Is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but its inclusive of. Other thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. The us house has started debating the donald trump impeachment article sponsor the landmark vote expected later today the president himself has accused the democratic leadership of pressuring Party Members to vote a certain way and there have been plenty of sound bites coming from the house floor already. This is a moment that you will read about in your history books he sought to elevate himself as a dictator a king but we are not him arent monarchy we are the United States of america i want my daughter to be able to tell her children grandma did the right thing because in america no one is above the law now one of the democrat witnesses not one was able to establish that the president committed bribery treason or high crimes and misdemeanors tench taken Office Nearly 3 years ago President Trump has consistently and intentionally divided this country when the president withheld military aid to vulnerable nuke ukraine he sought to sabotage our elections after all the drama the majority has not found a single shred of evidence only 2nd 3rd 4th hand information i cant stop thinking about the cost to our country not just the impeachable offenses but the Collateral Damage of a president who uses power like a weapon against his own people. Despite the fact that today so only now getting in the way some are already celebrating namely and some prodemocrat c. N. N. Theyve been confidently saying today trump is poised to be the 3rd u. S. President to be impeached theyve also reported Top Democrats and House Speaker nancy pelosi the Party Members not to gloat too much. When we. Won we won. Hundreds of activists been demonstrating outside the Capitol Building chanting nobody is above the law when 600 pro impeachment rallies were reporters across the country to say that all sides double down ahead of the vote the pressure is especially high on those representatives that come from pro states and could disappoint their own voters more breaks down the impeachment case. Democrats see launching these proceedings as a huge victory they say donald trump has betrayed the whole country but the whole country doesnt agree the country is split and americans dont seem to care for partisan squabbles and many have become more critical of the democrats in recent months even within the house of representatives 18 democrats are bucking the party line and say they will vote against impeachment they argue that months before the 2020 alexion this doesnt look good for the democrats but we are broke there are no like i work our you getting here knowing how. To drive and i dont see that barrier. All these factors combined to make some democrats very nervous and donald trump seems to be emphasizing the fears on the other side of the aisle any democrat that votes for the sham will be voting to sacrifice the House Majority their dignity and their career. Another fear hanging over the democrats is that they wont be able to actually remove donald trump from office after all republicans have a pretty solid majority in the senate so whats the plan well call up even more witnesses during the impeachment trial in the senate how on such a weighty matter could we avoid hearing this could we go forward without hearing it i havent seen a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldnt testify with these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide. And his supporters want that information hidden but who knows if these tactics will actually pay off remember the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings the democrats called witness after witness after witness and the republicans seem to have been the big winners then these Sexual Assault allegations and heated rhetoric didnt win the democrats any points as the 2020 alexion edged nearer democrats stand to possibly lose pretty big from this whole impeachment fiasco after all the trouble is actually driven from office the red state in the rust belt base of Trump Supporters wont be pleased animosity between the 2 sides could reach a critical juncture and if they fail they could face ridicule for dragging the country through a pointless procedure wasting money and wasting time so what exactly are the democrats trying to accomplish by impeaching donald trump to quote an old american saying after wonder are the democrats perhaps cutting off their nose in order to spite their face up and r. T. New york. 20 us president ial candidate from the Libertarian Party seraph believes that its clear will the democrats are really up to with their impeachment draw on. Anybody with common sense can see it you know there is no basis for impeachment and we know that there is a Senate Majority the only thing that the democrats are proving is that they were sore losers during the election and we see time and time again a lot of people are gearing away from the Democratic Party not just by the way theyre acting in that theyre wasting the tax paying dollars. Putting on fiascoes still cannot get over that donald trump is the president the United States i mean i was against him in the elections in 2016 and im running against him again in 2020 but you have to put all that aside and there are facts and there is you know the fake news and thats what were seeing today. No wasnt just who lost out assumes that the b. B. C. Food in the recent general election thats according to a new poll shows sliding public trust in the broadcaster from london. Its all about an issue of trust so do Britons Trust that Media Outlets will according to a recent poll trust in the press to tell the truth has for all and less than half the population believe b. B. C. Journalists are impartial and one in 5 britain say they dont trust the public broadcaster at all while a set of britons are most likely to trust newspaper journalists working for the times of the guardian well the decline in public trust came as the b. B. C. Was criticised by those on the left and the right over its coverage of the general election theres some have even suggested theyre reporting contributed to labours crushing defeat of a site one reporter talking about Boris Johnson winning the majority he so deserves and its believed he meant to say he so desires but the b. B. C. s Election Night on down has defended his family rather committed that mistakes are still trying to made the broadcaster itself has issued a statement refuting claims of price we delivered almost ambitious coverage ensuring it was fair and proportionate over the course of the campaign we stand by our journalism will continue to make got own editorial decisions and report without fear or favor well such criticism isnt new the broadcaster has also been accused of being anti breaks it but it is apparent bias just personal interpretation of the b. B. C. s guidelines say it doesnt require absolute neutrality on every issue though is committed to do impartiality which reflects a range of perspectives but as its funding relies on license payers with a range of perspectives and different ideas of impartiality apparently you cant please half of the people all of the time. British prime is cool has found itself in the firing line after angered by changes to the wording of traditional Christmas Carols white or Primary School in the south east of england has rejected several carols replacing for example little lord with baby boy jesus critics say the changes and the whole point of the celebration some parents reacted negatively. If he was just a baby boy named jesus there wouldnt be a celebration in the 1st place hes our lord and savior and king of all kings thats the whole point its also a tradition is taking away the traditions of the country i believe my children have been discriminated against and the have been denied the freedom to fully express their Faith Christian belief and tradition of being 2nd feist and silenced in the name of inclusion and Political Correctness the words lord jesus are about the central message of christmas which is that god is with us in jesus to put it very simply but its what christmas is about school in question says it promotes British Values including tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs it has defended the way by saying some students did another term last year because of their religious beliefs and the school wants to include all peoples during the festive period we discussed the issue with to india from Christian Concern and social commentator my answer. Christianity and the whole reason why we celebrate Christian Christmas is because jesus was born as a human being and yet it was god as well and came down and its an incredible thing to think that god became a human being but thats what actually happened and thats what were celebrating here and they want a true move of reference as well as jesus being king and jesus being savior if we dont have those things what are we celebrating i think its a massive distortion lets be quite clear jesus wasnt god he was our greed from a theological perspective not agree he was a mighty messenger prophet there is very little theological evidence the public space and the educational space is one which is secular it does not mean it is bereft of theology or education of belief or conscience but is inclusive of it so if we want to have Standing Advisory Councils of religious education that include all strains of all walks of life of humanism as well and atheism of people who want to come in there with so of more free n. G. s they are included nowadays and the question is whether children should be free to opt out from an itty bitty where is mary jesus a baby jesus and all the question of it is not decided on in a stable which isnt true i think that sets the parents of the think still composition i think they could come a watch if they wanted to theyre really so upset about people saying jesus or that they have to not even be in the same presence theres something to talk about there why are they so upset about people saying jesus is lord i cant even go on walks and observe it you know and so i think i want to discuss that with them but ultimately i want to respect their rights if they want to opt out of it they cannot sound of it another person should be made for that and the head teacher has seen that she has had 60 people who last year opted out from religious services worshipful activities and under the education act collective worship is wholly or broadly of a christian tradition but it doesnt have to be a particular question is not whether they did i was out thats not a commercial you want to opt out no none of that the question you know youll just go to the car see the question is whether you should tell us the word and if its not what a people should opt out everyone agrees that theyre not out. Why not as my only reason i dont have one so please is not a question at my see whether she used the word of traditional carols to remove to keep a leaf of christianity and turn it into something thats not christian after all thats the question islam at its best is the completion of gods revelation we are not here to supersede christians were here to live alongside people of one another and an emergence of society in the educational space we need to have a plural system where everybody is welcome this is the same old tired arguments that some so. How do you know migrants when you when you have a situation that was a christianity that are not your station is not welcome youre saying belief and faith is the word so much as i places youll discuss it although we can see all of what hes doing and follow it will say thats of christianity youre the one thats being intolerant here because youre saying they shouldnt saying the word this is a law thats the its all an attitude here. Stone you know authorities of want to please a very local offshoot of the Russian News Agency sputnik that if they dont cut ties with the Parent Company theyll face criminal prosecution with the details his artes make you. Seeis a volunteer and sputnik editor in chief have described the action from thailand as arbitrary and now planned seek advice from the un the o. S. C. And other International Organizations but what they describe as an unprecedented violation of freedom of speech and this comes after the owner of the office where dystonia was based to broke the lease contracts following pressure from police now employees are also said to have received letters from the Police Department and the Border Control threatening criminal proceedings if they continue to work with. The agency in the new year now the move has been justified by the estonian or thirtys by citing european sanctions from 2014 the agency however did not appear on any such sanctions list the agencys press service has since responded with feeling that it is based on powell problems whilst operating in the country take a listen we consider the actions of the authorities to be. Used to such International Organizations as the un the council of europe. Are demanding the proper amount of the unprecedented case of violation of freedom of speech in recent years and measures to ensure the right of our journalists to carry out their professional work to speak in back in november the editor in chief of Margarita Simonyan said that the news agency had received more pressure in a stonier than anywhere else in the world she details how employees had been intimidated by Security Services even had their Bank Accounts frozen and estonian banks that did service the agency have frozen all accounts since then so meanwhile the serious of all of nears the executive director plans to raise the issue with the russian president ial cumin Rights Council so needless to say this is an issue that the agency is not taking lying down. In the village. What do you think of these threats coming from your stone authorities understand the claiming that this ties in with the sanctions and for their actions are justified what do you think. Well if it was tied in with sanctions from not 2040 was it saying to all 2019 for them to take this action i think its a Political Action quite clearly and its related to the kind of pressures and tensions that are in the International System at the moment in which a stone near east plays a key a key role Russias Deputy envoy to the o. C. Said pretty much what you just said that this is political pressure whats the concern what does this tell me if feel it gains from making a move like this. Well you know theres just been a meeting of the normandy for to try and resolve the ukraine crisis and the Political Forces in a stone year who are not happy with any kind of solution to the crisis and im only guessing but its possible thats related to the service particular pressure dont forget that in 2014 it was a rumor spirits the the stolen foreign minister who telephone clerk Catherine Ashton is the foreign representative to point out that the shootings in the my done square corporate carried out probably by elements connected to the new government not the old government to be on a coverage so in other words a stone. Appear subsequently agreed that the that the the telephone call had been made and that that was his assessment. The stony because of the history of the struggle against the russian imperialism as they would see it youve got a lot of history there which in encourages if you want what you might call sort of confrontational attitudes but most think this kind of press should never works really ultimately youve got to accept the people who have a different point of view from you and you cant just tell them what to think or what to say it does seem like this was coming in november the channel and 3rd that it was under so much pressure with said it was the strongest they believe any any station in the in the world what i dont understand what the problem is when it comes to the media isnt it fairly clear if a country feels that the novel is being biased impartial it isnt balanced sure surely they should have regulations in place to you know legitimately remove it from its position instead of having to make stuff up. Along exactly this is the ministries of decision and dont forget that in you know theres a big issue in the in general about what is legitimate freedom of speech i mean in the in the general election here. Justice of the b. B. C. In its role and whether it was biased in favor of the government. But also of course youve got private newspapers and private broadcasters who are openly pause polities on now is that acceptable or not if you think during the American Revolution there were lots and lots of People Publishing stuff which was very n. Z. The British Government should that have been burned sure the winsome control over it things or wider issues but i think that so i mean whats happened here in a stone year is to do with the possibility of a negotiated solution in ukraine and the dislike of that by some elements within the a stone in starbucks when you think this could be the start of something a bit a bit wider a clampdown on sputnik or any russian