Safeguard Your Religious Freedoms

Sunday, February 21, 2:00 PM
Ridgedale Public Library
12601 Ridgedale Drive
Minnetonka, MN 55305

There are groups in Minnesota that are busy tearing down the wall that separates church and state. These groups are well staffed, well organized, and well funded. They are also highly motivated. When their activities go unchecked, the religious freedom of all Minnesotans—believers and non-believers alike—is slowly eroded. It’s time for us to fight back.

The Church and State Watchdogs of Minnesota invite you to a seminar that will help you defend your liberties. We will begin with a presentation that covers the basics of the constitutional framework that establishes separation, debunk popular myths you’ll typically hear from opponents, explore the landmark court cases that have dealt with these issues over time, and describe contemporary issues of concern to those of us here in Minnesota.

The latter portion of the seminar will be more practical and hands-on. We’ll cover the following topics:

• Where you should be looking for violations of church and state
• How to make others aware of them when you come across them
• What resources you can call on to help fight them.
• How to effectively approach your legislators, what arguments tend to work with people of different ideologies, and how best to communicate with them
• Effective letter writing techniques, both to newspapers and legislators

Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to apply what you learn in collaborative break-out sessions with other participants, working on actual contemporary issues confronting us here in Minnesota.