The Oregon Faith Report - Faith News from Oregon

(New York, NY) February 22, 2008 – An historic book got an historic sendoff this week in New York as leaders of the publishing, media, and diplomatic worlds gathered to celebrate the release of A Friendly Dialogue Between an Atheist and a Christian by coauthors Luis Palau and Zhao Qizheng.

By Mark David Hall

Professor, George Fox University 

            According to Benjamin Franklin, America’s national seal should include “Moses standing on the Shore, and extending his Hand over the Sea, thereby causing the same to overwhelm Pharaoh.”   Thomas Jefferson suggested adding to this scene “rays from a pillar of fire in the cloud, expressive of the divine presence & command, reaching to Moses who stands on the shore.”