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<H1><FONT face=Arial>Countering Fundamentalism: Christian Gospel as a Basis for
Progressive Social Action</FONT></H1>
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<H3><FONT face=Arial>What</FONT></H3>
<P><FONT face=Arial>The symposium seeks to provide both a forum for lively
discussion and debate integrated with planning sessions for Greater Boston. The
two-day event will feature intellectual discussions on the History of Christian
Progressivism, Jesus’ Call to Peacemaking, the Theological Support for Gay
Marriage.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>We will also hold interactive sessions that seek to develop
a cross-denominational, cross-tradition Progressive Christian Council that will
work towards a public policy agenda regionally and nationally.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><B>Event Details</B><BR>February 23rd and 24th<BR>23rd: 6:00
- 9:00pm; 24th 9:30am - 3:00pm<BR>First Church in Cambridge (UCC), 11 Garden
Street Cambridge, MA 02138, one block from Harvard Square </FONT></P>
<H3><FONT face=Arial>Who</FONT></H3>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Speakers and panelists include: Prof. Richard Parker,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Rev. Debra Haffner, Religious
Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing; Rev. Anne Fowler, President
of Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry; Frederick Clarkson, Founder of
Talk2Action.org, Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Executive Director of New Orleans
Interfaith Worker Justice, and others. </FONT></P>
<H3><FONT face=Arial>Agenda</FONT></H3>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Friday, February 23<BR>6:00 - 6:20 Welcoming and
Prayers<BR>6:20 - 7:00 Opening Speaker - Rev. Debra Haffner<BR>7:00 - 7:30
Visioning Session<BR>7:30 - 9:00 Professor Richard Parker - "How did we get here
- history of religion and politics."<BR>9:00 - 11:00 Socializing in Harvard
Square</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial>Saturday, February 24<BR>9:30 - 10:30 Welcoming Service and
Update on New Orleans, Rev. Osagyefo Sekou<BR>10:30 - 12:15 - Gay Marriage
Panel<BR>Guests:<BR>Rev. Anne Fowler, President of Religious Coalition for the
Freedom to Marry<BR>Justin Lee, Executive Director GayChristian.net<BR>Rev. Pam
Werntz, Assistant Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Brookline<BR>12:15 - 12:45
Lunch<BR>12:45 - 2:00 Organizing for Success: Understanding the Arguments of the
Right<BR>2:00 - 3:00 Local Agenda Setting<BR>3:00 - 3:30 Closing</FONT></P>
<H3><FONT face=Arial>About the Institute for Progressive
Christianity</FONT></H3>
<P><B><U><FONT face=Arial>We are Progressive</FONT></B></U><BR><FONT
face=Arial>We are progressive in that we desire to promote: the Love of God,
Neighbor and Self; Compassion; Justice; and the Common Good. </FONT></P>
<P><B><U><FONT face=Arial>We are Christian</FONT></B></U><BR><FONT face=Arial>We
are an ecumenical group of Christians of different theological orientations:
Liberal, Mainline Protestant, Catholic, and Evangelical. We believe in being in
community that maintains unity while acknowledging and supporting our diversity.
We are united in our conviction that our progressive values flow directly from
our understanding of the message and example of Jesus.</FONT></P>
<P><B><U><FONT face=Arial>We are an Institute</FONT></B></U><BR><FONT
face=Arial>We have faith that we can positively confront the ills of this world
with a progressive Christian witness that is coherent, convicted, intelligent,
and passionate. In a spirit of being affirmative, we believe that engaging
society’s questions should be done transparently and authentically from a
reasoned yet inspired place of substance. We research, analyze, and discuss the
issues with an eye to welcoming other people into a dialogue where we can
encourage and provoke each other to fulfill our destinies as unique but
interdependent reflections of the Creator.</FONT></P></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><STRONG>Stephen P.
Rockwell</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Director, Institute for
Progressive Christianity</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Executive Director,
CrossLeft</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Sloan School of Management
| </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Massachusetts Institute of
Technology<FONT color=#000000> | MBA Class of 2007</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>John F. Kennedy School of
Government | </FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Harvard
University<FONT color=#000000> | MPA Class of 2007</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>mobile: 215-317-1865</FONT></DIV>
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