Future NYC Event : "Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right"

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Examining the Real Agenda of the Religious Far Right
April 29 & 30, 2005
Co-sponsored by the NY Open Center and CUNY Graduate Center Public Programs

with Karen Armstrong, Joan Bokaer, Chip Berlet, Katherine Yurica, John Sugg, Hugh Urban, Frederick Clarkson, Jeffrey Sharlet, Skipp Porteous & Charles Strozier

Presentations include:

Fundamentalism: The Fear and the Rage - Karen Armstrong

The Rise of Dominionism in the U.S. Government - Joan Bokaer

Millennialist and Apocalyptic Influences on Dominionism - Chip Berlet

Learning about the Christian Right, and What in the World to Do - Frederick Clarkson

The Real Hidden Religious Agenda: The Theocratic States of America - John Sugg

Is an Unholy American Theocracy Here? - Katherine Yurica

On the Psychology and Theocracy of George W. Bush: Reflections in a Culture of Fear - Charles Strozier

Christian Jihad - Skipp Porteous

Jesus Plus Nothing: Elite Fundamentalism, Pragmatic Dominionism - Jeff Sharlet

Religion and Secrecy in the Bush Administration - Hugh Urban

**This looks GREAT to me & if I lived closer, I would attend. Please consider it if you're interested and have to means to attend**

More details at:
http://www.opencenter.org/Trainings/Religious_Right_Agenda.html

[Nite Owl]

1. This does look good

Little too far for me too. Maybe you could post this on the New York board? Lots of people downstate there could be interested.

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2. Good idea - thanks! n/t

[davidinalameda]

3. the real agenda

to take over the world

what other agenda could they possibly have

oh, and to bring around the 2nd coming

[Kat45]

4. That does sound good. But it's too far away for me too.

:shrug:

[Helga Scow Stern]

5. I would love to go....

but don't know if I can.

[Ian David]

6. This should be cross-posted in the New York and Activist forums IMHO

[Tux]

7. If I could go...

But I'd miss a job interview. Finally, a Canadian company is moving here and they could care less about the local pro-Christian crap.