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Church and Society
Purpose
The Church and Society
program helps to create a link between our church and the rest
of the world. We realize that our actions affect people and cultures
that we don’t often come in contact with and recognize that what they do
affects us. We acknowledge that God’s creation extends beyond the
boundaries of our church and want to educate ourselves about pressing
social issues in our community, country, and world.
One of the ways we
address these issues is through quarterly potluck dinners featuring
knowledgeable speakers who present their ideas and discuss them with us. This is a non-partisan effort. We recognize that our views will
sometimes differ, but believe we can disagree constructively and provide
a forum for the thoughtful exchange of ideas among people of goodwill.
Feedback
"I
want to thank you and your forum committee for offering the
program on immigration. My husband and I recently
moved to Roselle from Oak Park and were thrilled to see you
all addressing a number of vital issues at your forum.
We’re certainly looking forward to the next one.
Again, thank you and please tell the committee how much we
appreciate their work!"
--
From a
Neighborhood Visitor.
Previous Events:
February 11,
2007 - "AIDS
and HIV"
Featured speakers:
Our
speaker will be J. Bryan Latham, executive
director of the Rockford, Ill.-based Total Health
Awareness Team, an organization which focuses on HIV
prevention. Please
join us for an open dialogue about this preventable and
treatable disease which is killing millions all over the
world and spreading in suburban neighborhoods around the
country.
AIDS Foundation
of Chicago
AIDS.org
PBS's Nova
Online - Surviving AIDS
November 5, 2006 -
Islam and "Women and Islam"
Featured speakers:
Dr. Shakir
Moiduddin
is chairman of the Interfaith Committee of the Council of Islamic Organizations
of Greater Chicago. Over the past twenty years, he has coordinated and
participated in over 400 interfaith dialogues and more than 50 interfaith unity
banquets. He is a medical doctor with a private practice in Palos Heights.
Dr. Habeeba Moiduddin
has worked on interfaith issues and as an Islamic Sunday School teacher for over
twenty years. She is an associate professor of medicine/geriatrics at
Hines/Loyola Hospital.
The couple has five
children and resides in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Their presentations, on Islam and
Women and Islam, will be followed by a question and answer session.
NPR All
Things Considered, Oct 29, 2006 -
"Understanding the Veil in Islam, Western Societies"
August 6,
2006
-
Immigration
Featured speaker:
Lawrence Benito,
Assoc. Dir. of Illinois
Coalition for Immigrant Refugee Rights
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