Special Symposiums for Pastors, Fathers, Lawmakers

God has called men to rise to leadership in the family, the church, and the state. The 2008 Witherspoon School includes important training on the biblical foundations of law and public policy and the relationship of Christianity to the Constitution and the American legal system. In addition, our special topics and symposiums aim to address the most timely and relevant issues of our day.

The Symposium on Defining Issues of the 2008 Elections
Topics include: A precise overview of the presidential candidates’ records on the top ten issues for the American family; biblical voting theory; constitutional solutions to the imperial judiciary; biblical just warfare theory and the U.S military policy; the future of pro-homosexual legislation; the biblical and social implications of America’s first female president; Our bio-medical ethical future—from abortion and stem-cell research to eugenics and designer babies; and American sovereignty and the North American Corridor.

You May Not Take Our Arms: A Symposium on the Future of the Second Amendment
For the first time in more than a century, the United States Supreme Court is preparing to rule on the meaning of the Second Amendment. In addition, both Republican and Democratic frontrunners for President have disturbing pro-gun control track records. At this year’s Witherspoon School of Law and Public Policy, you will hear a distinctively biblical perspective from national experts on the right of the people to be armed.

Symposium on the Defense of the Local Church
The biblical, historical, and constitutional position for the Church in America presumes the autonomy of Christ’s church to be a self-governing, self-regulating institution. But legal and cultural trends threaten the peace of the church. Now legal experts and scholars prepare pastors and churchmen for a diversity of issues which threaten the peace of Christ’s church, including hate crimes and anti-sexual discrimination legislation, church discipline, parental rights and home school freedoms, the Internet and the local church, medical and religious liberties, and more.