[Evolidaho] Fwd: [AIBS-Evolution-l]The Clergy Letter Project's Scientist Data Base

[Resources for teaching evolution]

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From: Holly Menninger <hmenninger at aibs.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:36 am
Subject: [AIBS-Evolution-l]The Clergy Letter Project's Scientist Data Base
To: evolution-l at aibs.org

> The following message is distributed on behalf of Dr. Michael
> Zimmerman,
> Founder of the Clergy Letter Project and Dean of the College of
> Liberal
> Arts and Sciences at Butler University:
>
> __ <mailto:mz at butler.edu>
>
> Dear Fellow Scientist,
>
> I am writing to you on behalf of The Clergy Letter Project, a
> collection
> of more than 10,600 Christian clergy members who have signed The
> Clergy
> Letter (_www.evolutionsunday.org_
> <http://www.evolutionsunday.org>)
> asserting that Christianity and modern science can comfortably
> coexist
> and recognizing the centrality of evolution in modern
> science.  In
> addition to collecting signatures on this open letter, The
> Clergy Letter
> Project has sponsored Evolution Sunday, an opportunity for
> religious
> congregations to come together to discuss the compatibility of
> religion
> and science.  The second annual Evolution Sunday event,
> held on 11
> February 2007, had an increase in participating congregations of
> more
> than 32 percent from the first year's event.
>
> Over the past several years, many clergy members have asked me
> if I can
> connect them with a local scientist who might be willing to help
> them
> with some aspect of a sermon on which they are working or with
> some
> question a parishioner has.  They have also wondered if I
> know of some
> scientists who might be willing to run an adult education class
> for
> their congregation.
>
> As The Clergy Letter Project matures, we are attempting to
> provide more
> and better resources to clergy members who understand the
> importance of
> science and who do not find science to be a threat to their
> faith. 
> That's where you come in.
>
> The Clergy Letter Project is beginning to create an on-line data
> base of
> scientists who are willing to answer questions posed by clergy
> members
> and who are excited about the possibility of interacting with
> clergy
> members and their parishioners in an attempt to explain the
> beauty and
> power of science.  In short, our purpose is to create a
> data base of
> scientists who might be willing to provide technical support to
> clergy
> members in need of such support.
>
> If you are willing to be a part of this endeavor, please send me
> (_mz at butler.edu_ <mailto:mz at butler.edu>) an e-mail note with
> the
> following information:
>
> Name:
>
> Title:
>
> Address:
>
> Areas of Expertise:
>
> e-mail address:
>
> We'll add this information, by zip code and perhaps by area of
> expertise, to a web page and let the members of The Clergy
> Letter
> Project know of your interest.
>
> Additionally, please forward this note to any other scientists
> who you
> think might want to be listed in our data base.  Together
> we can build a
> vibrant and strong coalition of religious leaders and scientists
> who are
> willing to speak out for high quality science instruction.
>
> Thanks very much for your consideration of this request.
>
>                                                         Michael
>
> Michael Zimmerman
>
> Professor of Biology and
>
> Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
>
> Butler University
>
> Indianapolis, Indiana  46228
>
> and
>
> Founder, The Clergy Letter Project
>
> 317.940.6644
>
> _mz at butler.edu_ <mailto:mz at butler.edu>
>
> Visit The Clergy Letter Project on the Web at
> _www.evolutionsunday.org_
> <http://www.evolutionsunday.org>
>
>
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