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2019 RNA Annual Conference

Welcome to the 70th RNA Annual Conference!

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9:30am

Continental breakfast begins, sponsored by American Jewish Committee Ballroom A

9:45am

Welcome & Announcements Ballroom APeter Smith

10:00am

Sponsored panel & continental breakfast from the American Jewish Committee: Anti-Semitism in Politics, Pews and Overseas Ballroom AManya Brachear Pashman • Rabbi Andrew Baker • Rabbi Noam Marans • Julie Rayman

11:05am

PANEL: Welcoming the Stranger: How Sacred Texts Inform Emerging Immigration Views Ballroom ADave Schechter • Nahla Kayali • Mark Tooley • Mark Hetfield

2:00pm

PANEL: Religion, Socialism & Economic Justice Ballroom AStephanie Russell-Kraft • Rev. Andrew Wilkes • Betty Hung • Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

3:05pm

PANEL: Saving Souls in Sin City: The Secret Life of Ministry in the Party City Ballroom AAdelle Banks • J B Myers • Imam Fateen Seifullah • Rabbi Sanford Akselrad • Annie Lobert

4:15pm

Sponsored panel from Freedom From Religion Foundation: Christian Nationalism in the Age of Trump Ballroom AAmit Pal • Andrew L. Seidel • Jack Jenkins • Katherine Stewart

9:45am

Announcements Ballroom APeter Smith • Bob Smietana

10:00am

PROGRAM: Millennials & Spirituality — Measuring Millennial Spirituality Ballroom AEmma Green • Paul Raushenbush • Veronica Selzler • Alan Cooperman

11:05am

PROGRAM: Millennials & Spirituality — Four Millennials Who Are Redefining Faith Ballroom AJack Gordon • Mahdia Lynn • Pastor Joey Furjanic • Kyra Limberakis • Rosemary Card

2:00pm

PANEL: Sanctuaries or Soft Targets? How Houses of Worship Are Grappling with the Threat of Attacks Ballroom ADeepa Bharath • Pardeep Singh Kaleka • Rev. Mark Whitlock • Capt. Sasha Larkin

3:05pm

PANEL: High church? Marijuana, Mushrooms and Drug-Related Religious Activism Ballroom AKelsey Dallas • Natalie Gillespie • Marty Stephens • Peter Droege • Emmett Reistroffer

4:30pm

Sponsored panel by the Ansari Institute: Extreme Coverage: Reporting on Religion, Peace, and Conflict Ballroom ARukmini Callimachi • Scott Appleby

10:00am

PANEL: The Whistleblowers Ballroom ADina Zingaro • Manny Vega • Siobhan O'Connor • Lyvonne Proverbs • Trudy Metzger

11:05am

BREAKOUT PANEL: Finding the Right Images for the Faith Beat Ballroom ALiz Kineke • Andrew Rush • Audrey Galex • David Gladstone

1:50pm

PANEL: Abortion, Religion & the Courts Ballroom ADanae King • Rabbi Hara Person • Father Frank Pavone • Elaina Ramsey

3:00pm

BREAKOUT PANEL: How to Cover Horrific Events Ballroom AHolly Meyer • Jennifer Berry Hawes • Jamie Aten • Yonat Shimron • Peter Smith

6:30pm

2019 RNA Annual Awards Banquet (Doors open at 6 pm) Ballroom A