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News
At the most recent business meeting (June 14), we bade farewell to President Dave Thomas as he prepares for his move to New Orleans. We appointed Cliff Fiedler (former President) as Acting President until the Annual Meeting next April. We named Ryan Spainhoward as new publicity chair.
The Nashville chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State is looking to fill two volunteer positions. Each would require a few hours of work each month, possibly including attending most of our semi-monthly business meetings. Candidates must have an interest in the issue of church-state separation and a willingness to progressively learn more about the topic.
You can apply for any of the positions or address any questions by e-mail at President@Nashville-AU.org or by calling CHARLES SUMNER AT (615) 646-9946.
The two positions are:
Clergy & Religious Outreach
Youth & Campus Outreach
Clergy & Religious Outreach - would be responsible for running our clergy breakfast every year and creating a program/process for developing better church relations. (The clergy breakfast typically occurs in late Fall or early Winter and was just held in March of 2010.) At a minimum, this person should be actively practicing in some faith; a current or former member of the clergy would be preferred.
Youth & Campus Outreach - would be responsible for recruiting younger members and getting us a presence on campuses. Ideally, this would be a college or high school student.
Bimonthly Business Meeting
The next business meeting of Nashville Chapter Americans United for Separation of Church and State will be held Thursday, August 12, at 6:30 pm in the Fireside Room of First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1800 Woodmont Blvd., Nashville (3 blocks east of Hillsboro Pike.) This represents a change of meeting nights. During the rest of the year they are scheduled for the second Thursdays of every other month - October and December - at the same time and location.
AU Membership
Time to renew Americans United membership or time to join. Membership includes the Church & State magazine - a minimum of $25 ($10 for students). Mark your check with your intention.
NASHVILLE CHAPTER AMERICANS UNITED
PO Box 210005
Nashville TN, 37221
Drinking Liberally
A group of liberals meets most Thursday evenings to discuss politics and events starting at 6 pm - with others showing up later. The routine meeting place is the Flying Saucer restaurant/bar downtown near the Frist and Union Station. The group is a chapter of a national organization and is named "http://www.DrinkingLiberally.org." Feel free to drop in - or better yet, get on their e-mail notification list.
L-Club
Another liberal group, which started at a local church, usually meets on the second Saturdays of the month. The event is a potluck and usually has a speaker or presentation. Another member needs to invite you. If interested, email Charles Sumner at sumner7540 [at] bellsouth.net,identify yourself,and tell in a couple sentences your interest in church-state issues.
Radio Free Nashville
If in the SW area of Nashville, tune in to 107.1 WRFN-LPFM from 3 to 4 pm Wednesdays for "Church and State Today." Streaming is at http://www.RadioFreeNashville.org. We are looking for guests and helpers.
For Local News, Issues, and Opinions on Church-State Separation please see the Americans United - Nashville Chapter E-groups at:
Church-State-TN Religious liberty/freedom/separation of church and state news and announcements of interest to the citizens of Tennessee.
Church-State-TN-forum- Open forum for news & discussion of separation of church & state and religious liberty/freedom issues relating to Tennessee.
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