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 8 Great Debates in '08!

"Is Christianity True?"

The Big Debate:  Two #1 New York Times Bestselling Authors
Christopher Hitchens
("God Is Not Great")
-vs-
Dinesh D'Souza ("What's So Great About Christianity?") take off the gloves in an explosive debate.

     

"Should we Adopt Universal Single-Payer Health Insurance?"

John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market, and John Goodman, National Center for Policy Analysis, will take on advocates of socialized medicine.
-vs-
Michael Perelman is professor of economics at California State University at Chico, and Dr. David Himmelstein, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Co-Founder of Physicians for a National Health Program
     

"The Real Islam: Radical or Peaceful?”

Robert Spencer, author of the dangerous bestseller "The Truth about Muhammad," and "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam,"
-vs-
Professor Daniel Peterson
(BYU professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic) author of "Muhammad, a Prophet of God."


WARNING:
Robert Spencer's views are so controversial that his life has been threatened and he cannot reveal where he lives. But he's coming to FreedomFest!
     

 

"Is There Scientific Evidence for Intelligent Design in Nature?"

   

Stephen C. Meyer is director and Senior Fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute and George Gilder,  Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute where he directs Discovery's program on high technology and public policy.
-vs-
Michael Shermer,
Publisher, Skeptic Magazine


 

“Should the World Return to the
Gold Standard?”
 

Gene Epstein (Barron’s) says “Yes!” while Warren Coats, Chicago economist and former IMF monetary official to Bosnia and the Middle East says “No!”
     
 

"Fair Tax -vs- Flat Tax"

 
David Tuerck, executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute, and professor and chairman of the Suffolk University Department of Economics.
-vs-
Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow with the Cato Institute and a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy. Mitchell is a strong advocate of a flat tax and international tax competition.


 

  

"Who Really Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?"

Prof. Bill Rubinstein (University College of Wales) and co-author of "The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare" and Mark Anderson, author of "Shakespeare by Another Name" will take on Stratfordian expert and Berkeley professor Alan Nelson on this controversial authorship question.
     

“Was the Civil War Necessary?” 

Historian Jeff Hummel (San Jose University) takes on supporters of Abraham Lincoln and argues that slavery could have been abolished without a bloody civil war.