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Should religion mix with politics?
The Bordentown Area Interfaith Dialogue will host a panel discussion asking, "What is the appropriate role of religion in politics?"
The Interfaith Dialogue will meet 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community, 39 Park St., Bordentown, NJ.
Four panelists from different perspectives will speak, followed by a question and answer period with the audience. Rabbi Julie Pfau, will answer the question through the lens of Judaism; Salim Manzar, a member of the Institute of Islamic Studies, will speak from his Muslim experience; John DeMasi will speak as a Unitarian Universalist; and Gene Queval will speak from his tradition as a Secular Humanist.
Rabbi Pfau received her rabbinic ordination and a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010, and is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Religion at Temple University. She also holds an M.A. in Jewish Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a B.A. in Psychology from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD.
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Rabbi Pfau received her rabbinic ordination and a Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2010, and is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Religion at Temple University. She also holds an M.A. in Jewish Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and a B.A. in Psychology from Augustana College in Sioux Falls, SD.
Manzar is active with the Institute for Islamic Studies, which is currently building a house of worship at 2030 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor, after years of renting space.
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DeMasi is an active member of Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community. He is passionate about politics and serves on the church's committee to make the institution welcoming to all who are marginalized, including the LGTBQ community, those with disabilities and racial and ethnic minorities.
Gene Queval is the President of the Princeton Ethical Humanist Fellowship. He is a graduate of the Humanist Institute and is certified to perform marriages by the American Humanist Association and the Humanist Society of Friends.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Coordinator Warren Spengler at cyberdog76@hotmail.com .
