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Secretary of the treasurys oversight. Mr. Secretary this is your first appearance before the house after the tax cut and jobs act has been signed into law. On behalf of the majority we are grateful to you and the president for your leadership and to help make this act signed into law that is historic. After eight years of failed policy that led to the slowest and weakest recovery the economy is starting to take off and wages are growing. Consumer optimism abounds. Its ironic but predictable that...

The joint session will be in order and gentlemen from 13. Thank you, mr. Speaker, the Committee Appointed to the state of idaho has reported and will report. Please step forward and make your report. Mr. Speaker, my honor and privilege to introduce the governor of the great state of idaho. The honorable c. L. Butch otter. Thank you. Thank you. Good luck. [ applause ] jerry, how are you . Go get em, man. Good luck to you. Bobby. [ applause ] thank you. Hi, david. Richard. How are you getting alon...

I am the director of museum education. We are delighted you have joined us today for our Speaker Series program, the bible and americas founders. We have three sessions that will be followed by a roundtable discussion this afternoon. We will have a book signing with our speakers. At museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. It has many powerful impacts on world culture. It has influenced nations. It has guided debate and shaped pivotal events and inspired views of prom...

[no audio] good morning everyone and welcome to museum of the bible. I am the director of museum education. We are delighted you have joined us today for our Speaker Series program, the bible and americas founders. We have three sessions that will be followed by a roundtable discussion this afternoon. Signing witha book our speakers. At museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. It has many powerful impact on world culture. It has influenced nations. It has guided debat...

Good afternoon, everyone. Id like the call this subcommittee meeting on the emerging threats and capabilities to order. Ill start with the Opening Statement, and then we will have an Opening Statement from you, and move on to the witnesseses. Thank you, gentlemen for being here. The subcommittee on merging threats and capabilities made to d today to receive testimony on the department of defenses efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction and we welcome assistant secretary for defense of Hom...

The founding fathers, their patriotic convictions. He argued the bible was influential on the founders decision for war regardless of what they believed it was the word of god. This talk was part of a symposi symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d. C. Its 45 minutes. Our Third Session today is the bible and the american revelatire revolution with james byrd. In this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows the bible was a key text of the american revolution. ...

About the bibles influence on the american founders. Also talk about the founders view on religious liberty, democracy, and nation as republic. This was of sym bosom hosted by the museum of the bible in washington. Its an hour. Thank you, danielle. Good afternoon everyone. I hope you enjoyed your time at lunch and in the museum. If you would take a moment to silence your cell phone or any other device you have with you. Please join me in giving our speakers a round of applause. They have done an...

Solace but for exhortations to fight. Such scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the revolution the halo of martyrdom and he gave americans a sense of the Divine Providence of their calls. In this session dr. Byrd will examine specific biblical texts aened how they were umaking the patriotic case for war. James byrd is associate professor of american religious history at vanderbilt university. His latest book is sacred scrip...

Matters than about political matters in these political pamphlets. The response to hear from patriots is i think gods understanding of liberty is that it will incorporate political liberty even though we might appreciate it more about the spiritual. This is an ongoing debate even at that time. I think a more consequential debate is the one dr. Byrd mentioned. How do we deal with romance 28 romans. They favor independence. Each will call the other side out. You are misinterpreting this text. You ...

Thank you, danielle. Good afternoon, everyone. I hope you enjoyed your time at lunch and in the museum. If you will please take a moment to silence your cell phone or any other device that you might have with you. Please join me in giving our speak areas round of applause, theyve done an outstanding job. Today has really been an interesting look at how the bible influenced the people and events of the American Revolution and our nations founding. Im going to thank you to those that have submitte...