Religious Intolerance in our Multi-Faith Society

The United States Conference of Religions for Peace
(now known as Religions for Peace - USA)
in conjunction with
Partners in Dialogue
and in cooperation with
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of South Carolina
Present

October 26, 2002 · 7:00-9:15 p.m. · Gambrell Hall Auditorium · University of South Carolina

Welcome
Dr. Carl D. Evans
Chair, Department of Religious Studies, USC

"Religious Intolerance, Exclusion, and Reconciliation:
The Challenge of a Multi-Faith Society"
Keynote Speaker
Dr. R. Scott Appleby
John M. Regan Jr. Director of the Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame
Co-Director of the Fundamentalism Project

October 27, 2002 · 2:00-9:00 p.m. · Law School Auditorium · University of South Carolina

2:00 p.m. - "Federal Guidelines in the Public Schools"
Mr. Frank S. Holleman III, Wyche, Burgess, Freeham, and Parham Law Firm

4:00 p.m. - "Religion in the Public Schools: From Generalities to Specifics -
How Our Choices Affect Our Neighbors"
Panel Presenters: Ms. Zohra Arastu, Masjid al-Muslimin; Mr. Anthony Crook, SE Middle School; Mr. Hayes Mizell, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation; Dr. Pat Mohr, State Department of Education; Ms. Sandra Poliakoff, Richland County #2 School Board; and Ms. Jean Stiglbauer, Dreher High School

6:30 p.m. - Hindu Dance and West African Drummers

7:00 p.m - "Where Does Our Future Lie?
How Do We Work Through Our Differences?"

Moderator
Dr. Jan Love, World Council of Churches' Programme to Overcome Violence

Panel Presenters: Mr. Bill Aiken, Buddhist; Mr. Eric Merkt, Muslim; Rev. Patrick Price, Unitarian Universalist; Mr. Alan Race, Anglican Christian; Mr. Animesh Sinha, Hindu; Mr. Shahin Vafai, Baha'i; Rev. Frank Van Dalen, Protestant Christian.

This is one of 12 national symposia on diversity issues funded by the Rockefeller Foundation