Exploded during landing killing 50. The flight had a crew of six and 44 passengers, theres no word of survivors or the cause. French president Francis Hollande met with israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu today. Top of the agenda irans controversial nuclear program. Francis hollande assured Benyamin Netanyahu that france will continue to fight the easing of economic sanctions against iran until it was certain the country would end its Nuclear Weapons program. Im Jonathan Betz, those are the headlines. America this weekend is next. And find us online at aljazeera. Com. Fire. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Joey chan is on assignment. You are watching american tonight the weekend edition, its a week since typhoon haiyan made landfall in the philippines, and the crisis is far from over. Typhoon haiyan was the strongest storm ever to hit that island nation, leaving mass destruction. Tens of thousands of people are homeless. Thousands are dead. America tonight is joey chan com
Michelle bachelet and evelyn matthei. Michelle bachelet wants to fix the economy. Sparking in tripoli killed four. It came as thousands gathered in the capital after more than 43 protesters were killed by rebels. The mother of one of 19 firefighters that died in a fire is suing the state. Marcia mckee is seeking 36 million, thats for a claim against the city for the yarnell hill fire. Good evening, thank you for joining us. Joey chan is on assignment. You are watching american tonight the weekend edition, its a week since typhoon haiyan made landfall in the philippines, and the crisis is far from over. Typhoon haiyan was the strongest storm ever to hit that island nation, leaving mass destruction. Tens of thousands of people are homeless. Thousands are dead. America tonight is joey chan spoke to the mayor in a remote community. It felt as if we reached the end of the world. After hours of driving through debris and devastation we arrived at the end of cebu island, to a Tiny Community f
When we hire people to run our choice churches we want them to have a voice. Instead, we call them pastor, we want this them to be administrator, financial officer, so they instead of being a progressive voice they wind up running an institution. So progressive voices fall for the main problem of churches that is civil religion. What would be wrong with hiring someone for a church and calling him prophet . And we would expect the main job she or he did was bring together a community of compassion and justice, and with the spirits help. Help us to learn that salvation comes through a compassionated and Just Community struggling to find salvation . Okay. I think my answer would be that you should stop putting pastors up if you think the primary focus and energy is found in that. I would rather go with James Luther Adams called the property fete prophet of all believer. Everybody who is brought to the church and baptized should be told that part of what be baptized is in to is a tradition
Like me is the most times they are not to. I said why isnt that exist . It is now the online publication and you can see what is current or upcoming and no way to see what is hot and what is not before you buy your voice felt that the Schomburg Center the author events. What is it . For research in black culture is probably the most preeminent Research Center for black culture in america. Were pleased to be a partner. We are so pleased, peter. Host were going to let max go because he has to introduce the first panel of the day. So i want to let you know, if you happen to be the in the area. We eave a booktv crew, were passing out booktv book bags. Come and stop by and say hi and grab a bag and a booktv pen. Live allday coverage begins right now with the fir panel of the day, and it is on science and health. This is live coverage on booktv. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the 15th annual harlem book fair. Thank
Commentators engaging leaders that i want to quickly stay themes of our panel and introduce a panelist and open it up for conversation. Of course this evening our event is entitled the New Jerusalem black life life the church in the struggle for democracy. Our hosts have given us the charge of taking on the theme of the fact that religious belief religious institutions and religious people came to be seen as essential to social freedom. This remains the central paradox in africanamerican life and political history. Our discussion will examine the overlapping challenges of creating a basis for collective activism building independent black institutions determining the place of men women politics and religion in leadership. Now to our panelists who all have long is such that they could take up the entire night so i will list the titles of their books and move into the conversation. First to my most immediate right and moving further along the panel. First is anthea butler, the author of