For Immediate Release
Americans United for Separation of Church and State – OKC Chapter
Thursday, October 17, 2013 Event
Contact: John Loghry, President, 405-651-5605
James Nimmo, Communications Chair, 405-843-3651
What: 2013 AUOK Annual Membership Meeting – “Movers & Shakers”
When: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 7 – 9 p.m.
Where: Ingrid’s Kitchen, 3701 N. Youngs Blvd., Oklahoma City
Who: OKC Chapter of Americans United for Church & State and the public!
Local Americans United group sets date for
annual meeting themed “Movers & Shakers”
(OKLAHOMA CITY)
The 2013 Annual Membership meeting of the Oklahoma City chapter of
Americans United for Separation of Church & State will be held on
Thursday, October 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. The event themed “Movers & Shakers,” will take place at Ingrid's Kitchen at 3701 North Youngs Blvd., in Oklahoma City.
Light refreshments will be served. Attendees will be able to order from the menu should they wish.
“Our
annual meeting this year has two of the key people involved in a very
important state-church case,” said communications chair, James Nimmo.
“It's the perfect opportunity for citizens to hear first hand from the
chief litigator and lead plaintiff and ask questions
about this religious separation case that will be receiving national
attention.”
The meeting will feature
two of Oklahoma City’s prominent movers and shakers to inform attendees
about a very important case that's been filed in Oklahoma County Court.
One
of the evening’s two featured speakers will be Brady Henderson, legal
director of the
ACLU of Oklahoma. Mr. Henderson will discuss some of the reasons the
affiliate filed a recent petition to remove the Ten Commandments
Monument currently on the northeast corner of the Capitol building.
The
second guest speaker will be Dr. Bruce Prescott, executive director of
Mainstream Oklahoma Baptists. A former national board member of
Americans United for Separation of Church & State, and ACLU of
Oklahoma, Dr. Prescott is also the lead plaintiff in the ACLU of
Oklahoma monument case.
Prescott says he will be speaking about why he asked the ACLU to challenge the Ten Commandments monument at the state capitol.
The
meeting agenda will also include a vote held for the four officer
positions – president, vice president, secretary and treasurer; the
treasurer's report on finances will be given; and the past year's
activities will be reviewed.
“The
Oklahoma City Chapter, one of the most active chapters of American
United for Separation of Church and State, arranges this event so that
Oklahoma's citizens can read and discuss upcoming issues and be ahead of
the inevitable curves thrown by those who want to diminish a valuable
freedom that is not observed in much of the world,” said Nimmo.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and participate with questions and comments.
Americans
United (AU) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserving the
constitutional principle of church-state separation as the only way to
ensure religious freedom for all Americans. AU represents over 70,000
individual members and 5,000 churches and other houses of worship
nationwide.
Yearly memberships start at $25. Be sure your membership status is up to date by visiting the National website at www.au.org/donate/donate-now.
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