Damascus as the Syrian Government pummels rebel held Eastern Ghouta. Killed there is risen to more than two hundred plus its one thing to promise a million jobs but its another to actually say how hes going to do that south africas new president to tell the country how hell repair the struggling economy also. We have to do more to protect our children. The u. S. President proposing a ban on devices that some weapons into machine guns. In bangkok or the buddhist. Monks. Going around the system and theyre gaining support their story coming up. From the winter games chang. Braun in the womens downhill and. Likely her last to lead. So we begin this in syria and the two most important battles being fought in this latest chapter in the countrys near seven year war rebels holed up in eastern near the capital damascus are refusing to bend after more heavy bombardment by russian and Syrian Forces the rebels possess a heavy arsenal including tanks machine guns and anti aircraft weaponry thousand
Whether they believed it was the word of god. This talk was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d. C. It is 45 minutes. Our Third Session today is the bible and the American Revolution with james byrd. In this presentation based on his latest book, he shows that the bible was a key text of the American Revolution when war came to the colonies, preachers and patriots turned to the bible for solace and exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped soldiers. Conferred on those who died for the revolution and he gave americans a sense of the Divine Providence of their calls. In this session, dr. Byrd will examine specific biblical text and how they were used especially in making the patriotic calls for war. James byrd is chair of ft graduate department of religion and associate professor for religion at vanderbilt university. The latest book is sacred scripture, sacred war. Join me in welcoming dr. Byrd. [ applause ] well, thank you. Im pleased to be here. A
Political liberty even though we might appreciate it more about the spiritual. This is an ongoing debate even at that time. I think a more consequential debate is the one dr. Byrd mentioned. How do we deal with romance 28 romans. They favor independence. Each will call the other side out. You are misinterpreting this text. You think it will help your political cause. There was a lively debate between loyalists and patriots over what exactly does romans 13, what does that mean . You can understand why that is a lively debate because it goes to the legitimacy of those suggesting we should repel against england rebel against england. It is a heated conversation we find. It is over the proper interpretation of scripture. We could be misappropriating to advance a political objective of the moment. Thank you. What either of you care to elaborate on that . I perk up, were talking about the sounding period here, when someone loses something because of their commitment to follow what the bible
With daniel dreisbach. It shaped the founders political thought and rhetoric. This presentation will examine the founding generations appeal to scripture to answer political questions and to inform an emerging constitutional tradition. Daniel dreisbach is a professor in the school of Public Affairs at American University here in washington, d. C. Many he earned the highest faculty award, scholar teacher of the year. His Research Interests include constitutional law and the intersection of politics, law and religion in American Public life. His most recent book is reading the bible with the Founding Fathers. I have that one myself and its full of sticky tabs. I encourage you to get that and enjoy it. Please join me in welcoming dr. Dreisbach. Well, thank you very much. It is a real pleasure and a joy to be here in this magnificent facility in this tremendous resource that we have here now in the nations capital. Let me also say that its a real joy for me to share the platform with profe
Capehart good evening. His life has been a series of firsts the first African American u. S. Attorney for the district of columbia, the first African American Deputy Attorney general, the first African American attorney general of the United States. His life has been committed to excellence and social justice. Tonight we are here to celebrate a life well lived, and here to help us is the amazing artistry of mr. Raul midon. [playing invisible chains] midon when i was a little boy vivid dreams were my favorite toy sweet music set me free i closed my eyes to see the invisible chains invisible chains now ive grown to be a man gonna make my way with my own two hands wish that i could be absolutely free from these invisible chains invisible chains where theres a will there is a way, mmhmm where theres a will there is a way oh, whoa, yeah where theres a will there is a way oh, whoa where theres a will there is a way making my way toward my redemption this prison is of my own invention, yeah w