And intel the Washington Post inside the Washington Post, marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln at ford theater. And with the debates in arkansas and indiana this past week, we want to begin on this Easter Sunday with your comments on this issue. Religion, does it unite us or divide us . If you say divide us, here is the number, 202 7488000 for. For those who say it unite says, 202 7488001 for. You can join us on twitter at cspanwj. An Organization Called the center for public christianity has written an essay on this very issue saying that religion at its worst sponsors tribalism. Setting faithful against the infidels. Christian examples are well known the crusades, and the awful covering up of child sexual abuse. No doubt there are hindu jewish, and even buddhist examples, but a fair reading of history wont stop there. Religion, at best, unite and divides in a very different way. Like debates about Climate Change or asylumseekers, some important causes unite and rebel at t
Such crimes can never be crustfied. The vatican says there can be no excuse for child abuse, bbut disappointed victims. And another antigovernment protest law. We begin with this. Al jazeera has obtained a leaks document in which the Syrian Government details its reservations about unbacked talks in geneva. But it has confirmed in the note to the un chief that it will be there for the talks. Lets go to kristin live now from un headquarters in new york. The reservations are there on paper now. What are the implications . Well, david, this could be very significant. We did expect that the Syrian Government would be taking part in these talks, but for the first time, were getting an official document laying out their position, and they do seem to be laying out their reserve accusations. They are expecting the talks to proceed from a previous agreement reached in 2012 by members of the Security Council and the International Community, which stipulated this the aim of the talk would be to e
Theme good morning. Welcome to aljazeera america. Im stephanie sy. The Government Shutdown is in its second full week and another day of political wrangling on capitol hill lies ahead. Hundreds of thousands are americans are still unable to return to work and the possibility of a larger crisis coming into focus. If Congress Fails to raise the debt ceiling, just nine days from now, the government will be unable to pay its bills for the first time. Aljazeeras White House Correspondent reports. Instead of asia as planned, president obama was home bound, visiting fema, where 86 of workers are furlough heed. The president drew a hard line. We are not going to negotiate under the threat of a prolonged shutdown until republicans get 100 of what they want. The message, the votes are there in the house that pass a spending bill and leaves the health care allow untouched. I asked the speaker, why are you afraid . Are you afraid this measure will pass, the government will reopen and the americans
Families across the u. S. Gaving thanks, and the holiday has many meanings. For some fighting 30 degrees temperatures to watch the annual macys parade. The parade wrapped up without incident. The wind died down, the balloons flew. Others decided to take advantage of store hours. Kmart opened their doors early at 6am. But nowhere were they more grateful than in washington illinois, it is in what we call the nations heartland. Some that live there lost everything in the tornado. Today the Community Came together to help and feel. Andy roesgen is there. This is why they call it the heartland. In fact, a lot of people here are thankful for their lives. We look at the damage behind me, you can see why. Not much has changed since the last two sundays when the huge storm hit, 24 were killed. Around washington a number of churches and schools got together to hold thanksgiving day feasts, free meals. All the volunteers working to fix the meals, food donated. We stopped by a church with a large
Chemical arsenal. And 2013, noble prize in physics to professor [ inaudible ] and professor peter higgs. Well hear about the discovery that won the noble prize for physics. The United States has released the first details of the man special forces tried to capture in somalia. He is said to be a senior alshabab operative. He has been active in neighboring kenya where dozens of people were killed last month when alshabab attacked a shopping mall. He is also accused of plotting to attack kenyas parliament, to assassinate top politician. Lets go to andrew who joins us from the capitol. What more can you tell us, andrew . Not a great deal is known about this man, but as the u. S. Defense department pointed out the target attack and other attacks later on as well the u. S. Navy seal special forces are known to have engaged in a fire fight with operatives in Southern Somalia on friday night. And the mission was unsuccessful in that the pentagon say that they aborted because they did not captu