John Rankin=s Itinerary:

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Sunday, September 8, 2002: New Heritage Church, meeting at Ellicott Mills School, 4445 Montgomery Road (Route 103), Ellicott City, MD. Church Phone: 410/313-9660

10:00 a.m. Sermon: Genesis 16:1-16: Abraham & Hagar: The Seeds of Conflict in the Middle East Today.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Love of Hard Questions Seminar #227: The Bible and Islam: A Matter of Religious Liberty. This seminar will look at seven topics: 1) The Bible on Its Own Terms; 2) The Qur'an on Its Own Terms; 3) Holy War in the Bible; 4) Jihad in the Qur'an; 5) Christian Expansion; 6) Islamic Expansion; 7) The Ministry of the Prince of Peace. All are welcome, with a question and answer session.

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Thursday, September 19, 2002: St. Patrick/St. Anthony Church, Church and Ann Streets, Hartford, CT.

7:30 a.m. Agora Breakfast Meeting Talk: The Power to Give: The Relationship Between Marriage and Good Economics.

The set-up idea is: There are two choices in life: Give and it shall be given, or take before you are taken.

The set up questions are these: How do these choices relate to the matter of trust? Where and how do trust and distrust originate? How many jobs in the economy are based on the existence of distrust?

All are welcome, with a question and answer session.

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Sunday, September 22, 2002: Norwich Assembly of God, 340 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT. Church Phone: 860/887-4678.

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Sermon: 1 Kings 18:16-39: Human Freedom and the Dance of Unbelief. All welcome.

6:00-8:00 p.m. Mars Hill Forum #69: Is the God of the Bible Intolerant?  Sub-questions: Does the Bible Impose Religion on Anyone? What About Sexual Freedom? What is Separation Between Church and State? Guest: D.J. Grothe of the Council for Secular Humanism, Amherst, NY. All welcome, with a question and answer session.

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Thursday, September 26, 2002: First Assembly of God, 1245 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury, CT,. Church Phone: 203/753-8023.

7:00 p.m. Pro-Family Coalition of Connecticut Town Meeting -- panelist. All welcome, with a question and answer session.

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Friday, September 27, 2002: Covenant Presbyterian Church, 124 Old Farms Road, Simsbury, CT. Church Phone: 860/658-9772.

7:00 p.m. Women's Group Meeting: Many Feminists Ask: Is the God of the Bible a Male Chauvinist? How do you Understand the Nature of Male and Female in the Bible? All welcome, with a question and answer session.

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Saturday, September 28, 2002: TEI offices, 750 Main Street, Hartford, CT, 860/246-0099.

9:00-10:30 a.m. Organizational Meeting, TEI Political Alliance of Connecticut. Inquire if interested.

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