Thanks for this opportunity to talk about your great new book. Journalist writer for the atlantic. Ive recently learned Detroit Lions fan thanks for thanks writing this bk. Its really a brilliant piece of political and, religious journalism. And i also read it as a kind of heartfelt plea for the evangelical to, you know, quoting from revelation to write to return to their first love. So i think that was the church of ephesus. Its not i know its not easy saying things about the tribe, the community, religious community in which you sort of came of age. And i know that takes courage. So thanks. Well professor. Youre very kind for saying that thank you because i that youve lived through this thing and you know firsthand how difficult it is to be the squeaky wheel and to step out of line with your own tribe and. Ill be honest, you know, i dont feel particular really brave or, courageous in doing this. I wish, frankly, that i would have had the courage to do it a long time ago. This problem
This is americas late news, fox news At Night The Toll continues moving north. More than 2000 anti israel protesters have now been arrested nationwide up your taking control of campuses no longer appears to be enough for these protesters. Now they are issuing a list of demands that have nothing to do with israel or gaza and the agitators are also being revealed literally as police rip off their scarves and masks. Anarchy continues running wild on different campuses here in portland oregon, students took over a library and when Police Arrived the protesters ran away from the cops carrying trashcan shields. As the number of arrests go up so do the number of College Campuses involved. Almost four dozen colleges into dozen states have seen police activity. Even new york mayor eric adams was talking sense. Zerotolerance. As soon as that tent goes up and comes down. Do not allow this to continue to expand. Only 18 percent of 1834 yearolds are extremely proud of america. That is a problem. We
An entity in trouble to turn it around because that is what i spent the first 20 years of my career doing, and i thought the country needed the same thing. Lynchburg was named for its founder, john lynch. It had a rich manufacturing history as well as civil war ties to the nearby sandusky and the nearby Appomattox Courthouse. This painting tells a unique story. There is damage to the painting and the tradition passed to the family is that this painting was fanned allies by Union Soldiers during their occupation at the civil war battle. Writtenind some accounts of the vandalism that took place during the battle. For the next 90 minutes, we will feature the citys local history beginning with poplar history beginning with Poplar Forest, Thomas Jeffersons private retreat. What you see behind me is jeffersons most infamous, perfect work of architecture. Poplar forest. That was his villa retreat that he started building when president. It is not known very much because jefferson kept it a se
Lynchburg and roanoke which is southwest of here and then it side ofrth on the west the blue ridge mountains. About 1. 2 million acres of National Forest land, the blue ridge parkway. It is the largest agricultural producing district in virginia and it has a very diverse economy, lots of things Like Liberty University economy where and a bunchd today of twoyear and fouryear colleges crammed together. Inas elected to congress 1993. The shape of the district has changed over that time that i have represented lynchburg for that entire 25 years and my hometown of roanoke has grown further and further north. It is probably 40 to 50 miles than when ih started. Lynchburg has a rich history going back to the early 1700s. Because wetled here are at the falls of the james river. Important port for carrying various Agricultural Products on the james river to richmond and all the way to chesapeake bay. Was also a Major Community during the civil war because it was a major hospital. Cemetery wheree
Producing in virginia. Lots of institutions of Higher Education Like Liberty University where we are seated today. About 22 accredited cleolleges together which is the second highest number of any Congressional District in the country. I was lekk elected to congress 1993. The shape of the district has changed. I have represented lynchburg for that entire 25 years. My hometown of roanake, its grown further and further north. Lynchburg is a community that has a very rich history going back to the early 1700s. Settled by an individual named john lynch. It settled here because were at the falls of the james river. Its an important port for carrying various Agricultural Products down the james river to richmond and to the chesapeake bay. It also was Major Community during the civil war because it was a Major Hospital and the lyn lynchburg City Cemetery has a huge cemetery where union and confederate soldiers are buried because they died after their wounds and cared for here and didnt surviv