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Talks on Tap


      Come check out Talks on Tap, Charleston's best event to tip back a unique brew and discuss things that really matter. With an eclectic crowd that ranges from college students to the retired, we meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in the back room of Juanita Greenberg's to tackle life's toughest questions and address society's most pressing issues in a thought-provoking respectful forum. It's sharing who we are as Christ-followers at its best. Experience the centuries-old tavern tradition of debate and discussion remodeled for the new schedules and sensibilities of today. All ages are welcome for the talks. Ages twenty-one and up for the taps.

 

Upcoming Talks

8 pm, Tuesday, January 24th

Southend Brewery, 3rd Floor, 161 East Bay, downtown

A Friendly Debate: The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Go to Washington

Though they may not always want to admit it, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements have a good deal in common. So we're bringing together Tea Party supporter, lawyer and 2010 congressional candidate Larry Kabrovsky and Occupy Charleston representative Courtney Fuller for a friendly debate on what the TP and OWS have in common, their points of divergence, and which movement has been more effective in creating change--and why! Join us at the Southend Brewery--with our own personal bartender--for a constructive discussion and Q&A on politics and protest.

The 2012 Talks on Tap Darwin Week Event


Does Evolution Lead to Evil? Two Christian Perspectives

Tuesday, Feb 7 at 7:00 PM

Second Presbyterian Church, 342 Meeting Street
From the former Republican House Majority leader to the recent pro-intelligent design documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, a wide spread of critics of evolutionary theory have claimed that regardless of whether evolution is true or not, to believe that humanity had its origins in earlier non-human species leads to racism, eugenics, euthanasia, abortion, and youth violence. To address this issue, we're bringing together creationist author, Dr. Brad Harrub, and the General Missioner to the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology, and Christian Faith, Dr. Jim Miller. Each will present contrasting perspectives on whether evolutionary theory is responsible for a host of historic and ongoing evils in our world. With a robust question and answer time afterwards, join us for a what promises to be a fascinating conversation on the potential ethical implications of evolution.

Speaker Bios

Dr. Brad Harrub holds an earned PhD in anatomy and neurobiology from the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He is a popular speaker on Christian evidences at lectureships and youth rallies, conducting over 40 "Truth About Origins" weekend seminars each year, and the author or co-author of seven books, including Convicted: A Scientist Examines the Evidence for Christianity. Website: http://www.bradharrub.com/Site/Welcome.html

Dr. Jim Miller is General Missioner for the Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith <http://www.pastcf.org>. He received a PhD in theology from Marquette University. After a career in campus ministry, in 1996 he accepted a call to become the Senior Program Associate for the Program of Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is the editor or co-editor of five books, most recently "The Evolution Dialogues" (AAAS, 2006) http://www.aaas.org/spp/dser/publications.shtml

 

7:45 pm, Tuesday, March 13th

East Bay Meeting House, 160 East Bay, downtown

Multifaith Panel: What is Worship?

What is worship? Is it ritual and rite? Prayer? Praise songs? A lifestyle? We've invited a panel local religious leaders representing Islamic, Jewish, Unitarian, and Christian perspectives to address what "worship" means for their faith communities, how it is practiced, and conversely, what idolatry looks like as well. As usual, there will be plenty of time set aside for Q&A after.