I have the privilege of welcoming todays speaker. The president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Tornado if arrest piper. I have the honor of watching his three massive dog when he is giving these lectures. In his 14 years as president of the university, dr. Piper has become known for his passionates defense of intellectual freedom. He advocates tirelessly for cultural courage ground in the conservation of time, tested truths. Commentary on religion, education and politics challenges the intolerance of todays academic community. At oklahoma wesleyan he type ofs students to follow four basic pillars. The otherwise opeds are feed tour in the local and National News outlets and is regular guest on talk radio across the nation himself most wellknown oped, this is not a daycare, its a university, has since gone viral and is now the basis for his new book. A native of hillsdale, michigan, dr. Piper and his wife and their two sons have served as oklahomas west layns first family since august
And i have the privilege of his three massive dogs when he is out giving those lectures. Fourteen years as president of the university. He has beat known for his passionate defense of intellectual freedom. He advocates tirelessly for cultural courage with the timetested truth. His commentary on religion education and politics challenges the intolerance of todays academic community. At oklahoma wesley. He eds art were to lay featured in local and National News outlets. His most wellknown this is not a daycare is that the university has since gone viral and is not the basis for his new book. Along with their two sons seth and kobe had served as the first family since august of 2002. He actively participates in the community and the church. And serves on a variety of councils and boards relating to christian leadership Public Policy and community leadership. Please help me walk him dr. Everett piper. Delighted to join you. I would suggest the audience should know their speaker. Trigger wa
The power of the common, the fascist. Thats where we get the word fascism. Todays neofascism is likewise an unbreakable bundle of power, its a group of people bound together so tightly in unbroken compliance, no differences, no diversity, its the rule of the gang. It is unquestioned and unchallenged power, the call to arms of these modernday jacob and, you must omit. So the questions we face today is whether we want to be ruled by the ideological fascism of prevailing across our land or do we want to enjoy intellectual freedom . Let me ask questions just to point out headlines of the past couple years. Should government have the power to force religious syncretism on its students or do we have freedom to believe and behave by the dictates of our conscience unimpeded by government hubris . Should the government have the power to force a jewish owner of the Meat Processing business to process pigs . Should the government have the power to force the muslim owner of a newspaper to publish
Goorchl i like to welcome all of you joined us here at fc and today lecture topic is not a day care. Devastating consequences of abandoning truth. My name is ian stevens an intern here at frc also a student of oklahoma west Lane University and i have the privilege of welcominged todays speaker. The president of Oklahoma Wesley University dr. Everett piper. What im at home i have honor of watching massive dogs when hes giving lectures so which is always fun. [laughter] in his 14 year of president of the university, doctor piper become known for passionate defense of intellectual freedom, the advocate tirelessly for time tested truth and religion, education, and politics challenges the intolerance are of todays academic community. At oklahoma west lane he teaches to follow four basic, the jesus christ and pursuit of truth, and racket of wisdom. Doctor piper on edss our routinely featured local and National News outlets and he serves as a regular guest on talk radio across the nation and
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