Saturday - June 19, 2004 - 7:00pmSchroer Commons at Eden Seminary
A forum to explore the deeper issues that underlie the movement to ban gay marriage.
Panelists:
Dr. Deborah Krause, Associate Professor of New Testament at Eden Seminary
Dr. Krause will focus on the role of scriptural interpretation as it relates to the issues of homosexuality and marriage.
Dr. John Riggs, Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Eden Seminary
Dr. Riggs will discuss the historical evolution of marriage as it relates to the institutional church.
Ms. Loretta Haggard, Attorney
Ms. Haggard will highlight some of the legal inequities that keep GLBT people and their families from enjoying their full rights as citizens.
Our panel discussion will be followed by a time for discussion, dessert, and a musical performance by Susan Drake and Julie Jennings.
This event is sponsored by a grassroots movement for action in the St. Louis Association, Missouri Mid-South Conference, United Church of Christ at the invitation of the Enough is Enough group from Evangelical United Church of Christ (204 East Lockwood Avenue, St. Louis MO 63119).
