In the history of christianity will be converted into whats going on here what is the importance of that church to. The political ambitions of say of the president of turkey what does it mean to christians all around the world in 2020 now go ahead bill. Well its one of the key religious buildings in christianity so but he did it or how did history and christianity but also for the muslims again it was it built into 6 centuries it was a cathedral and this lasted for almost a 1000 years. In eastern christianitys or for the Orthodox Christians until the amounts conquered. Because of the nobility in 4053 and there converted into a mosque now under other turkey in the early 20th century they made it into im you see it was part of that secular sation to make it into well as i should put it positioning it urges a secular state and also along with and or sister to be a good bridge between the east and west so imitating some of history but also being more european so again i can understand why
For a longer piece. It is an extraordinary watershed, historical moment. I think we are living through a third american reconstruction effort to reconstruct democracy so that it is multiracial, multicultural. Our first efforts were after the civil war. 1865 to 1877. We did achieve some racial progress. We had black elected officials. 1500 we had a freedmens bureau. We had the creation of black churches and Public Schools, but we also institutionalized racial segregation rather quickly by the 1880s and 1890s. And we did it through racial violence and public policy. Our second reconstruction is the Civil Rights Movement between 1954 and 1965. When we think about Public School desegregation and the Voting Rights act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There was again racial progress, but that was really quickly closed off when we think about 1968. The assassination of Martin Luther king jr. , the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, the assassination of malcolm x. Now, we have another effort. In
So im going to start with a few housekeeping announcements. First of all, the president s annual physical results are ready for release. The full memo will be released shortly. In summary, the president remains healthy. Also, id like to congratulate the winners of last nights primary elections. President trump has now endorsed candidates and has a 640 record. And primary races since the midterms demonstrating the string of the president s agenda across the country as evidence in the 64 consecutive congressional special and primary elections over the past 13 months. So next, i want to transition to talking about some of the things going on around the country. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to riot. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to loot. The First Amendment doesnt give anyone the right to burn down buildings. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to deface property. And it does not give anyone the right to assault private citizens and
The winners of last nights primary elections. President trump has now endorsed candidates and has a 640 record. And primary races since the midterms demonstrating the string of the president s agenda across the country as evidence in the 64 consecutive congressional special and primary elections over the past 13 months. So next, i want to transition to talking about some of the things going on around the country. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to riot. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to loot. The First Amendment doesnt give anyone the right to burn down buildings. The First Amendment does not give anyone the right to deface property. And it does not give anyone the right to assault private citizens and to Assault Police officers. The First Amendment, however, does give you the right to peaceably assemble, and the greatest example that we have seen of peaceful protests, an absolute embodiment of the First Amendment, is the march on washington. On a
A videotaped message and the only reason hes not here in person were told is that the family was concerned that the security arrangements for him might be disruptive so you got 500 people in there listening to this hundreds more outside and there have been thousands filing past the casket of george ford and this is really the 4th of 4 ceremonies there was a ceremony in minneapolis one in North Carolina where he was born a viewing yesterday and today its really the denouement the funeral after which he will be buried next to his mother and before that we are one hour into a 3 hour service where you are and singing and reading and remembrances from the family it is really 2 themes going on here one were hearing about george floyd been then. A gentle kind spirit according to those who knew him well and the other is this movement that he set off there will be a montage of democrats. Demonstrations across the country as part of that program and there will be a call out this is my conjecture