We are a small academic Publishing House attached to the largest Baptist University in the world in waco texas. We are very focused, almost all of the 40 books we published each year are focused on academic conversations surrounding religion. Melissas book is a natural fit for our listand we are proud to be the publisher of it. I suspect that for many of you linda rogers needs no introduction at all. She served as special assistant to president barack obama and executive director of the White House Office of faithbased and neighborhood partnerships. She holds a law degree from the university of pennsylvania and she serves as visiting professor at Wake Forest University school of divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution. She has received an honorary doctorate from Wake Forest University and the johnleland center for theological studies. 11 years ago Melissa Rogers coauthored her first book at Baylor University press, an ambitious volume called religious free
Ah, a minute silence has been held across the United Kingdom on the eve of Queen Elizabeth the 2nd funeral. Since wednesday, hundreds of thousands of people have lined up to see the queen lying in state should be laid to rest later on monday. You as president joe biden, and the 1st lady paid their respects to the queen in london earlier on sunday, up to 500 foreign dignitaries from 200 countries are in the city to attend the funeral. People have already begun camping out to watch the funeral procession. And those hoping to witness the 1st funeral of a british monarch since 1952 are braving a cold night. People have come armed with tense, sleeping bags and chairs. Why would you not pay her . This is, this is not just once in a lifetime once and everybodys watch. And this is not going to happen. I think in the u. K. Ever again. 70 years. All right. Ive got to, were gonna have a monitor for 70 years again and just to pay your final respects to her. Why wouldnt, why would you be just yeah,
A scene at Westminster Hall right now with just a few hours left for mourners to bid farewell to their queen welled leaders and royals assemble in london ahead of her states funeral on monday. Ah, on carry johnston. This is officer a lie from deb. Also coming up, one of the biggest typhoons ever to hit japan forces 4000000 people to move from their homes. An angry response from azerbaijan, to you as to how Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusations of what she call illegal attacks on omnia. Ah, ah, we begin in london where people are still falling past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth with a key for mourners now closed before month. His funeral, a minutes silence was observed across United Kingdom. I was leaders have been arriving among them. Us President Joe Biden, who paid his respects in Westminster Hall, or a challenge has more from london taking his turn with the tide of people that have been flowing past the queens coffin for days. Now, us President Joe Biden came to pay his respects in lo
The government says all the attackers have been killed. Ah, are you watching al jazeera alive from doha . Fully back table . Also coming up. A drone reportedly hits the headquarters of russias navy in crimea in the latest attack on their military infrastructure in the antics reaching long hours for low wages. T workers in bangladesh. Go on strike saying theyre struggling to survive a and thousands gather in south africa to witness the crowning of a new zulu king after months of challenges to the throne. Ah, oh, tell see jean somali is capital . Mogadishu has ended after about 30 hours on friday. I shall gunmen forced their way into the complex, detonating ca, bombs, and taking hostages. At least 30 people have been killed and 40 injured mamma. Val reports on how the violence unfolded. All the hyatt hotel in mogadishu turned into a box of ground on friday nights. And shad gunman blasted the way to the building with 2 car bombs before seizing control of it. Somebody Security Forces launc
Ah, 11 oclock, this is out 0 life. You know how also coming up algebra fights is in the somali capital lay siege to a hotel killing at least 30 People Security forces of launch that operation. Brazils president ial campaign gets into high gear with formerly diluted the silver hold. Here, major rally had october hot, be contested votes, another government collapse in montenegro, mid fears of serbian, and russian influence in the nato member nation. So lets begin in russian control crimea, where a number of dried attacks would be reported to a local official. And suffice to poll says an Unmanned Aircraft was shot down just above the headquarters of moscows black sea fleet. Ukraine has promised to retake the region that was annexed by russia in 2014. This is the 2nd attempt at attack against a black sea fleet headquarters in less than among us on july, the 31st to drain, strike in the headquarters courtyard. Wounded 5 people elected the cancellation of naval day celebrations. And earlier