May 2008 Meeting 

For the May meeting, FIG invites Rabbi Robert Barr to discuss the Answers in Genesis Creation Museum. Last year on Memorial Day, FIG sponsored the Rally for Reason Speak-Out to organize community and Freethought leaders against the troubling claims made by the museum. Now, one year later, Rabbi Barr will share his thoughts and provide an update on the museum. Earlier this year, Rabbi Barr visited the museum with a liberal minister and a reporter from German Public Radio. Rabbi Barr's presentation will share his thoughts from his tour and provide FIG members a brief overview of the museum with photographs. Then he will discuss the issues the Creation Musuem raises and present challenges to their claims.

Robert B. Barr is the founding Rabbi of Congregation Beth Adam. Internationally known for its original liturgy, which celebrates Judaism from a humanistic perspective, the congregation was established in 1980. Raised in Greater Detroit, Barr attended Oakland University (in Rochester, MI) where he received his BA in Philosophy and Psychology. He came to Cincinnati following a year living in Israel. Rabbi Barr was ordained and received his MAHL from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Currently, he is serving as the President of the Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis. Barr also lectures regularly on business ethics and speaks frequently on liberal religious thought. His writings have appeared in books, journals and on websites. Rabbi Barr records a weekly audio blog that can be heard at <www.bethadam.org> or iTunes.