| WHAT: | Panel Discussion: "Religion and Presidential Elections" |
| WHEN: | Monday, Jan. 30, 9:30 to 11 a.m. |
| WHERE: | National Press Club Zenger Room 529 14th St., N.W. Washington, D.C. |
| DETAILS: | What role does religion play in presidential elections? A panel of experts will explore this question from a historical perspective and by examining religion's part in this year's election. The panel discussion will be chaired by Barbara Bradley Hagerty , religion correspondent for National Public Radio. Panelists include Robert P. Jones , president of the Public Religion Research Institute; Melissa Deckman , Louis L. Goldstein Associate Professor of Public Affairs at Washington College; Mark Rozell , professor of public policy at George Mason University and fellow at Catholic University's Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies (IPR); and Stephen Schneck , director of IPR. The event is free and open to the public. Advanced R.s.v.p.s are requested at http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=4a6kmpcab&oeidk=a07e5ip8x7e99a5af2c . Additional information is available at the IPR website and the website of the Public Religion Research Institute . For more information, call 202-319-5999. |
| SPONSORS: | Institute for Policy Research & Catholic Studies Public Religion Research Institute |