NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY TO HOST BISHOP GENE ROBINSON FOR LECTURE SERIES
First openly gay Episcopalian Bishop to speak on LGBT issues
30 Years After Anita Bryant's Crusade: The Continuing Role of Morality in the Development of Legal Rights for Sexual Minorities.
Our final Goodwin Speaker, Bishop Gene Robinson, will speak to the public on Tuesday, November 27 from 6-7, with a reception to follow. The lecture will take place in the Large Lecture hall at the law center. Bishop Robinson is the first openly gay Episcopalian Bishop, which has caused a great deal of discussion and fracturing within the church. He will be speaking to us on how religion influences the determination of LGBT rights, and how he reconciled his religion with his own identity.
A reception with drinks and food will follow the public presentation where you can meet Bishop Robinson. The speaking event and reception are open to the public and free, and they will both take place at the law center.
Our last three Goodwin speakers (David Mixner, Matt Foreman, and Suzanne Goldberg) have been well-received by the public and the Nova community, and our final speaker should continue the interest. If you were not able to attend the lectures, go to http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/goodwin/ to view them online. For directions to the law center at Nova, go to http://www.nova.edu/cwis/campusmaps/maincampus.html
Our final Goodwin Speaker, Bishop Gene Robinson, will speak to the public on Tuesday, November 27 from 6-7, with a reception to follow. The lecture will take place in the Large Lecture hall at the law center. Bishop Robinson is the first openly gay Episcopalian Bishop, which has caused a great deal of discussion and fracturing within the church. He will be speaking to us on how religion influences the determination of LGBT rights, and how he reconciled his religion with his own identity.
A reception with drinks and food will follow the public presentation where you can meet Bishop Robinson. The speaking event and reception are open to the public and free, and they will both take place at the law center.
Our last three Goodwin speakers (David Mixner, Matt Foreman, and Suzanne Goldberg) have been well-received by the public and the Nova community, and our final speaker should continue the interest. If you were not able to attend the lectures, go to http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu/goodwin/ to view them online. For directions to the law center at Nova, go to http://www.nova.edu/cwis/campusmaps/maincampus.html
The Right Reverend V. Gene Robinson
V. Gene Robinson was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire on June 7, 2003, consecrated a Bishop on All Saints Sunday, November 2, 2003, and invested as the Ninth Bishop of New Hampshire on March 7, 2004. He holds a B.A.from the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee , an M. Div. from the General Theological Seminary in New York , and several honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees.
Gene's ministry to the Church has focused on clergy and congregational wellness, coordinating program among the seven dioceses of New England , youth and college ministry, and conflict resolution. His election and consecration has been at the center of the worldwide Anglican Communion's debate over the full inclusion of gay and lesbian people in the life and ministry of the Church.
Co-author of three AIDS education curricula for youth and adults, Gene has done AIDS work in the United States and in Africa (Uganda and South Africa ). He has been an advocate for anti-racism training in the diocese and wider Church, helped build the Diocese of New Hampshire's close working partnership with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, advocated for debt relief for the world's most impoverished nations, and lobbied for socially-responsible investment within and beyond the Church. His personal story is featured in the 2007 feature-length documentary, "For the Bible Tells Me So."
Gene enjoys entertaining and cooking, gardening, and theatre. He is the father of two grown daughters and the proud grandfather of two granddaughters. He lives with his partner, Mark Andrew, who is employed by the State of New Hampshire 's Department of Safety.
MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Nov. 21, 2007
Contact: Anthony Niedwiecki
Associate Prof. of Law, Director of LSV Program
Shepard Broad Law Center , Nova Southeastern Univ.
Shepard Broad Law Center , Nova Southeastern Univ.
Email: niedwieckia@nsu.law.nova.edu
Phone: (954) 262-6206
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