Coordinated by Al Christians. We present for your entertainment a flurry of talent -- drawn from the membership of HGP. This includes music from a variety of genres, along with some novelties.
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Peacemaking in Northern Ireland
04/20/2008
Reverend Bill Shaw
Presented by Reverend Bill Shaw. A brief historical context to the “Troubles” – 1969 to the ceasefires in 1994 that resulted in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 and the momentous events of last year when Paisley (leader of the Protestant/Unionist Party) and Adams (leader of the main Catholic Republican Party) agreed to enter a power sharing government that has been functioning successfully for almost a year.
Evolutionary Psychology and the Engineered Mind
03/09/2008
Dr. Edward Hagen
Dr. Edward Hagen will provide an introduction to Evolutionary Psychology and argue that most of the controversies surrounding this approach to cognition are rooted not in fears of genetic determinism per se, but in a persistent mind-body dualism.
Current Church/State Issues
01/27/2008
Bruce Adams
Presented by Bruce Adams, President, Columbia Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Following a brief introduction to church/state issues, Bruce Adams will address current national issues, e.g., laws requiring public schools to teach Bible classes, efforts to require science teachers to teach Intelligent Design, and the new Texas law requiring schools to give students opportunities to lead prayers in public schools.