That is our show tonight. Announcer now its time for john stossel. Stossel many of our ancestors came to america because of religious oppression. The king of england wanted everyone to worship his way. Catholics were not allowed to own guns or vote in ireland. They were quick to protect religious freedom. I say that the First Amendment is protecting free Speech Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise thereof. Free speech comes after that. So religious freedom has been a big deal in this country and yet as our government grows and expands tentacles into every cranny of life the government has increasingly infringed on some religious choices. To American Indians were denied Unemployment Benefits because they had been fired for using peyote. They sued in saying that this is part of the religion. That went all the way to the u. S. Supreme court which basically said to bat, the drug laws apply to everyone. So Congress Passed the religi
Cultivated for the years to come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. Mufg, we build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im jane obrien. The fifa president is not stepping down and accuses others of bringing shame. It has to stop here and now. Jane thousands of migrants are fleeing bangladesh and church of a better life. We release we retrace their dangerous journey. The migrants are attacked here and taken out into the deep ocean. Jane social media has made the hashtag quite a star. Even children are using the word to make their point. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and around the club. Despite corruption charges engulfing the football governing body, the fifa president is not resigning. A dozen leading figures in the sport were indicted right american prosecutors. The new fifa president vote will go on as planned with sepp blatter seeking another
Come, giving your company the resources and stability to thrive. Mufg, we build relationships that build the world. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, im jane obrien. The fifa president is not stepping down and accuses others of bringing shame. It has to stop here and now. Jane thousands of migrants are fleeing bangladesh and church of a better life. We release we retrace their dangerous journey. The migrants are attacked here and taken out into the deep ocean. Jane social media has made the hashtag quite a star. Even children are using the word to make their point. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america, and around the club. Despite corruption charges engulfing the football governing body, the fifa president is not resigning. A dozen leading figures in the sport were indicted right american prosecutors. The new fifa president vote will go on as planned with sepp blatter seeking another term. A warning, there are
In washington, d. C. , a panel of scholars talks about the role the Catholic Church played in educating, organizing, and advocating for immigrant laborers from the mid1800s to the 1940s. According to the census bureau, between 1850 in 1930, before an born population in the United States rose from 2. 2 million to 14. 2 million, and many of these immigrants were catholics from europe. The 90 Minute Program is part of a conference. Welcome to our final session. Just tutors myself, my name is maria zynga i am in archivist at the met american cap History Museum and a historian. I and elated to be here with you on this particular panel. This panel is concerned with immigration and labor specifically. This is a next really important topic, as most people who migrate to the United States come here to work. That causes all sorts of thorny issues as we are going to see. Just a couple of announcements before i introduce our speakers. We have a couple of books i want to point out. Go to the worker
Welcome to our final session. Id like to introduce myself. Im education archivist at the American Catholic Research Center and im a historian and assistant director for the institute of catholic studies. This panel is concerned with immigration and labor specifically and obviously its an extremely important topic. As most people who migrate to the United States, migrate here to work. And that causes all kinds of thorny issues as were going to see. Just a couple of announcements before i introduce our speaker. We have a couple of books i want to point out. Kimbell baker has a book called go to the worker on American Labor priests. Theres an order form on your table in case you want to order a copy. Second, the authors of this book are here. This copy is available for free and you can get it on your way out. I left a copy of a set of panels from a publication called the Treasure Chest of fun and fact which is actually pretty good. It was a catholic publication, a comic book publication i