And i have the privilege of his three massive dogs when he is out giving those lectures. Fourteen years as president of the university. He has beat known for his passionate defense of intellectual freedom. He advocates tirelessly for cultural courage with the timetested truth. His commentary on religion education and politics challenges the intolerance of todays academic community. At oklahoma wesley. He eds art were to lay featured in local and National News outlets. His most wellknown this is not a daycare is that the university has since gone viral and is not the basis for his new book. Along with their two sons seth and kobe had served as the first family since august of 2002. He actively participates in the community and the church. And serves on a variety of councils and boards relating to christian leadership Public Policy and community leadership. Please help me walk him dr. Everett piper. Delighted to join you. I would suggest the audience should know their speaker. Trigger wa
The power of the common, the fascist. Thats where we get the word fascism. Todays neofascism is likewise an unbreakable bundle of power, its a group of people bound together so tightly in unbroken compliance, no differences, no diversity, its the rule of the gang. It is unquestioned and unchallenged power, the call to arms of these modernday jacob and, you must omit. So the questions we face today is whether we want to be ruled by the ideological fascism of prevailing across our land or do we want to enjoy intellectual freedom . Let me ask questions just to point out headlines of the past couple years. Should government have the power to force religious syncretism on its students or do we have freedom to believe and behave by the dictates of our conscience unimpeded by government hubris . Should the government have the power to force a jewish owner of the Meat Processing business to process pigs . Should the government have the power to force the muslim owner of a newspaper to publish
Goorchl i like to welcome all of you joined us here at fc and today lecture topic is not a day care. Devastating consequences of abandoning truth. My name is ian stevens an intern here at frc also a student of oklahoma west Lane University and i have the privilege of welcominged todays speaker. The president of Oklahoma Wesley University dr. Everett piper. What im at home i have honor of watching massive dogs when hes giving lectures so which is always fun. [laughter] in his 14 year of president of the university, doctor piper become known for passionate defense of intellectual freedom, the advocate tirelessly for time tested truth and religion, education, and politics challenges the intolerance are of todays academic community. At oklahoma west lane he teaches to follow four basic, the jesus christ and pursuit of truth, and racket of wisdom. Doctor piper on edss our routinely featured local and National News outlets and he serves as a regular guest on talk radio across the nation and
Good evening. Welcome to the lecture. Before you we get started down may have noticed few cameras in the room. Please turn off your devices and also if youre going to ask a question, at question time, everybody has to come to the microphone or theyll cut the entire session. So please do that itself youre interested in asking a question. This is very excited about the program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights featuring journalists and author Frances Fitzgerald. The lecture is made possible through the generosity of the Livingston Foundation little were in new york city and graduate from Radcliffe College she became a journalist during the vietnam war era. In 1972 she published the vietnamese and americans in vietnam. A history of vietnam and the United States military involvement in that country. The book was awarded a pulitzer prize, a bancroft prize and a National Book award. She has since authored numerous critically acclaimed works in American History and works have appeared in th
Devices and also if youre going to ask a question, everybody has to come to a microphone or theyll cut the entire session. Please do that if youre interested in asking a question. Were very excited about science program. Its a pleasure to welcome tonights journalist and author francis ms. Gerald. Its made possible from the generation of the livingston foundation. Born in new york city and graduating from radcliffe college, she came of age as a journalist in the vietnam war era. In 1979 she published far in the lake, the vietnamese and american in vietnam. The history of vietnam in the United States military involvement in the country. The book was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, a bancroft prize and a National Book award. She has since authored numerous critically acclaimed works of American History and works of the puritan publications in the new yorker, and rolling stone. Tonight fitzgerald will discuss her recent book the evangelials the struggle to shake america. She traces the history o