2018 Religious Freedom Annual Review
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| Wednesday, June 20, 2018 | ||
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| Keynote Session: Elder L. Whitney Clayton | ||
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| L. Whitney Clayton – "In the Marrow of Their Bones": The Latter-day Saint Experience of Religion as Identity General Authority Seventy and Senior President, Quorums of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| General Session: Why Religious Freedom Matters to Me | ||
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| Terryl Givens Jabez A. Bostwick Chair of English; Professor of Literature and Religion, University of Richmond |
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| Fiona Givens Author | ||
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| General Session: How can Religion Contribute to the Common Good? | ||
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| Michael D. Frandsen – Moderator Director, Public Affairs, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
| Angela Carmella Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law |
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| Holly Hollman General Counsel and Associate Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty | ||
| Erik Owens Director of the International Studies Program; Associate Professor in Theology and International Studies, Boston College | ||
| Michael Wear Founder, Public Square Strategies LLC | ||
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| General Session: Finding Common Ground and the Common Good on Religious Liberty and LGBTQ Rights | ||
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| Brett G. Scharffs – Moderator Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, and Rex E. Lee Chair and Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University | ||
| Shapri LoMaglio Vice President for Government Relations and Executive Programs, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities |
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| Tyler Deaton President, Allegiance Strategies | ||
| William Eskridge John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence, Yale Law School | ||
| Thomas C. Berg James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law | ||
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| Workshop: Media Stream: Religious Freedom 101 for Journalists. Part 1: How did we get here? | ||
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| Jane Wise Associate Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University | ||
| Thomas C. Berg James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy, University of St. Thomas School of Law |
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| Workshop: Religious Freedom Issues Facing American Muslims | ||
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| Daniel Peterson Professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic, Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages, Brigham Young University | ||
| Haroon Azar Senior Fellow, Burkle Center for International Relations; Program Director, Initiative on Security and Religious Freedom, UCLA |
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| Sahar F. Aziz Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar, Center for Security, Race & Rights, Rutgers University Law School | ||
| Ossama Bahloul Resident Scholar, Islamic Center of Nashville; Founder, www.Islamin500.org | ||
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| Workshop: Recent Legal Religious Freedom Developments | ||
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| Hannah Clayson Smith – Moderator Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University | ||
| Nathan Lewin Attorney, Lewin & Lewin, LLP |
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| Kelly Shackelford President and CEO, First Liberty Institute | ||
| Walter Weber Senior Counsel, American Center for Law and Justice | ||
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| Workshop: Media Stream: Religious Freedom 101 for Journalists, Part 2: Where are we headed? | ||
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| Carrie Moore Adjunct Faculty, School of Communications, Brigham Young University; Founder, The Bradley Center for Grieving Children and Families | ||
| Kelsey Dallas Religion Reporter, Deseret News |
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| Bobby Ross Jr. Chief Correspondent and former Managing Editor, The Christian Chronicle | ||
| Gene Schaerr Partner, Schaerr Duncan | ||
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| Workshop: Communicating about Religious Freedom with Millennials | ||
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| Blythe Shupe Communications Specialist, International Center for Law and Religion Studies | ||
| Chelsea Langston Bombino Director of Strategic Engagement for the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance |
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| Emily Hardman President, Amicus Communications |
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| Thursday, June 21, 2018 | ||
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| Keynote Session: Emma Green | ||
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| Emma Green Staff Writer, The Atlantic |
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| General Session: Why Religious Freedom Matters to Me | ||
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| Jacqueline C. Rivers Executive Director and Senior Fellow for Social Science and Policy of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies; Lecturer, Harvard University |
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| Eugene F. Rivers, III Reverend, Activist, and Political Analyst; Co-founder, The Boston TenPoint Coalition | ||
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| General Session: What can a Lay Person do to Protect Religious Freedom? | ||
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| Neill F. Marriott Former Second Counselor, Young Women General Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| General Session: Getting it Right: Media Coverage of Religious Freedom | ||
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| Hannah Clayson Smith – Moderator Senior Fellow, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University | ||
| Sahar F. Aziz Professor of Law and Chancellor's Social Justice Scholar, Center for Security, Race & Rights, Rutgers University Law School |
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| Emma Green Staff Writer, The Atlantic | ||
| Holly Hollman General Counsel and Associate Executive Director, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty | ||
| Terry Mattingly Syndicated Columnist; Senior Fellow in Media and Religion, The King's College, New York City | ||
| Bobby Ross Jr. Chief Correspondent and former Managing Editor, The Christian Chronicle | ||
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| General Session: Bridging Cultural and Personal Divides: Creating a Culture of Civility and Respect | ||
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| Brett G. Scharffs Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, and Rex E. Lee Chair and Professor of Law, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University |
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| Tom Christofferson Author | ||
| Kristen Looney Director, Religious Freedom Center, Freedom Forum Institute | ||
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| Workshop: The Seven Deadly Sins of the Religion Beat | ||
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| Donlu Thayer – Moderator Publications Director, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University; Associate Editor, Oxford Journal of Law and Religion | ||
| Terry Mattingly Syndicated Columnist; Senior Fellow in Media and Religion, The King's College, New York City |
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| Workshop: Media Stream: Reliable Sources | ||
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| Joel Campbell Associate Professor, Journalism, Brigham Young University | ||
| Kristi S. Hamrick President, KSH Media, Inc. |
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| Molly Redden Senior Politics Reporter, Huffington Post | ||
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| Workshop: Political Engagement: How Can I Get Involved? | ||
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| Paul Edwards – Moderator Deputy Chief of Staff, Communications and Policy, Utah State Governor's Office | ||
| J. Stuart Adams District 22 Senator and Majority Whip, Utah State Legislature |
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| Pamela J. Atkinson Advocate; Philanthropist; Advisor to Utah State Governor on Policy, Planning, and Strategy | ||
| Tim Brown Mayor, San Clemente, California | ||
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| Workshop: Religious Freedom and Media Coverage in Higher Education | ||
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| Clark Gilbert – Moderator President, BYU-Pathway Worldwide | ||
| Scott Jaschik Editor and Co-founder, Inside Higher Ed |
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| Katherine Mangan Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education | ||
| Beck A. Taylor President, Whitworth University | ||
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| Workshop: Fostering Faith and Community at BYU with LGBTQ Students | ||
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| Steven M. Sandberg Deputy General Counsel, Brigham Young University | ||
| Julie L. Franklin Director of Residence Life, Brigham Young University |
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| Ben Schilaty Adjunct Faculty, Spanish and Portuguese, Brigham Young University | ||
| Jordan Sgro Chief Program Officer, Encircle: an LGBTQ+ Family & Youth Resource Center | ||
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| Workshop: Teaching about Religion in Schools | ||
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| Robert Snyder – Moderator Administrator, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | ||
| Linda K. Wertheimer Author and Journalist |
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