First Annual Nevada

Religious Liberty Conference

Why does free exercise of religion matter?

What are the threats to living and acting in accordance with our faith and conscience?

Why should churches, religious organizations, non-profits, businesses and professionals of all faiths be engaged legally, politically and socially in the debate over the “appropriate” place for religious expression?

Libertas Nevada in Collaboration with Nevada Students for Life, the Alliance Defending Freedom, and the St. Thomas More Society present this conference on Religious Liberty to answer these questions and more . . .

Throughout our history, America has been a land defined by religious faith and freedom. Religious freedom is our first and most fundamental, God-given right deemed so precious that our Founding Fathers enshrined it in the U.S. Constitution.

So why is religious liberty under attack in America today?

For decades, many opposition groups have been on a mission to eliminate public expression of our nation's faith and heritage. By influencing the government, filing lawsuits, and spreading the myth of the so-called “separation of church and state,” the opposition has been successful at forcing its radical agenda on Americans.

Their targeted attacks on religious liberty are more serious and widespread than you may realize. In courtrooms and schoolrooms, offices and shops, public buildings and even churches…those who believe in God are increasingly threatened, punished, and silenced.

Registration Starts at 8:15 a.m.

Program

Time	Topic	Speaker(s)

9:00 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction	Colonel Gwen M. Linde, USAF (Ret)

9:10 a.m.	Opening Prayer/Blessing	Most Rev. Randolph Calvo, Roman Catholic Bishop of Reno

9:20 a.m.	Religious Liberty – so what? Why does free exercise matter and why should churches, religious organizations, non-profits, business and professionals of all faiths be engaged legally, politically and socially in the debate over the “appropriate” place of religious expression.	Fr. Francisco Nahoe OFM Conv, Rector Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral

9:50 a.m.	Break

10:00 a.m.	Threats to First Amendment Rights of Churches, Religious Organizations and Non-profits	Panel Participants: Gene Schaerr, Esq., Appellate and Constitutional Law Specialist James F. Sweeney, Esq., Legal Counsel to California Catholic Conference and Diocese of Sacramento Joseph Infranco, Esq., Senior Counsel and Vice- President of Alliance Coordination with Alliance Defending Freedom

11:00 a.m.	Question and Answer Session	Attorneys will remain from previous panel and will answer questions from attendees.

11:35 a.m.	Break

11:45 a.m.	Lunch

12:10 p.m.	Keynote Address: Culture, Politics and Religious Liberty	Alan J. Reinach, Esq., Director of the Church State Council and President of the North American Religious Liberty Association - West.

12:50 p.m.	Question and Answer Session	Mr. Reinach will answer questions from attendees

1:20 p.m.	Break

1:30 p.m.	Threats to Christian Business Video: The Hahn’s Story What can the Nevada Business Community Learn From Conestoga Wood Specialties? Video: The Story Behind Arlene's Flowers Case What can the Nevada Business Community Learn from Arlene’s Flowers?	Charles W. Proctor, III, Esq., lead counsel in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the seminal religious liberty case of Conestoga Woods Specialties vs. Sebelius Kristen Waggoner, Esq., Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom and Of Counsel at Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC

2:30 p.m.	Break

2:40 p.m.	Threats to Professionals The Legal Professional The Medical Professional	Gene Schaerr, Esq., Appellate and Constitutional Law Specialist Kristen Waggoner, Esq., Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom and Of Counsel at Ellis, Li & McKinstry PLLC

3:20 p.m.	Break

3:30 p.m.	Question and answer session	Speakers from previous afternoon sessions will respond to questions form attendees

4:15 pm	Call to Action	Jason D. Guinasso, Esq. , Allied Attorney, ADF, and Advisor to Libertas Nevada