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Than yourself. I think thats what this generation wants. We have made following this when jesus said take up your cross and follow me, that was to take up a form of execution. That wasnt a necklace or bling. That was a certain execution. Weve made it in the church today. Take up your picnic basket and follow me. Were not challenging young people to live out their faith in a way that will change the world around them. I want to give you, each you as we wrap up this panel, the opportunity to speak...

Place a couple of years ago. Its the idea that its always in process, and theres something wacky about it too. C. S. Lewis, who was probably the 20th centurys major proponent of christianity at least in the englishspeaking world host proponent . Guest yeah, proponent. Great apologist for christianity, very effective one, one reason he liked christianity was because it was so wacky. Its unpredictable, theres always something going on and theres always something you wouldnt have just figured out b...

In the bucket that compares to the challenge that is likely to come. Am i wrong . Is that a strategy thats the wrong way to go about it . Im not sure you would get a majority of votes in this body for it. I think the vote we had about using military force against the use of chemical weapons against civilians barely got a majority in this committee and likely will not get a majority in the senate or in the house. Still if the administration were to advocate strongly for it, there is some bipartis...

Sturges, the publish of drilling through the core. Five years into the debate over common core we are at a critical juncture. It is shown to have the lowest approvals and it has dwindled from 26 states and washington to seven states and washington, d. C. It is no longer viable actually. Tests are not doing better. It is true to say there is Little Common purpose left in common core. So this volume we are releasing this morning, drilling through the core, is definitely a timely release. But five ...

Debate ted cruz went on the , radio today and amped it up. We had an epic battle in congress a couple of years ago on the question of amnesty and the argument that we need to secure the border first was an argument i was making over and over again. It was an argument Jeff Sessions was making over and over again. All of the folks on the other side dismissed it saying we were , antiimmigrant for believing we should secure the borders. I have a deep and genuine disagreement with that view. The vote...

Plenty sat down and announced he would be cutting the funding formula by 36 billion for health care, thats cutting social programs. P. M. Harper lets be clear on the facts. Under this government, are transfers have risen from 20 billion m. P. Mulcair that number will grow every year into the future and we will hit over 40 billion. You didnt make announcement you are cutting social programs. You like to talk about the fact you vote against business tax cuts. You voted against tax cuts for working...

Funding planned parenthood. The plan is to put it to Congress People who have a backbone, people who have a spine. Thats the plan. [applause] you know, i think this barbarism that is going on in our country, this is not who we are as people. I spent my entire professional ineer trying to save lives to create a better situation for young people. Sometimes staying up all night long operating on little premature babies, even operating on babies while they were still in their mothers wombs. Sometime...

Duncan, and agriculture and agriculture secretary tom will sack are the only two remaining members of president obamas original. Cace original binet. Increasing the rigor of their academic standards. Theyre turning around their lowest performing schools and their opening new charter schools. These reforms were triggered by theing available through race to the top and waiver given under the no child left behind act. After legislative overhaul in 2010, the department of education is now the lender...

Pope francis has left washington and traveled to new york city. Tomorrow he will address the United Nations general assembly. Following his u. N. Speech he will attend a religious service at the 9 11 memorial museum. It begins at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 3. The cspan Networks Feature weekends full of politics, nonfiction books and American History. The popes visit to the United States continues saturday as he travels from new york to philadelphia. Live coverage starts at 4 30 p. M. Eastern a...

Good morning. You are going to hear two statements. One in spanish, one in english. Thank you for your efforts to ake this meeting possible. Here i think of a person whom i ve, someone who is and has been very important throughout my life. An s been a support and inspiration. He is the one i go to whenever m in a bind. You make me think of st. Joseph. Your faces remind me of his. Joseph had to face some difficult situations in his ife. One of them was the time when mary was about to give birth t...