Canceled the act of 1686. Supporters of autocephaly breathed a sigh of relief. Thats it, now there is no way back. Moscow lost. And for the roc branch in ukraine, it was the last chance to break with the russian state. But how did you use this chance . The kremlin reacted with an emergency meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the very decision of which was always preceded by the resolution of wars in chechnya, georgia against ukraine. The very next day, october 12, late in the evening, the main Security Forces of russia gathered at the kremlin. If before that someone could pretend that the history of cooperation between the Russian Church and the russian state is a distant past, just a story, then the decisive intervention of the Security Council of the Russian Federation threw off all masks and proved that the Russian Orthodox church still remains an organic part of the empire that putin decided to restore. Because its 13 the next day in october, cyril also urgen
Faith or nonprofession of any faith are canceled. Point five the free performance of religious rites is ensured insofar as they do not violate public order and are not accompanied by encroachments on the rights of citizens. Local authorities have the right to take all necessary measures to ensuring public order and security in these cases. Is war declared on the church here . There is nothing like that. Moreover, all these terrible bolshevik laws are approximately the same laws by which we still live to this day, freedom of conscience, every citizen can profess any religion or not profess any. Religious rites can be performed without disturbing public order. Yes, lenin was a materialist, this sin is not on the list of mortal sins, but in 1918 he did not even imagine any violence, and of course he did not assumed, contrary to popular belief, that he needed to quickly start a civil war in order to fight properly to destroy everyone, the young soviet republic did not want to fight with an
He is the only american who is honored with a National Holiday in his name. So there is that uniqueness that practically everybody in the word knows the name Martin Luther king. But the question is id like to address right in this setting is who really was Martin Luther king . Because one of the advantages of using a setting like this is that we can really practice history the way it should be. It shouldnt be about names and dates that you remember. It should be about the study of the things that survive from the past. Thats why a site or historical site is so important. Thats why the king papers project, when Coretta Scott king edited Martin Luther kings paper, she understood that in the long run what would survive were the papers that Martin Luther king produced during his lifetime. So all of that is part of what i would call the legacy of Martin Luther king. And if we want to get close to who he really was, thats the best window that we have into the past. So Martin Luther king prod
I am the director of museum education. We are delighted you have joined us today for our Speaker Series program, the bible and americas founders. We have three sessions that will be followed by a roundtable discussion this afternoon. We will have a book signing with our speakers. At museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. It has many powerful impacts on world culture. It has influenced nations. It has guided debate and shaped pivotal events and inspired views of prominent individuals. The bible is hidden in plain sight. From common expressions that we all use to the music, the arts, and literature. We will explore themes of expand on how the colonies as they moved toward revolution and the founding of our nation, our founders turned to the bible as a source of justification for their political actions. We have three prominent scholars with us today. They will talk to us about how the bible influence the founding generation. Our first session is Ben Franklin
[no audio] good morning everyone and welcome to museum of the bible. I am the director of museum education. We are delighted you have joined us today for our Speaker Series program, the bible and americas founders. We have three sessions that will be followed by a roundtable discussion this afternoon. Signing witha book our speakers. At museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. It has many powerful impact on world culture. It has influenced nations. It has guided debate and shaped pivotal events and inspired views of prominent individuals. The bible is hidden in plain sight. From common expressions that we all use to the music, the arts, and literature. We will explore themes of expand on how the colonies as they moved toward revolution and the founding of our nation, our founders turned to the bible as a source of justification for their political actions. We have three prominent scholars with us today. They will talk to us about how the bible influence the