We think of tragedies that have happened recently, attacks, and life of many citizens, we pray you would protect a life i pray that those of us who know you would live godly lives. I pray we would do that for your glory. We pray now that you would bless this discussion tonight that we might learn something that would make us more effective citizens. We ask this in christs name, amen. Before i introduce this evenings panelist, i want to take a few minutes and set the context and purpose for tonights discussion its my opinion that believers or evangelicals should engage in political activity on the basis of their faith commitments. I hold this opinion for a couple reasons opinion scripture assumes that a follower of christ will seek opportunities for influence. Its just one example, god instructs his people who are in exile to seek the peace or welfare of the city where ive caused you to be carried away as captives. And pray unto the lord for it. The peace or welfare there of shall you h
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100 years to life. Were told the families of the victims were involved in the decision to make a deal in this case. The third defendant involved in those murders had made a deal with prosecutors earlier to testify against the other two. We have a crew now in marin talking to the District Attorney there right now. We will have much more on this case and the outcome throughout the evening. Now to our other breaking news and the new development in the legal fight over the ban on immigrants from seven muslim majority countries. Several groups lining up calling that ban b unconstitutional. The Trump Administration filed a new legal brief. Ktvu is following the latest on this for us. Reporter the government filed a 15page brief. This is it right here. The white house is calling the lower courts injunction vastly overbroad and is reasserting the president s authority to impose rules on immigration. California has joined 15 other states filing a friend of the court brief in this case arguing t
Leading the initiatives . Tell us about it. Enterprise Community Partners started the faithbased Development Initiative ten years ago, really as an effort to get new units of housing, new Affordable Homes on the market. Our approach is to work with houses of worship who own land thats undeveloped or underdeveloped who may have an interest in building housing and communityserving facilities that serve particularly low and moderateincome houses across the region. Our approach is to connect them to intellectual and Financial Capital with dollars and sense with an s. We provide a range of Technical Assistance, workshops on different aspects of the development process, connection to developers, connection to real estate lawyers, and connection to grant support that will help them do market study and feasibility analysis. So, ultimately what we want to do is help houses of worship who want to do development, make informed go or nogo decisions about development and their vision, and if they d
Topics include christian leader henry lord beecher, prohibition, and the 18th amendment, and the u. S. Supreme court case roe v wade. Bob Jones University hosted this event. It is an hour and a half. Well, good evening, and welcome to bob Jones University. And the series of the first of three forms on bouncing piety balancing piety and pragmatism, evangelical and politics. We appreciate you being with us this evening. If we could, lets begin our program of the word of prayer. Heavenly father, we do thank you for the opportunity that we have here at bob Jones University to learn more about our civic responsibilities and the great nation that you have blessed us to be a part of. We do pray for our nation. We pray for our elected leaders. We pray for president obama particularly, as he leads this nation, that you might grant him wisdom, and that your sovereign hand might be directing the decisions that he makes. We think of the tragedies that have happened recently, attacks on the wellbei