A CROSS TO BEAR THE FILM
How the 9/11 Memorial moves us to confront our religious identity as Americans
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins is the former Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, a position he held from 1995-2008. Founder of the Richard Dawkins Foundation. The Wall Street Journal said his “passion is supported by an awe-inspiring literary craftsmanship.” The New York Times Book Review has hailed him as a writer who “understands the issues so clearly that he forces his reader to understand them too.” Among his books are The Ancestor’s Tale, The Selfish Gene, The Blind Watchmaker, Climbing Mount Improbable, Unweaving the Rainbow, A Devil’s Chaplain and The God Delusion.
U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm
U.S. Congressman Michael Grimm
Decorated ex-Marine, former FBI Special Agent, and 9/11 first responder who introduced a bill to make the cross a national monument
Susan Jacoby
Susan Jacoby
NY Times best-selling author, independent scholar, and weekly columnist of The Spirited Atheist at the Washington Post’s On Faith website
Daisy Khan
Daisy Khan is Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA). Ms. Khan regularly appears on ABC, PBS, BBC World, CNN, Fox News. In the aftermath of 9/11, Ms. Khan created interfaith programs to emphasize commonalities among the Abrahamic faith traditions.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
One of Newsweek’s 50 Most Influential U.S. Rabbis, WABC radio host, syndicated columnist, frequent guest on Oprah, “America’s Rabbi,” and author of “10 Conversations You Need To Have With Yourself”
Frank Silecchia, First Responder Who Discovered 9/11 Cross at Ground Zero
Frank Silecchia
9/11 First Responder, Member Local 731
