From 09:00 – 10:30AM (EST) on Friday 2 December, Tony Blair and Senator John Kerry will join Professor Miroslav Volf and the students of Yale University’s Faith & Globalisation class to discuss the role of religion in liberal democracy.
Don’t worry if you can’t join them in person, you can tune in to this very special event online.
Watch it live here:
http://fgi-tbff.org/blair-kerry-livestream
Recent events around the world, from the USA to Egypt show the impact that faith can have on politics and political movements.
Tony Blair will be arguing that, “we need religion-friendly democracy and democracy-friendly religion. The time has come to put away the delusions: that faith is diminishing; that religion is not really what it’s about; that a debate about politics can be seriously conducted in the 21st Century without debating religion.”
This is your chance to engage with two of the world’s most prominent politicians as they share their experiences and perspectives on the question – “What is religion’s proper place in a democratic government?”
http://fgi-tbff.org/blair-kerry-livestream
You can join in the conversation yourself on Twitter by posting questions to others watching around the world using the hashtag #BlairKerry.
I’m already looking forward to this special event – I hope that you can tune in too!
Yours sincerely,
Drew Collins
University Programme Manager
In managing the economy in any country, people and their government have to choose between four distinctly different available paths. Let us define them clearly and in simple terms:
Model A:
Maximize production & export; while maximizing consumption & imports. The results are: fast development; environmental degradation; materialistic corporatism.
Model B:
Maximize production & export; while minimizing consumption & imports. The results are: wealth accumulation; social disparities; and international hostility.
Model C:
Low production & export; while maximizing consumption & imports. The results are: sovereign debts; loss of independence; dysfunctional state.
Model D:
Low production & export; while minimizing consumption & imports. The results are: slow development; low qualities; weak defenses.
Only these models are demonstrated in all countries and the citizens can plainly know which way their country is going to, and argue with their governments the wisdom of their path.
So now what do people want? Do they want to be crazy; greedy; irresponsible; or vulnerable?
If people look deep inside their souls the answer will be definitely obvious.
By: Tarig Anter on 2 December 2011
at 11:59 am
Thanks a lot, Sir
By: DanutM on 2 December 2011
at 12:12 pm