Smiled. He hes able to touch people across all religious lines. He is not just foe focused on the members of the catholic faith. A while ago i was to visit the hospital, i went to visit one of our hospitals, as i was going in through the revolving door there was a woman who was coming out, she stopped and waited, when i went through the door she said she identified the church of which she was a member and she said to me, you know, i just love this pope. I think he is doing such a great job. We chatted for a few minutes. When i came back out after visiting the priest, the security man at the hospital entrance said to me, my priest secretary had the car, im glad we had a chance to talk because you need to know, he identified the church that he belonged which was not catholic and he said, this pope, our pope is doing a great job. I find this not unusual to hear this type of response from people. I have a very dear jewish rabbi friend that reminded me that i need to be careful that im taki
Smiled. He hes able to touch people across all religious lines. He is not just foe focused on the members of the catholic faith. A while ago i was to visit the hospital, i went to visit one of our hospitals, as i was going in through the revolving door there was a woman who was coming out, she stopped and waited, when i went through the door she said she identified the church of which she was a member and she said to me, you know, i just love this pope. I think he is doing such a great job. We chatted for a few minutes. When i came back out after visiting the priest, the security man at the hospital entrance said to me, my priest secretary had the car, im glad we had a chance to talk because you need to know, he identified the church that he belonged which was not catholic and he said, this pope, our pope is doing a great job. I find this not unusual to hear this type of response from people. I have a very dear jewish rabbi friend that reminded me that i need to be careful that im taki
Countries are named and shamed for not taking in syrian refugees. Plus one and liftoff. Better late than never, nasa launches a rocket that could one day take us to mars. The case against kenyas president for crimes against humanity has collapsed. Prosecutors at the International Criminal court failed to gather evidence to take kenyatta to trial. He was accused of masterminding postelection violence which left over 1200 people dead. Stephanie decker has this report. Reporter the case against kenyas president included charges of crimes against humanity, murder, and rape. Prosecutors at the International Criminal court spent four years investigating kenyattas role in the postelection violence in 2007. The judges ruled that there was simply not enough evidence to take kenyatta to trial. The investigation was tainted by allegations of witness bribery. Kenya is still recovering from the postelection violence that broke out after the disputed vote. Kenyatta supported one party. He has always
Future. So is id moved up to missoula where i was living next to, as it happened, the Railroad Tracks in a dirt cheap apartment, and i decided, you know what . I really ought to get a telephone even though i cant really afford it. So i called up the local service provider, and they thoroughly botched the job and then sent me a bill for it. And, boy, was i mad. You know, how can they get away with this . This is outrageous. How can i fight this . I know, im going to write something about it. But, wait, im no longer a journalist, this is no longer possible. Maybe i can freelance something. So i walked down to the local allweekly which brad edited, and i told the receptionist, hi, im here, id like to write a story about how terrible the phone company is. [laughter] and she says, okay. Wait just a minute. And then, you know, i hear her footsteps going up the stairs and, you know, i hear this and then i hear brads voice for the very first time saying, no, no, i really dont have time for thi
Cspan pauline maier, author of american scripture, where did you get that title . Guest it began, actually, as sacred scripture. I was interested in how what was a workaday condocument of the Second Continental Congress became a sacred document for americans. And i was told sacred scripture wasnt going to work because it would get classified as a religious book. So in the course of negotiations, we retitled the book. Cspan and whats this book about . Guest its about the declaration of independence, about how it was originally drafted, about the event, independence, that it announced to the world and particularly to the people of the United States and then how really the American People and ultimately, with the very eloquent help of Abraham Lincoln, redefined it into a document that served a very different purpose. Cspan early on in the book you tell a story about two summers ago1995. Guest yes. Cspan you were at a Woodrow Wilson scholars seminar and you walked across the street to the