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is our “Summer Restaurant Tour”, where we hold our talk at a different venue each night.
The Role of the Federal Government
The Blind Tiger, 36 Broad Street, Downtown
What is the federal government, that is, the power emanating from Washington D.C., supposed to do? Should its size be “small” or “big”? Should its scope be narrow or broad? Does it do certain things well and other things poorly? And does your opinion change with whoever is sitting in White House? Inspired by our great outing with the 9/12 Project and Tea Partiers, help us figure out the very kind of questions that were asked at our nation’s inception.
Religion Versus Spirituality
Featuring Father John Parker of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church and Rev. Lynn Holland of Unity Church
East Bay Meeting House, 160 East Bay Street Downtown
In the war of words, “religion” has been losing ground to “spirituality” over the last few decades. Religion is seen as stale and bad and spirituality is thought of as fresh and good—but is it? For this talk, we’ll be analyzing the linguistic assumptions behind religion and spirituality, whether they embody reality, and if religion can get more spiritual or spirituality get more religious. Join us for a special "Great Debate" between Father John Parker of Holy Ascension Orthodox Church and the Rev. Lynn Holland of Unity Church.
