Community Forum:
How Should We Respond to Terrorism?

The community is invited to listen and participate in a public forum responding to recent world events. Community Forum: How Should We Respond to Terrorism? will be held Wednesday, October 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community of Christ Temple, 201 S. River, Independence, Missouri. This event is free and open to the public.

An interfaith panel will ask searching questions of a series of expert witnesses. The floor will also be opened for attendees to ask questions, as all people are seeking clarification in light of current events.

We will explore issues such as: What causes terrorism? · To what extent should hard-won U.S. civil liberties be curtailed in the current crisis? · We have family members and neighbors in the military or being called up in the reserves, and Afghanistan is being bombarded with missiles and bombs. Is there a military solution to terrorism? · What message should voters be sending to politicians?

Moderator:

• Lewis Diuguid, vice-president, Community Resources, The Kansas City Star

Interfaith Panel:

• Rabbi Dana Kaplan, PhD, Director, Dancijer Program in Jewish Studies, UMKC
• Sister Jeanne Christensen, Peace and Justice - Catholic Diocese
• Freddye Smith, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Independence
• Bilal Muhammed, Iman, Al In-Shirah Mosque, Mid Town, Kansas City
• David Brock, Community of Christ, former administrator in Africa and Latin America

Expert Witnesses:

• Dr. Stephen A. Glazer, professor of history, Graceland University, and teaches courses in Middle Eastern history and politics
• Dr. Mike Casey, professor of history, Graceland University, recently retired Naval Commander involved in strategic planning in the Gulf War
• Fr. Robert Mahoney, PhD, professor of sociology, Rockhurst University, teaches courses on terrorism, criminology, and interested in values and behavior
• Ahmed El Sherif, scientist and humanitarian, founder and president of Shifa International, participant in taking humanitarian aid into Bosnia and Iraq
• Roena Haynie, American Friends Service Committee, chair of social sciences at Avila College

This event is sponsored by the First Presidency and Peace and Justice Ministries.