Religion, Politics, and Reproduction with Ruth Taylor Read and Pat Buck

This coming Sunday, August 10th, we are pleased to host a forum on "Religion, Politics, and Reproduction."  Topics include background on laws regarding abortion, contraception, and childbearing, especially Tennessee's Amendment 1, which if passed will impact abortion rights. Then we'll explore the question:  Why would a woman of faith support abortion rights?

About the speakers:

Ruth Taylor Read is the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of two granddaughters.  She says ".  Religion can be very defining or maybe confining.  My journey illuminates that, I think.  As a young girl, I cannot remember any facet of my life that was not clearly laid out for me using the restrictive constraints of conservatism." Today, Ruth considers it a privilege to speak on reproductive justice and the issues surrounding that topic, from both her personal experience as a mother and her concern about the future of young women who must be allowed to live up to their potential in order to fulfill their destiny.
Ruth has an A.S. from Northeast State and a B.A. in Women's Studies from E.T.S.U.

Pat Buck has attended First Pres since 2005.  She teaches English and Women's Studies at ETSU and advises a feminist student group there.  She is currently organizing opposition to Amendment 1.

Please join us at 9:45 for this important and engaging discussion