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From: David Key
Date: Jan 13, 2008 7:30 PM
Subject: Screening info for Golden Rule Politics
To: baptist@emory.edu
Dear Friend,
I want to invite you to a screening in Atlanta of our new DVD "Golden Rule Politics" on Tuesday evening, January 29. Panelists include: Cynthia Tucker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist and winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary; and Jason Carter, Atlanta attorney, co-founder of Democrats Work, and grandson of former president Jimmy Carter.
I also need your help. Will you forward this e-mail to your Atlanta-area friends, encouraging them to attend this screening?
Sponsored by the Baptist Studies Program at Candler School of Theology and the Baptist Center for Ethics, the screening will be in Room 311 in Bishops Hall at Emory University's Candler school of Theology, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Seating is limited.
"Golden Rule Politics: Reclaiming the Rightful Role of Faith in Politics" is a 36-minute documentary-style DVD, produced by the Baptist Center for Ethics, that challenges the Christian Right's political myth constructed over 25 years that GOP stands for God's Only Party. The DVD is rooted in the theological conviction that God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat, that neither party is thoroughly moral, nor completely immoral. The DVD explores the rightful role of faith in politics through interviews with clergy and politicians in Alabama, Missouri and Tennessee. It expands the moral agenda from the narrow list of issues prioritized by the Christian Right to the fuller expression of issues found in the Christian tradition, beginning with the biblical priority of doing justice.
In addition to Tucker and Carter, other panelists include: John Peterson, Canon for Global Justice and Reconciliation at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.; and Kasim Reed, Georgia State Senator, who belongs to the Cascade United Methodist Church.
For local details, contact David Key, director of the Baptist Studies Program (404-727-6350 or dkey@learnlink.emory.edu). For a campus map, go to:
http://map.emory.edu/
I hope you will place this date on your calendar and encourage your friends to attend.
Robert Parham
P.S. To learn more the "Golden Rule Politics" DVD, go to:
http://www.ethicsdaily.com/static.cfm?mode=goldenrulepolitics
2 comments:
Thanks, Matt, should be a good event.
Debra and I should be there, although we are amazed at how fast January has filled up.
Speaking of January, check your availability for 1/25 night. "Charm School" @ Horizon Theatre (http://www.horizontheatre.com/)clearly deals with JEPR type issues with much humor. A number of folks will be joining us (at a modestly discounted price) on that night and many will do a pub meal before the play. Let me know if you are interested and/or have questions.
Scott
Consistent with my nagging for our various members to share with the group any relevant activities or participations, I will do so in this case.
I did go to the screening of "Golden Rule Politics," although I had already viewed the DVD. It was good and helpful the second time through and I found the discussion afterward with the panel quite exciting. Two additional panel members were there and contributed impressively.
After I get Debra to screen the DVD, we can put it in the Wieuca library. See it if you can.
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