OK-AU 2012 Spring Dialogue Event April 28, 2012

On Saturday, April 28, 2012, the Oklahoma City Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church & State will host its annual Spring Dialogue. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Midwest City Library Forum Room, 8143 E. Reno, and will conclude at 1:30 p.m.

The program will include three community leaders who will discuss important aspects of First Amendment issues commonly making headlines in the daily news. Keynote speaker will be Katherine Stewart, author of the book ‘The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children.” Professor Joseph Thai teaches Supreme Court decision-making, First Amendment, criminal procedure, and criminal law at the University of Oklahoma. And Dr. John Starkey, Professor of Theology at Oklahoma City University, will speak on the topic “Personhood, Pluralism, and the First Amendment: The Test case of Abortion.”

A question and answer period will be held following the speaker’s presentations. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information about the Oklahoma City Chapter of Americans for Separation of Church & State or the Spring Dialogue event, please visit www.okau.org or contact James Nimmo at 405-843-3651.