Family, Work, and Church After the Same-sex Marriage Decision…

Freedom of speech and religious liberty are once again at the forefront of daily concerns.  What can we anticipate in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex “marriage”?  The loss of tax exemptions?  “Non-discrimination laws” requiring business owners to provide services that violate deeply held religious convictions?  How will the Obergefell decision be taught in the classroom?  How should people of faith respond?  These and similar questions will guide the panel’s discussion of one of the most significant questions of our day.

After Obergefell, What?

Your Family, Work, and Church

After the Same-sex Marriage Decision

A Panel Organized by

The Humanitas Forum on Christianity & Culture

Friday, September 11, 2015 (7 p.m.)

Leslie Town Centre

Panelist

Dr. Hunter Baker (PhD, Baylor University, J.D., University of Houston Law Center) teaches political science and serves as Associate Provost at Union University, Jackson, Tennessee.  He is author of The End of Secularism and The System Has a Soul: Essays on Christianity, Liberty, and Political Life.

Michael Poore is director of The Humanitas Forum on Christianity & Culture.

Nicholas Thompson spent more than a decade as a campaign consultant and public opinion specialist in Washington, DC.  He served as Director of Opinion Research and Regional Political Director in the George W. Bush White House.  He is currently a local businessman.

Andrew Walker is Director of Policy Studies, Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.  He previously served as a policy analyst with The Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society and is co-author of Marriage is: How Marriage Transforms Society and Cultivates Human Flourishing.

Jeff Wright, pastor of Midway Baptist Church, will serve as moderator for the panel.