Huntingdon College Democrats offer Forum on Second Amendment and ViolenceMontgomery, Ala.—The Huntingdon College student political
organization College Democrats will host a Forum on the Second
Amendment and Violence, Thursday, February 28, at 6:30
p.m. in the College's Smith Music Building Recital Hall. The
forum panel will be moderated by Dr. Jason Borders, associate
professor of religion. Panelists will include:
- Dr. James Albritton, Associate Professor of History,
Huntingdon College
- Mr. James H. Anderson, Senior Shareholder/Attorney at Jackson,
Anderson, & Patty, P.C.
- Dr. Kristine E. Copping, Assistant Professor of Psychology,
Huntingdon College
- Dr. Chad L. Eggleston, Assistant Professor of Religion,
Huntingdon College
- Pastor Edward J. Nettles, Senior Pastor of Freewill Missionary
Baptist Church and founder of Enough Is Enough
- Mr. Joshua Stone, World History Teacher at Robert E. Lee High
School/recipient of the WAKA Golden Apple and the WSFA Class Act
Award
Panelist topics will include:
- How, if at all, the Second Amendment grants rights to the
individual
- Why the Second Amendment was written
- What the Supreme Court has ruled, regarding guns
- Who can acquire a gun and how
- The strengths and weaknesses of proposed methods to curtail
school shootings
- The psychology of guns and American culture
- America as a "Christian nation" and as the nation with the
most guns per capita
- Violence at home, in the classroom, and in the community
- When community rights supersede individual rights
The forum will conclude at 7:45 p.m.
Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the United
Methodist Church, is committed to nurturing growth in faith,
wisdom, and service and to graduating individuals prepared to
succeed in a rapidly changing world. Founded in 1854, Huntingdon
is a coeducational liberal arts college. The College motto, "Enter
to grow in wisdom; go forth to apply wisdom in service," is
inscribed in stone above the front door of John Jefferson Flowers
Hall. Ranked in the top tier of regional colleges by U.S.
News and World Report and consistently listed in the Princeton
Review's "The Best Colleges: Region by Region," Huntingdon
has for two years been recognized on the President's Higher
Education Community Service Honor Roll and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Washington
Monthly, which ranks colleges on the basis of their
contribution to the public good, places Huntingdon in the top 20% of
352 Baccalaureate colleges.
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