About us
The Maryland Forward Party stands for doing, not dividing. We reject political extremism and are working together to take real action for the unrepresented majority in American politics. We're not building a copy of the current parties, we're moving American politics forward.
More unites us than divides us. What do you want to change in the world?
Help save democracy and fix our broken government.
Upcoming events
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Minotaur Book Club: "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul"
·OnlineOnlineWe are going to take the month of November off and return on December 3rd for "Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul" by John M. Barry
Available through the author's website:
https://www.johnmbarry.com/
Or check your local library or wherever you buy books.Date and Time:
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30pm – 8:00pm ESTFrom the Publisher:
"For four hundred years, Americans have wrestled with and fought over two concepts that define the nature of the nation: the proper relation between church and state and between a free individual and the state. These debates began with the extraordinary thought and struggles of Roger Williams, who had an unparalleled understanding of the conflict between a government that justified itself by "reason of state"-i.e. national security-and its perceived "will of God" and the "ancient rights and liberties" of individuals."This is a story of power, set against Puritan America and the English Civil War. Williams's interactions with King James, Francis Bacon, Oliver Cromwell, and his mentor Edward Coke set his course, but his fundamental ideas came to fruition in America, as Williams, though a Puritan, collided with John Winthrop's vision of his "City upon a Hill".
"Acclaimed historian John M. Barry explores the development of these fundamental ideas through the story of the man who was the first to link religious freedom to individual liberty, and who created in America the first government and society on earth informed by those beliefs. The story is essential to the continuing debate over how we define the role of religion and political power in modern American life."
Previous Book Club:
For October we did something different and discussed all of the books that we had read up until then for the Minotaur Book Club. We discussed the patterns that outline the history of the United States and define our historical culture as a nation.You can watch our previous book clubs on our YouTube Channel.
The Minotaur Book Club delves into timeless questions and contemporary challenges, inviting participants to explore the roots of governance, liberty, and democracy through the lens of history and philosophy. The discussions will provide a fertile ground for examining how the principles of justice, equality, and collective responsibility have evolved and where they still fall short.
Purpose: The purpose of the book club is to counteract our country’s Historical Amnesia and strengthen our democracy. To that end, we will read and discuss books that help us to understand the American Project, diagnose persisting problems, and suggest ways to fulfill the mission of the Preamble to the Constitution.
"We the People of the United States, to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
The Minotaur is one of the key archetypes representing the threat to social order when government leaders threaten democracy by converting public goods to private purposes. The best defense for a democracy is educated citizens.
“A society ignorant and free, never was, never will be.” – Thomas Jefferson
“We have given you a republic, if you can keep it.” – Benjamin Franklin3 attendees
Past events
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