Hartline's San Diego Conference Promises to Equip Christians for Culture Wars
by Mary Rettig
May 26, 2006
(AgapePress) - - James Hartline, a Christian activist in California, is pointing fellow believers to an event taking place this Saturday in San Diego that he says will help equip them to fight in the culture war. He says the "Shake the Nation Conference" will feature speakers from all facets of life, sharing their experiences dealing with opposition to Christianity in society. Hartline says many Christians today are seeing their free-speech rights violated on a regular basis, even as some of the Shake the Nation Conference presenters have. "We have been very diligent to bring together speakers on every area that we feel we are having a problem with in the culture," he says.
Therefore, the conference guests will address a number of the "obvious" topics for Christians in contemporary society, the activist notes, including "the legal issues, religious freedom issues," and the truth about America's Christian roots. "We're dealing with our religious heritage," he explains, "because it's important for people to be reminded that this country was based on a strong biblical religious heritage."
Also, Hartline points out, the conference will include a number of sessions presented by believers who have seen their rights violated by secular forces. For instance, he says, "We have Greg Thompson, a former superintendent of schools who was terminated from his job for having the Ten Commandments on his school property as well as a Bible on his desk."
Also, the event spokesman points out, "We have Coach Dave Daubenmire, who was a public high school teacher, a very successful football coach for 25 years. And the ACLU sued him, merely because he prayed before games with his football players, and he refused to stop."
The conference will also feature workshops on the benefits of home schooling and on being a Christian teacher in a public school and ministering in that workplace. Others workshops will touch on believers running for public office and doing pro-life activism.
James Hartline says this Memorial Day weekend gathering is designed to help believers from all walks of life stand up for their rights and take back the culture. Hundreds of California Christians are expected to attend the Shake the Nation Conference, and the activist predicts that the participants will emerge well equipped for battle in the culture wars.
The Shake the Nation Conference, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, at San Diego First Assembly Church, 8404 Phyllis Place in San Diego. For more information, callers can contact Hartline at 1-619-255-9378 or Greg Thompson at 1-417-754-8774.
Mary Rettig, a regular contributor to AgapePress, is a reporter for American Family Radio News, which can be heard online.
