Mohler/Douthat/Prager on Religious Liberty

If you’re in Louisville on January 28th, 2014, you will not want to miss the following event with Al Mohler, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, and Dennis Prager. Here’s the info:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SBTS) – Three nationally renowned commentators will participate in a “Faith and Freedom in the Public Square” discussion to be held Jan. 28 on the campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.

Southern Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr., nationally syndicated radio show host Dennis Prager, and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat will participate in the event, presented by Hashtag Productions and WORLD Magazine, the nation’s largest Christian news magazine. Warren Cole Smith, vice president of WORLD, will serve as emcee.

“The goal of this event is to allow three prominent voices in the public square — one Jewish (Prager), one evangelical Christian (Mohler) and one Catholic (Douthat) — to engage in an open, honest and entertaining dialogue” about the challenges of secularism and changing morality, according to a news release by Hashtag Productions. “This is about asking and answering tough questions in a God-honoring and purposeful way.”

The event will take place in Alumni Memorial Chapel, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission ($15 for students with ID, only at the door). A limited number of $100 VIP reserved seating tickets are available, which includes admittance to a 6 p.m. catered, pre-show reception with the speakers.

Tickets and more information is available at hashtagpros.com.

I will be there, and I encourage friends of different traditions to attend. This is a very important issue–or rather a set of important issues–and the church needs to think well about it. Furthermore, the event is supposed to be fun and lively. I think it’ll be a rich evening.