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Of Gods and Men

May 06, 2013: 7pm- 9pm
Powell House Quaker Conference and Retreat Center

524 Pitt Hall Road | Old Chatham, NY | 518-766-2992
http://www.oldchathamquakers.org/

Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. Should they leave? Despite the growing menace in their midst, they slowly realize that they have no choice but to stay... come what may. This film is loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria, from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served and a moderated discussion will follow. For more information call 518-766-2992. For directions: www.oldchathamquakers.org