2020 Annual DFW Summit on Religious Freedom
October 28 — 30
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You, your associates and friends should join our content rich and inspiring Annual Summit for Religious Freedom.
Available for the first time via STREAMING VIDEO ON DFWRELIGIOUSFREEDOM.ORG
Mark your calendars for one hour each day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 28, 29 and 30th. This event is free for all.
Summit Objectives
- Bring together a wide range of religious, community and thought leaders in collaborative support of action oriented religious freedom initiatives in North Texas,
- Facilitate cordial and supportive real-time, interfaith conversations,
- Explore and understand the implications of current legal cases,
- Discuss and understand the impact of religious freedom on business and the economy,
- Develop institutional and individual action plans to support religious freedom
Logistics
- Dates: October 28, 29, 30 2020
- Time: 10:00 am daily
- Venue: Streaming video on dfwreligiousfreedom.org
- Target Attendees: Faith leaders, lawyers and religious academicians
- Registration fee: FREE
- CLE Qualified
Summary Agenda
10 AM Wednesday October 28th
Opening Session - Keynote address
- Religious Freedom and Human Rights in the Age of COVID. Keynote introduction by Elder Ulisses Soares of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints followed by a panel of senior Jewish, Islamic and Christian leaders.
10 AM Thursday October 29th
Concurrent breakout sessions
- Results of recent Supreme Court decisions
- Army Chief of Chaplains General Solhjem on religious freedom in the military
- University presidents and executives on religious freedom in education
- Religious freedom issues in the hispanic community (broadcast only in spanish)
10 AM Friday October 30th
Status of religious freedom and human rights in Texas
- Ft Worth Mayor Price and other local leaders discuss religious and human rights issues in Texas
- Closing Keynote