The Importance Of Our First Amendment Freedoms with Michael Moreland, J.D., Ph.D.

Michael Moreland—scholar of constitutional law and Villanova Law professor—will focus on two of our five First Amendment freedoms: speech and religion. We’ll discuss why these freedoms are so important for you.

Moreland is University Professor of Law and Religion at Villanova University Law School and the director of the Eleanor H. McCullen Center of Law, Religion and Public Policy. He holds a doctorate in theological ethics from Boston College and a juris doctor from the University of Michigan Law School. Moreland’s voice and expertise are frequently sought out nationally.

Admission: Free. Donations welcome at the door.
Registration: Please RSVP here.

This event is part of Summer Talks, held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the Chapel
The 2026 Summer Talks are four lectures held in the church’s large Chapel building. Each program features distinguished historians of national and international repute discussing the Revolutionary War and religion in the early United States. Full details and registration may be found at https://stdavidschurch.org/archives.

This event is part of St. David’s Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Learn more about our other activities here.