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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.

8:15 pm, Tuesday, September 14

The Ground Zero Mosque and “Islamaphobia”

Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street, Downtown

Two-thirds of Americans polled believe that building a mosque two blocks from “Ground Zero” in Manhattan is wrong. One-third think the government should stop it from happening.  Oh yeah, and one-fourth think President Obama is a Muslim. What do you think?  Do Muslims have a right to build centers of worship near the now-hallowed place attacked by radical Muslims?  Is Obama secretly prostrating himself toward Mecca?  Is this a debate we should even be having, or is it a sign of a growing “islamaphobia” in the American psyche?  Join us for a conversation on the details of the Cordoba House and its wider meaning for Islam in the United States.

 

8:15 pm, Tuesday, September 28

Spirituality and Religion…The Follow-Up!

Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street, Downtown

In July we brought together two distinct views on spirituality and religion, one from a Unity Church pastor and the other from a Orthodox Christian priest. Basically, people couldn’t stop talking about it, so for this talk we’ll analyze some of the points that were raised by the speakers and their congregants in attendance.  In addition, we’ll attempt to flesh out the practical implications of incorporating certain elements of spirituality or religion into faith communities.

 

8:15 pm, Tuesday, October 12th

The Ethics of Capitalism

With Guest Host, Don McLaurin

Andolinis Pizza, 82 Wentworth Street, Downtown

Is capitalism a force for good or evil in the world?  When the system that has brought Western nations the highest standard of living in the history of the world is also connected to child labor factories in the developing world—there is no simple answer.  But the reality remains the same: capitalism, in some form, is here to stay. Join for a fascinating talk moderated by guest-host, church elder and businessman, Don McLaurin, on living ethically in culture of capitalism.