Mr. Schumer mr. President . The presiding officer the democratic leader. Mr. Schumer mr. President , are we in a quorum . No. The presiding officer we are not. Mr. Schumer mr. President , last night in california, an american was diagnosed with the first reported case of coronavirus unrelated to any travel to an infected area, a sign that coronavirus is here on our shores and we must act swiftly and strongly to contain its spread. Despite months of public warnings about the dangers of this disease, the president was caught completely flat footed by the coro that virus and rather than the resources to respond to the crisis, President Trump is intent on blaming everyone and everything instead of solving the problem. Instead of stepping up to the plate, hes belittling the urgency of this problem and telling people oh, its not very much. The experts say the opposite. As for blame, the president s the president is blaming the press for stoking concern about the virus. The president is blami
Minute. I am the interim director at Baylor University press. We are a small academic Publishing House attached to the largest Baptist University in the world in waco, texas. At baylor press, were very focused editorially. Almost all of the 40 books that we publish each year are focused on academic conversations surrounding religion. Melissas book is a natural fort for our list, and were proud to be the publisher of it. I suspect that for many of you Melissa Rogers needs no introduction at all. Shes served as special assistant to president barack obama and executive director of the White House Office of faithbased and neighborhood partnerships. She holds a law degree from the university of pennsylvania and a b. A. From Baylor University, and she now serves as visiting professor at Wake Forest University withs school of divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution. She has received an honorary doctorate both from Wake Forest University and the John Leland Center
Thank you. I appreciate the introduction. I just want to start by saying how special it is for me to be here in this space with all of you. I lived in pasadena about three blocks from here when i was in graduate school and i would come every wednesday with my mom, kathy was sitting right here and my cousin catherine. We would go see a movie and then come out and hang out here. Its special for me to be here with you tonight. Tonight i am going to talk with you about something that happened in this space february 18, 1965. Can you hear me in the back of . This space was filled with over 700 people. Every spot on the bench was taken. There were people sitting on the floor. It was in deep violation of the fire code. There were 500 more who wanted to get into this space but they couldnt because it was packed. They went to other rooms on the premise. This is the worlds oldest debating society. This student that wanted to get into the space but it was so full that they could not. Why were the
Those authorities that exist have been instituted by god. When he states that he is proving the point that secular thought pushes christianity away from those values that i was just trying to make. That passage is clear. Then he has to connect it to the founding. He has to show where the founders relied on that idea. Fascinating conversation i love to have this conversation especially if you want to buy me a glass of delicious bourbon here. Even if they were all jesus rose from the dead christians heat you he you still have to show that their religious beliefs influence their choices. Those must be examined and compared against the constitutional design. We can talk more about the studies if you want to ask a question about that. We should also add you might want to show that the principles positively influenced the founding of the United States. All you have to do is look at slavery. It was widely justified using the bible. It is a christian principle that influence our surroundings i
We are a small academic Publishing House attached to the largest Baptist University in the world in waco texas. We are very focused, almost all of the 40 books we published each year are focused on academic conversations surrounding religion. Melissas book is a natural fit for our listand we are proud to be the publisher of it. I suspect that for many of you linda rogers needs no introduction at all. She served as special assistant to president barack obama and executive director of the White House Office of faithbased and neighborhood partnerships. She holds a law degree from the university of pennsylvania and she serves as visiting professor at Wake Forest University school of divinity and a nonresident senior fellow at the brookings institution. She has received an honorary doctorate from Wake Forest University and the johnleland center for theological studies. 11 years ago Melissa Rogers coauthored her first book at Baylor University press, an ambitious volume called religious free