Church and State 2008

Schedule

Thursday, April 10

10:00-10:20
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
Opening remarks by Grove City College President Richard G. Jewell and Executive Director of the Center for Vision & Values Paul Kengor
10:25-11:15
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"Church & State and Thomas Jefferson," by Dr. Gary Smith
11:30-12:45
Lunch in Old MAP (for registered attendees only)
"Faith and the White House: Should Americans Open Their Minds to an Atheist President?" by Michael Medved
1:00-2:15
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"Q & A" with Naomi Schaefer Riley, a Wall Street Journal editor and author of God on the Quad.
2:30-3:45
Simultaneous Panels
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"'Mere Creatures': Church, State & Schools
A Panel Discussion with Dr. Jason Edwards, Dr. Steven Jones and Dr. Michael Coulter
Pew Fine Arts Center / Recital Hall
"Sacred Ground: Church, State & Church Property"
A Panel Discussion with John Sparks '66, J.D. and Dr. Samuel Stanton
5:30-6:30
Dinner in Old MAP (for registered attendees only)
"Kennedy v. Nixon: Church, State & the 1960 Presidential Election," by Grove City College President Richard G. Jewell '67, J.D.
7:00-8:00
Crawford Hall / Crawford Auditorium
"From the Right and the Left: The Beltway Boys Square Off on Faith in the Public Square," by Fred Barnes and Mort Kondracke

Friday, April 11

9:00-9:50
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"Red God, Blue God: Is There a God Gap Between the Parties?" by Michael Cromartie, Vice President, Ethics and Public Policy Center
10:00-10:50
Simultaneous Lectures
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"Church & State in the 19th Century"
A Panel Discussion with Dr. Gillis Harp and Dr. Paul Kemeny
Pew Fine Arts Center / Recital Hall
"Religious Freedom and the First Amendment," by Bradley Tupi, J.D.
11:30-12:45
Lunch in Old MAP (for registered attendees only)
"The Case for Christian America," by Don Feder, columnist and author of A Jewish Conservative Looks at Pagan America.
1:00-1:50
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"The Religious Case for Separating Church and State," by Dr. T. David Gordon
2:00-2:50
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"America's Magna Carta for Religious Liberty: Jefferson, Madison and the Virginia Statues for Religious Freedom," by Bob Morrison, director of Family Research Council's Witherspoon Fellowship.
3:00-3:50
Simultaneous Lectures
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
"What Does the Bible Say? The Scriptural Case for Private Property and a Free Economy," by Dr. Shawn Ritenour
Pew Fine Arts Center / Recital Hall
"Lambs to the Slaughter: The Religious Left and War," by Dr. Earl Tilford
5:30-6:45
Dinner in Old MAP (for registered attendees only)
"Two Figures, Two Faiths: God and George W. Bush and Hillary Clinton," by Center for Vision & Values Executive Director Paul Kengor
7:00-8:00
Hall of Arts and Letters / Sticht Lecture Hall
Conference Keynote Address, "Billy Graham in the White House," by Michael Duffy, TIME Magazine assistant managing editor and co-author of The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House.
8:00
Closing Remarks by Richard G. Jewell or Paul Kengor