Media Advisory

October 21, 2005

CONTACT:

Jack Van Valkenburgh, Executive Director

(208) 344-9750 ext. 203

Rev. Barry Lynn, the nation’s foremost advocate of religious liberty and the separation of church and state, will speak in Boise

What: Church State Separation: Right, Left and Center

The ACLU of Idaho 2005 Banquet

Who: Rev. Barry Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State

Date: November 11, 2005 at the DoubleTree Riverside

Time: Dinner served at 7:30 pm; Barry Lynn speaks at 8:00 pm

Pre-Event Reception at J. Crist Gallery: 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Sponsor: ACLU of Idaho

Cost: Dinner: $45/person

Pre-Event Reception: $65/person

Combined Dinner & Reception: $100/person

RSVP by Nov. 8 for the reception and/or dinner. Some student and limited income tickets may be available for Lynn’s talk

Rev. Barry W. Lynn is the nation’s foremost spokesperson for religious liberty and the separation of church and state. Lynn is executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State (www.au.org), a national organization dedicated to the preservation of religious liberty.

Lynn is an accomplished speaker and lecturer who offers frequent analysis of First Amendment issues on television programs such as PBS's “NewsHour,” NBC's “Today Show,” and ABC's “Nightline.” On the radio, Lynn served for two years as regular co-host of "Pat Buchanan and Company" and more recently did a weekly syndicated radio program, "Review of the News," with Col. Oliver North.

A lawyer and ordained minister, Lynn formerly served as legislative counsel for the national ACLU in Washington, D.C.

A member of the Washington, D.C. bar, Lynn earned his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1978. He received his theology degree from Boston University School of Theology in 1973.

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