Last updated on:
8/22/2007 |
Author: ProCon.org
Forrest Church, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Senior Minister at All Souls Church
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“Though the contested words ‘under God’ were added for all the wrong reasons at the height of the McCarthy epidemic in 1954, the amended pledge nonetheless conforms to the Founders’ blueprint as expressed in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. The American Creed: US values rest historically on a spiritual foundation grounded in nature.”
The Nation, Sep. 16, 2002
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to government and constitutional law. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to government and constitutional law. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Chairman, Council on the Environment of New York City, 1995-present
- Senior Minister, All Souls Church, 1979-present
- Executive Board Member, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
- Board Member, Bridges Toward Justice
- Montgomery Fellow and Visiting Professor, Dartmouth College, 1989
- Columnist, Chicago Tribune, 1987-1988
- Education:
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- PhD, Early Church History, Harvard University, 1978
- MDiv, Harvard Divinity School, 1974
- BA, Stanford University, 1970
- Other:
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