[Taxacom] Fwd: Scientists in Support of Clergy (Evolution)

[Thomas G. Lammers]

The following will no doubt be of interest to some folks here.

>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:08:30 -0400
>From: "Zimmerman, Michael" <mzimmerm at butler.edu>
>Subject: Scientists in Support of Clergy
>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 (<http://www.evolutionsunday.org>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 
>(<mailto:mz at butler.edu>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 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
><mailto:mz at butler.edu>mz at butler.edu
>Visit The Clergy Letter Project on the Web at 
><http://www.evolutionsunday.org>www.evolutionsunday.org

Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Curator of the Herbarium (OSH)
Department of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901-8640 USA

e-mail:       lammers at uwosh.edu
phone:      920-424-1002
fax:           920-424-1101

Plant systematics; classification, nomenclature, evolution, and 
biogeography of the Campanulaceae s. lat.

Webpages:
http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/biology/Lammers.htm
http://www.uwosh.edu/departments/biology/herbarium/herbarium.html
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Resort/7156/lammers.html
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