A miracle it seemed to come to pass and the wall which appeared so in movable was pierced but that was then and now hes now so we are 30 years since the fall of the berlin wall what happens to the euphoria. Of thanks very much for joining us and with me in the studio today i have got linda fear eka who grew up in the former g. D. R. And was 7 years old when the wall came down today she works as a reporter here d. W. And just completed a documentary about the full of the war and linda says its only now free decades after the wall came down that we realize how radical the change was for people in the east also with us is anglofrench Catherine Nicholson she is European Affairs editor was the broadcaster from. And believes that permanent euphoria is on realistic its boring portman to learn lessons from the past she says under warm welcome to supporters freelance journalists only paterson to witness the fall of the wall 1st round and he points out that 30 years on from before the wall the f
Theyre discussing changes to the short term rental rules. Juliette goodrich is live in orinda where Council Members expect to get an earful. Reporter yes, the meeting is at 7 00 at the Public Library in orinda, and they expect overflow, a lot of emotion tonight, and a lot of mixed emotions on what to do. Im very distressed to hear about the events of the last week. Reporter as the memorial at theater square continues to grow, so do the concerns. One of them about orindas short term rental policies. Just needs to be a tighter reign on it. I think there needs to be closer monitoring. Reporter the Orinda City Council will look at 2day minimum stays instead of 1, or eliminate airbnbentirely. But some say the problem is not airbnb. Its not the Short Term Rentals of airbnb, its the enforcement of the laws in place. Reporter at 9 19, a noise complaint was called in to the police. 90 minutes later police went to the scene. They had been assisting in a Home Invasion not far away. They were off
Shine for the rest of your life tamron we are back now at megan phelpsroper whose family started the Westboro Baptist church, known as a hate group that is protested samesex marriagewhich included a protesting at funerals for fallen soldiers. So you are telling audiences at home and hear how you are now on twitter, 2009, you are running into people who are challenging what you have been told your entire life and some of it is starting to click to you. Exactly. The fineness internal inconsistency. Westboro ideology is a very closed system so any arguments that would cause you to doubt the primary things we believe which was that the bible was the literal and infallible word of god and westboro has the only true interpretation of it and anything else was wrong. And egg argument that came from the outside of it we couldnt hear it. We had all these bible verses to dismiss those things but the fact that it was an internal can inconsistency that was a thread that began to unravel the rest of
And twitter did something that caused her to doubt those Strict Church leaders that they are simple and fallible and to feel confident so thats the question she was left with. After a digital joust she started to wonder if they had a point and then changed messages. [applause] good evening everyone thank you for being here tonight. I grew up in a very tight knit family in kansas on the third of 11 children, three girls and a boys we lived on a treelined street with dozens of other kids and surrounding houses. Just across the backyard was a church we attended every sunday my moms family was vocally talented and they often gave me chills their passionate praises to god for his mercy and grace echoing off my ears. I grow proud of my family my grandfather was a wellknown civil rights activist and a lawyer who won awards from civil Rights Groups for go my family had suffered for that work with constant vandalism in the physical attacks on his Elementary School age children but that never pe
Culture. I think it opens up so many door for people. Megan is itself a writer and an activist. She left the Westboro Baptist church november 2012 and as an educator of topics related to extremism and communication across ideological lines. At the age of five she began protesting homosexuality and of the alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist church in topeka, kansas. The church was found by her grandfather and consisted almost entirely of her extended family. A tiny group gained notoriety for pickets military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy. As the Church Twitter spokesman, megan with one of the few that interact with the outside world, and twitter actually did something that maybe we can applaud it for. Caused her to begin doubting the Strict Church leaders and the message of humans are simple of the lock of the church itself be so confident about itself, question should left with. After a digital joust with critics she started when it sometimes