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All Saints Church Responds to IRS Investigation with Public Forum on Free Speech
On Sunday, November 19, All Saints Church in Pasadena, which has been in the crosshairs of the IRS over the last several months, will offer The War, The Pulpit, and The Right to Preach, an afternoon and evening of conversation, workshops, food, music, and personal reflection on the larger issues sparked by the IRS investigation of All Saints Church, issues such as the rights and responsibilities of faith communities to speak from their prophetic traditions.
The day will begin at 3:00 with seven workshops:
- Courageous Congregational Leadership, Robert Long, esq., Senior Warden of All Saints Church
- Negotiating the Freedom to Preach: Mastering Congregational Dynamics to Gain Permission for Prophetic Ministry, Peter Laarman, Executive Director, Progressive Christians Uniting
- 501(c)(3) and the First Amendment for Faith Communities, Edward McCaffery, esq., Dean of USC Law School
- Prophetic Traditions and Free Speech, Rabbi Steven Jacobs, Founder, Progressive Faith Foundation
- Fear and Religion-Muslim American Perspectives, Dr. Maher Hathout and Edina Lekovic, Muslim Public Affairs Council
- The African American Pulpit ,Rev. Louis Chase, Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace
- The Sanctuary Movement and the Patriot Act with Father Richard Estrada, La Placita Olvera and Peter Schey, esq., Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law
Food will be available for sale and a special Interfaith Jazz Prayer service will begin at 5:00pm.
The evening presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. inside the church sanctuary.
Rev. George Regas, Rector Emeritus, All Saints Church and Rev. Ed Bacon, current Rector of All Saints will offer personal perspectives on prophetic preaching. Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR and Imam Jihad Turk with the Islamic Center of Southern California will offer their perspectives. The evening will conclude with the four presenters joined by Rabbi Steve Jacobs and Dr. Maher Hathout for a panel conversation and questions from the audience.