@SeanNJ, I would think the meetings would
primarily be about educating the
public on the separation of church and state and opposing religious encroachment on the
public / government
arena, e.g. creationism / ID in the science classroom, ten commandments displays in government buildings, school sanctioned prayer or religious activities.
Although Calvin is remembered
primarily as a theologian and biblical commentator, his experience of the realities of
public life in the cosmopolitan imperial city of Strasbourg had given him a new confidence to address the issue of Christianity in the
public arena.