LWV of Sanibel to hold program, annual meeting
The League of Women Voters of Sanibel will host a panel discussion on April 17 at 11 a.m. at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel, along with its Annual Meeting.
The program, “Democracy and Theocracy: What our First Amendment Intended,” will moderated by President Cathie Kozik. The panel will include Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ’s former Rev. Dr. John H. Danner, professor and constitutional lawyer Jane Picker and Bat Yam Temple of the Islands’ Rabbi Sunny Schnitzer.
The league reported that Americans may think the separation between church and state is enshrined in the Constitution, but that separation seems to be getting smaller. Examples include a recent ruling in Alabama on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), potential legislation in Florida that would define conception as the start of life, and other Florida legislation calling for “chaplains” in public schools to tend to the spiritual needs of students. Is this what the Founding Fathers intended? Does the Constitution require complete separation of church and state, or it is merely “non-intervention” in the practice of religion?
All are invited to attend and to come with questions.
For more information, contact Kozik at 224-659-2239 or cekozik@gmail.com.