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How Politics Can Misuse Faith To Deny Civil and Constitutional Rights |
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at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County |
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Date: |
February 24, 2013 |
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3:00 PM
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| Admission: | Requested donation of $10.00 or a non-perishable food item for the First Baptist Church food pantry. |
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Location: |
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (Welwyn Preserve) |
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100 Crescent Beach Road |
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Glen Cove, NY 11542 |
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Description: |
Lifting the Barriers of Belief: How Politics Can Misuse Faith To Deny Civil and Constitutional Rights at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., yet some groups within the United States, such as gays and lesbians, still lack basic civil rights. Join Reverend Roger Williams for a discussion of how religious beliefs can be misused in politics to deny equality to these groups. Reverend Williams is a pastor of the First Baptist Church of Glen Cove, New York, President of the Glen Cove Chapter of the NAACP and a Board Director at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center.
About Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is the pre-eminent Holocaust resource on Long Island, with a contemporary museum and is one of the largest and most comprehensive education program providers in the region. Housed in the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center is the Louis Posner Memorial Library home to over 7,000 volumes of Holocaust, genocide, multicultural, anti-bias and anti-bullying material for students and adults, from Kindergarten through post-graduate researchers. We offer the largest such collection on Long Island.
The Mission of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County is to teach the history of the Holocaust and its lessons through education and community outreach. We teach about the dangers of antisemitism, racism, bullying and all other manifestations of intolerance. We promote resistance to prejudice and advocate respect for every human being. |
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516-571-8040 |
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