Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
Hosts that live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern here on into. Have a seat. There are seats on the wings of the room for people who need a place to sit. Youre welcome to stand up course. Its great to welcome everyone to this evening of conversation and discussion about our christian witness in the 21st century. And the occasion is of course, the new book on the benedict option. Before i introduce our eminent speaker i want to thank the cosponsors of this event. My name is rusty and one of the sponsors is first things magazine that i edit. The american conservative and i would like to thank those of us that tried to think about how to move forward in very Tumultuous Times of deep change not just in our political culture but also there is a sort of spiritual earthquake abroad in the west in our society and we are trained to think about what that means and how to live faithfully in the current context and so the file magazinfile magazine is ons chair and the american conservative i believe is on ev
You can also join the conversation on twitter cspanwj or goto facebook. Com cspan. We will find out in a minute who you plan to write in on november 8 rather than voting for the names on the ballot. First, let me show you why we are asking this question to all of you this morning. Here is cnns google searches for writein are off the charts. Google trends data indicates that the online searches for writein surged by 2800 hitting a record high since 2004. The states with the highest rates of search are not battlegrounds. But republican and democratic strongholds. In the state of arizona, senator john mccain is up for reelection. We have been covering many debates on cspan for senate and house candidates. In a recent senate debate, here is what senator mccain said what he will do on november 8. Senator mccain it takes a big man to know when he is wrong. And to admit it. Mike pence and have the humility to apologized and donald trump last night show that he is a big man. Host that obviousl
You can also join the conversation on twitter cspanwj or goto facebook. Com cspan. We will find out in a minute who you plan to write in on november 8 rather than voting for the names on the ballot. First, let me show you why we are asking this question to all of you this morning. Here is cnns google searches for writein are off the charts. Google trends data indicates that the online searches for writein surged by 2800 hitting a record high since 2004. The states with the highest rates of search are not battlegrounds. But republican and democratic strongholds. In the state of arizona, senator john mccain is up for reelection. We have been covering many debates on cspan for senate and house candidates. In a recent senate debate, here is what senator mccain said what he will do on november 8. Senator mccain it takes a big man to know when he is wrong. And to admit it. Mike pence and have the humility to apologized and donald trump last night show that he is a big man. Host that obviousl
Administrations he served as the pulitzer prizewinning lawrence wright. For a complete schedule of todays events you can visit the website at booktv. Org and follow us on twitter and ends the gram at booktv and facebook. Com booktv. We will be posting pictures and videos that you can watch exclusive videos on facebook. Beginning now we kick off the festival with former attorney general alberto gonzales, his book true faith and allegiance a story of service and sacrifice this is booktv live coverage of the texas book festival. [inaudible conversations] hello. Welcome to the 21st annual texas book festival. Thank you for coming out today in support of our authors, the festival and celebrating great literature. As you may know the book festival is a Nonprofit Organization that works to strengthen literacy by a wording grants and funding nationally recognized authors and illustrators in the title i schools and donating books to those students. By being here today, you are funding these imp