGY

Saturday, October 19, 1996
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
2350 Dempster Street
Des Plaines, Illinois

Keynote Speaker:

Rev. Dr. Stanley S. Harakas, Th.D.
(Archbishop Iakovos Professor of Orthodox Theology Emeritus - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA)

"Church-State in Orthodox and American Traditions"

Speakers:

Dr. Vigen Guroian (Professor of Theology and Ethics, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD)

"Religious Values in American National Life"

Very Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky
(Ecumenical Officer, Orthodox Church in America; Rector, Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Church, Sea Cliff, NY)

"Church-State Relations on the Ground Level"

Rev. Alexander F. C. Webster
(Pastor, Protection of the Holy Mother of God Orthodox Church, Falls Church, VA - Romanian Episcopate, Orthodox Church in America)

"Does the Orthodox Church Have Any Responsibility for Public Life in America?"

• Is there a conflict between the Constitutional principles of "separation of church and state," on the one hand, and the "freedom of religious expression" on the other?
• Does the Orthodox Church have any responsibility for public life in America?
• Should Orthodoxy divorce itself from the public scene?
• How can the Orthodox Church realistically become more involved in public life?
• Religious values in American national life - church-state relations on the ground level.
• What are practical ways for the Church to involve itself in public life - potentialities and limits?
• Is there a place for relgious expression in public places?
• Should the Church have a voice when political issues overlap moral principles?
• Is there a secular bias in public education and the media?

$35 (includes continental breakfast and lunch)

Send name and address to:

Orthodox Christian SYNERGY
1220 S. 60th Court
Cicero IL 60804-1005

For further information, please call (708) 656-2927

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