Religion and Politics: Where Do We Draw the Line?
Anthony Podesta and Robert Grant
Tuesday, 10 Feb 1987 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Anthony Podesta is President of the People for the American Way, a national nonpartisan citizens organization working to protect Constitutional liberties. Mr. Podesta was a U.S. Justice Department criminal prosecutor and Assistnat U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. He also served as Deputy Director for the Voting Rights Project and as Research Director at the Citizen's Research Foundation. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.Robert Grant is the Chairman of Christian Voice, a political action group that was the first of the new "Christian Rights" organizations. This group is best known for the "Congressional Report Card" that rates candidate's voting records and positions. He is also the President of American Christian Cause and co-founder of the California Graduate School of Theology.
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