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The ''American Religious Townhall'' is a syndicated weekly television program in which clergy from various religious denominations debate various religious, political, and social issues.1 The show was started in 1952 by Bishop A. A. Leiske and continued by his son Pastor Robert Leiske. The current moderator of the show is Pastor Jerry Lutz. The show is currently taped in Dallas, Texas. A different issue is debated on each episode. == Panelists == The show currently has eleven regular panelists, but only six appear on any one given episode. The regular panelists are: * Rev. Msgr. Michael Olson — A Priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas. He is currently the rector of Holy Trinity Seminary in Dallas, Texas. *Rabbi Jordan Ofseyer - Rabbi of Congregation Beth El-Keser Israel (1962–1970),〔http://www.beki.org/history.html〕 of Temple Isaiah in Palm Springs, California〔http://acfnewsource.org.s60463.gridserver.com/religion/religious_town_hall.html〕 and of Beth Tzedec Congregation in Calgary, Alberta Canada *Dr. Allan Lane — Pastor of (Fort Graham Baptist Church ) in the Lake Whitney area of central Texas. *Dr. Prentice Meador — The former senior minister of the Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas. He held the Batsell Barrett Baxter Chair of Preaching at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, until his death on 2008 November 25.〔(Prentice Meador death notice at Lipscomb University. )〕 *Rev. Tom Plumley — Senior Minister of First Christian Church in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. The Church is affiliated with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ. *Rev. Ray Flachmeier — A pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, now serving as assistant to the president of Lutheran Social Services of the South. *Othal Hawthorne Lakey — A bishop in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, presiding over the state of Georgia for his denomination. His office and headquarters are in Atlanta. *Dr. Bert B. Beach — A minister in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, residing in Silver Spring, Maryland. He previously worked at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Washington, D.C. for nearly 25 years in the areas of religious liberty and inter-church relations. His is now officially retired, but his duties are still called upon as needed. *Rev. Cannon John Peterson—A minister in the U.S. Episcopal Church, serving as an official at his denomination's national cathedral in Washington, D.C. *Jerry Lutz — Senior pastor of the Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and also serves on the adjunct faculty of Washington Adventist University near Washington, D.C. He has since become the moderator after Stephen Gifford's retirement. *Dr. Carl C. Trovall — Associate Professor of Philosophy and History at Concordia University Texas residing in Austin and affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. *Pastor Dan Serns — Seventh-day Adventist pastor. Currently assigned to the Richarson Seventh-day Adventist Church on the northside of Dallas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Religious Townhall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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