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Rise Up: LGBTQ Rights and Religious Freedom

presented by the Newseum | Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Moderated by Kristina Arriaga, president of the Oxford Society for Law and Religion, and featuring opening remarks from Charles Haynes, founding director of the Religious Freedom Center at the Freedom Forum Institute, a panel discusses the book, "Religious Freedom, LGBT Rights, and the Prospects for Common Ground," which features impactful voices from the faith, LGBT advocacy, legal, and academic communities.

Panelists include:

  • William N. Eskridge Jr., the John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence at Yale Law School, co-editor of the book;

  • Robin Fretwell Wilson, the Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law at the University of Illinois' College of Law, co-editor of the book;

  • Holly Hollman, general counsel of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, book contributor;

  • Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, author and contributing editor for The Atlantic.

Knight Conference Center 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C.

Knight Conference Center
555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C.

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Additional support provided by the Freedom Forum, Capital Pride Alliance, Washington Blade and the Stonewall Circle.

Additional support provided by the Freedom Forum, Capital Pride Alliance, Washington Blade and the Stonewall Circle.


Iowa Religious Freedom Day Symposium 2019

Iowa state capitol | April 11, 2019

Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson presents:
Ending the Culture War: Time For One America, Not Two