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instead of turning away from god, he turned towards god and that's been the life that he has led throughout and a lot of the things he he did, we're talking about how many things he has given the church, that he created more than anybody else, but one of the saints that he created was founder of opus today and the reason this is so important today, when pope john paul was carol, and opus dei means the work of god and this organization he elevated to a-- it's in the church now. he understood everyday people whether they're janitors, journalists or, they can glorify god through their everyday work and it's important, young people understood that, they didn't have to be lofty theologians in order to serve god, many did, but they could serve god in their own life. and american saints, why we don't see many american saints, well, the fact of the matter is, there are actually several american saints, but only two american born, but there are several causes now at the vatican for american saints. take a look at this. well, american catholics in the 1950's, archbishop was the brightest star preachi

god's elusiveness, the only thing we know of god is that god is unknowable. in jerusalem humans realized that that is knowledge. that principle is the key to human freedom. it is a real. religion. jews. i don't believe that we have come all this weight through the millennia, the hundreds of thousands of years of our development to bring about our own extinction. yet, that is what is before us now. as a matter of towards jerusalem, as i said at the beginning, is the eye of the storm, the eye of the storm this month. israelis are right to be wary. palestinians are right to be impatient at promises unkept. the world is right to be alert to what is unfolding in the this swirling mass, but jerusalem, the eye of the storm, remains the best reason for keeping an eye and not on fear, but on hold. both sides of the human condition, the mess and the glory. we choose jerusalem, jerusalem thank you. [applause] [applause] >> i would like to thank you so much and invite up the other speakers. lisa miller who is the religion editor at newsweek and author of the book heaven,

it cannot destroy the word of god, the church of god, the plan of god, the promises of god, the justice of god, the love of got. it shall not destroy the grace of god, and it certainly shall not destroy the son of god. and he is right. [ applause ] as i wrap up the remarks that have been made so far today, i want to go back to what was mentioned earlier. this time it's from paul. in the book of phillippians, peace is the discovery of the presence of a personal god. the same christ who we wapt at tomb of his friend weep overs the painful expenses we have in this fallen world. he is the god who made us in his image, who made us to be his shadow, who tore off a part of himself to make us, and yet losing nothing in the whole. he is the greater light and we are the lesser, but never be confused. and yet he is the god who shockingly says that he has inscribed our names on the palm of his hands. he is that one who has promised his presence and his faithfulness. my prayer on behalf of my friends, my prayer is this. may you know him and may you know his peace as we rebuild not only our homes but

, eternally begotten from the father, god from god, light from light, true god from true god, begotten, not made, long in being with the father. ♪ ♪ >> through him all things remain and for man, for our salvation, he came down from heaven. ♪ ♪ >> by the power of the holy spirit, he was born of the virgin mary, and became man. ♪ ♪ >> for our sake he was crucified by pontias pilate who suffered, died and was buried. on the third day, he rose again, in fulfillment of the scriptures. he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the father. he will come again in glory, to judge the living and the dead. and, his kingdom will have no end. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we believe in the holy spirit, the lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the father and the son. with the father and the son he is worshipped and glorified. he has spoken through the prophets. we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. we acknowledge one baptism, for the forgiveness of sins. we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. amen. ♪ ♪ >> brothers and

of god, the love of god. it shall not destroy the grace of god. and it certainly shall not destroy the son of god. >> amen. >> and he is right. [applause] >> as i wrap up the remarks i made so far today, i want to go back to what was mentioned earlier. this time it's from paul. in the book of phillipians, paul does not define peace as the absence of conflict or struggle. that's not peace. but peace is the discovery of the presence of a personal god, the same christ who wept at the tomb of his friend weeps over the painful experiences we have in this fallen world. he is the god who made us in his image, who made us to be his shadow, who tore off a part of himself to make us, and yet losing nothing in the hole whole, he is the greater lies and we're the lesser, lest that never be confused. and yet he's the god who shockingly says that he is inscribed our names on the palm of his hands. he is that one who has promised his presence and faithfulness. my prayer on behalf of my friends, my prayer is this, may you kn

the 1600s was a god-drenched society. god was everywhere. nowadayses when something tragic happens, we try to console ourselves by saying everything happens for a reason. but for our forebearers, it was literally the case that everything happened for a reason. and the reason was always the same, god willed it so. everything, great or small, reflected god's will. even today our insurance policies talk about earthquakes and floods as acts of god, but for our forebearers everything was an act of god. scientists believed that just as deeply as everyone else. the expression, it just so happens, wouldn't have made any sense to them. so that was one aspect of this all-pervasive belief in god, there couldn't be anything that just happened. but there was another side of things that was just as important if we're to understand the mental world that our ancestors lived in. and that was this: this was a god-fearing society in the most literal sense of the word. the world was a terrifying place. we live with such watered-down versions of these doctrines

believe in god to believe in him. he is real. he gave our lives and knows what is best. we should be happy to serve him. >> gary lane cbn news, maguindanao, philippines. >>> coming up, light of the world. how christians in japan are overcoming tragedy and bringing hope to a nation in despair. >> a new documentary shows how japanese christians are responding in the after math of their country's earthquake and tsunami. the film is called the light in the world. film maker kim sajun for letting us show you this work. these are subtitled in english, so you'll need to watch closely. [ foreign speaking ] >> wow, god has not forgotten japan. we have a link to the full documentary at cwnews.org. if you are interesting in helping the christian ministry, you can find information at the end of the full link video. >>> when "christian world news" returns, a bible translated into english from the original greek and hebrew scriptures, it cost one man his life. >> it is the best selling book of all time. ed to it turns 400 years old

father, all powerful and ever living god. we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks to jesus christ our lord. we praise you with greater joy than ever in this easter season when christ became our sacrifice. he is the true lamb who took away the sins of the world, by dying he destroyed our death, by rising, he restored our life. and so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven we proclaim your glory and joy in your unending hymn of praise. and now the choir and the people will sing. holy, holy, holy lord, god of power and might. heaven and earth are full of your glory. hosanna in the highest. blessed is he who comes in the name of the lord, hosanna in the highest. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and now together with ref rance and silence, the first time the blessed name of john paul ii will be included in our prayer and father calls to mind god his father's holiness and the work of the holy trinity to gathers by the people. now the holy father will celebrate, and asking god's blessing on the gift and the co consecration the wine

in both places god is moving in powerful ways. my prayer is that one day everyone in our nation will hear about jesus christ. there are tremendous stories about what god is doing in china, go to our website cwnews.org and find many links to the growth of christianity in china. we will have more of "christian world news" right after this. stay with us back in a moment. >> how would you react if you were a victim of a terrible crime? such a person and his act of unbelievable forgiveness. paul strand talked about the man that lived the story and written and produced the movie. >> brooks douglas watched his missionary mother and father gunned down before his eyes. >> they never got to see the age i am living and their grand kids. >> he, too was left for dead and his sister violently raped. he was 16 and sister 12. both survived and had to relive as the killers were tried and repealed. he hood a face to face meeting with the killers. heaven's rain is the result and available on the dvd. it is rated r where the rape of his sister is dis

it cannot destroy the word of god, the church of god, the plan of god, the promises of god, the justice of god, the love of gd, it shall not destroy the grace of god, and it certainly shall not destroy the son of god. and he is right. [cheers and applause] as i wrap up the remarks that have been made so far today, i want to go back to what was mentioned earlier, at this time it's from paul. in the book of fill lipions paul does not define peace as the absence of conflict or struggle. that's not peace. but peace is the discovery of the presence of a personal god. the same christ who we want at the tomb of his friend weeps over the painful experiences we have in this world. he is the god who made us in his image, who made us to be his shadow, who tore off a part of himself to make us. and yet losing nothing in the whole. oh, he is the greater light and we are the lesser, let that never be confused. and yet, he is the god who shockingly says that he is inscribed our names on the palm of his hands. he is that one who has promised his presence and his faithfulness. my prayer prayer on behalf

>> he was at war with the status quo, he could not tolerate relij yeasty so it's a funny thing that god called him to pastor, the things he talked about warning about holiness and anguish, they were a voice that were calling the body of voice. he was talking for the lord. >> wilkerson's death leaves a legacy but his ministry ambition will be dearly missed, to those going through the valley in shadow of death, hear this word, we've been in some dark awful nights, and you will hear the father whisper, i am with you, i cannot tell you why right now but one way it will all make sense, it was all part of my plan, it was no accident, it was no failure on your part, hold fast, let me embrace you in your hour of pain, beloved, god has never failed to act but in goodness and love, heater sell, cbn news. >> david wilkerson's son had a statement, we rejoiced knowing dad living life to the fullest obeying god with devotion and loving jesus, he was known for his unlimited faith, he believed god could change the lives of gang members, he believed that a dynamic church could be in the heart of -- he b

god bless you and god bless the united states of america. thank you. >> [cheers and applause] [applause] >> memorial day on c-span president obama names army chief of staff general martin dempsey as his new chairman. if confirmed he will replace admiral mullen. we will go live at 10:00 eastern. after his remarks he will go to arlington cemetery. after the ceremony he will deliver his annual memorial day address. you can see the president's comments live monday morning. also tomorrow more commencement addresses. we begin with actor denzel washington. after that actor and diabetes research advocate speaks to students. and following that a speech from supreme court justice society mire as she attends the graduation ceremony. commencement addresses memorial day starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> coming up next on c-span, commencement addresses from around the country. first marco rubio speaks to graduates. then new york city mayor michael bloomberg gist his address to students at george washington university here in d.c. and then we'll

usually god bless you and god bless america. and that is as i said pretty obvious because every president it seems closes, not president but politician closes a major address in that fashion. it turns out also that freezing, that signature closing mind now as presidential speeches accretion of the ronald reagan presidency as well. in fact that had been used one time prior to ronald reagan taking office in any major presidential address that happened to be richard nixon after he was closing the address during the watergate situation. [laughter] and this is here. perhaps they sought after that one of use avoided. but none the less ronald reagan does bring it back and by the end of his presidency he's using it to close every speech, every major speech and george h. w. bush as the same, clinton does the same. the most recent president bush as well and then obama picks up and does the same thing. the reason this is somewhat interesting and not as obvious as it seems is barack obama came to this language a little bit later. during the

god, if he's omnipotent and all-knowing, how could god allow this to happen to me. >> you think there's a plan? because if there's a plan, then you're not controlling it. tavis: yeah. i think the plan for our lives is -- and i want to be very clear, for persons who watch this program who happen to be agnostic or atheist, i'm not mad at you but for my life i believe god has a plan for me and i can move in that plan, or out of that plan and we plan things for ourselves that are not a part of his perfect will for our lives but i think the plan is the same for all of us, to do the best we can with what we have where we are and favor follows us if we do those things every day. >> let's break down these chapters, "stay humble." your mom taught you to stay humble with a wooden pencil holder. what did she do? >> i had a humility problem because it was the only way i could navigate. i learned to be humble. i wasn't making friends because i had taken on this ali sort of attitude, i'm smarter than you, i can recite statistics better than you can. i had a decent intellect as a child. that was my wa

>> god. god. god. death row is a place that brings out the truest human being in you. it makes you realize you can't take nothing for granted. you need to love every moment of each day and praise and thank god for each moment you have out here. for the system to do what it did to me -- i was the only child from my mother. i was a father too. the system didn't see none of that. it did not see me not having a criminal record. it's hard to accept. it's hard to keep on continuing to accept a prosecutor or somebody that wants to sentence swub to death with a system that's corrupt as ours. all right. [applause] >> i want to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors who have made the summit possible. the law firm of brown and furtel and my good friend, dave young, thank you. the criminal trial lawyers association. we'll hear from their incoming president in a few minutes. and also stuart hanlon as well as the bar association of san francisco. so let's have a round of applause for our sponsors today . let's get down to it. so before we get started i want to introduce someone

this was god's will. god is on our side. these nine men are not in union uniforms. they are crusaders. they're going to liberate the holy land from the infidel, in this case they will liberate the south from the confederates. you know, worse to have consequences. one of the consequences of worse is, of course, staff. and over the course of the civil war 620,000 young men died. i would like, not like to comment on these pictures, but i will do is just to read the passage from my book that i think summarizes this very well. it was then, and death was more. how to deal with it possibility as a soldier, and how to process its reality, if you will, a friend, or family member. how did you die when you are of lying helpless and the world or fire is about to consume you were a wild pig is tearing at your entrails or you lost your legs to an artillery shell and know that you will bleed to death. do you think about the united states, the union, state rights, god, your family. the you plead for someone to shoot you? is it better to die as your comrade did this morning as you s

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god the son.on god the holy ghost. please, preserve and keep you. the lord mercifully with itsrea favor look upon you and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace that hein may so live together in thisdou life that in the world to comea he may have life everlasting. amen.e >> amen. >> greta: more from inside london's thousand-year-old church, just ahead. if i ask sheila out? of course not. we broke up 6 mths ago. but i don't think she'd go for a guy like -- [ ping! ] she says she'd love to. [ ping! ] she can't wait to see me. [ ping! ] she's wanted me to ask her out for over a year now! [ ping! ] she just sent me a video. [ girl's voice ] hi stephen, can't wait for our date! oh, can i see that? aah! [ male announcer ] in the network, sparks fly faster. at&t isetting faster with 4g. rethink possible. >>> from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty. nato is denying that it is targeting muammar qaddafi's family. this following word that the leader's youngest son killed in a nato missile attack. the target of the residence of the

god bless the 101st, and god bless the united states of america. [cheers and applause] [captioning performed by nationalaptioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ♪ ♪ >> now, a discussion of the loss of navy seals. from washington journal, this is just over 40 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is a u.s. navy seal and the ceo of a mission that continues. tell us how you became a navy seal. guest: i joined the team in2001. in april, i wnt to special -- i went to special training and became a seal in 2002. host: tell us about being a ceo at the mission continues. guest: it started when i first came back from my last deployment in iraq. then i was serving as a commander of an al qaeda targeting sell. my unit was hit by a suicide truck bomb. my wounds were minor. i was treated at the surgical hospital and returned to duty 72 hours later. many of my good friends were hurt far worse than i was. when i visited them, i've realized that they all wanted to continue their mission and of public s

street gang a religious kobol a fundamentalist lawmakers who believe they were chosen by god to rule over our nation who run the national prayer breakfast the presidents have attended for decades who preach family values and pay really really cheap rent other c. street alumni include south carolina republican governor mark sanford and former republican congressman share their green both of whom got busted for cheating on their wives so what's the deal with c. street and republican sex scandals joining me now is jeff sharlet journalist and bestselling author whose new book sweet heaven when i die faith faith in the country in between will be available this august jeff rucker the program. anytown going to be with you great to have you i should note that your book on c. street just also came out in paperback as well tell us about c. street family. c. street is the russian capitol hill residence of the list and our most influential christian right political organization in washington called the family or the fellowship because back in one thousand nine hundred eighty five when they forme

so we're all praying to god together, because we believe that they are with god. they're the friends of god, and it's in the bad to talk to somebody's friends, you know. >> reporter: are there people who might be saints, but just not recognized? >> oh, sure. oh, my gosh, yeah, yeah, yeah. i could name my own parents, at least my own mother. i don't think my father would. you meet saints all the time. but they're never going to be beatified, you know, or canonized. no, it is quite amazing how many people live heroic lives quietly. >> reporter: father martin says he prays to saints every day. he keeps what he calls his "wall of fame" with pictures of saints and potential saints. >> some of my favorites are mother teresa is here as a real example of working with the poor. joan of arc i think is someone who is true to her vision. dorothy day was an apostle, really, of social justice here in new york, here's st. ignatius loyola, the founder of the jesuit order over there. when i'm sick i pray to st. bernadette, the visionary of lourdes. when i pray for humility, i pray

i agree that it is god's intention that god sent to every community in their own language so from my point* of view it is god's intend to be worshipped in different languages. of 51 to choose to speak english lowered german and this is your option and we should celebrate that price at -- friday and i have learned a lot about my own religion i encourage my comrades to learn more about christianity in hinduism because you understand your own version better that way to us like it makes you understand your own language better said these are thoughts i want to throw out. >> that is a good place to stock. do want to say anything in conclusion? >> but the deep part felt word of thanks for coming here today to give us the honor of your attention. i want to thank you for your great moderating and imam imam, surrey net, chloe, thank you for your welcome god bless you. thank you >> welcome ladies and gentlemen. i am the historian from dave international spy museum. we'll come. we are fortunate today to have with us the author debriefing of mr. fred burton. he is here to talk about his new book

people have a hard time understanding the south god immigrants to. it was not a damper on the white opportunity and many of these were irish. many were german. irish came to the south to build the railroad because the states like to recruit the irish because as you know, in georgia there are things called swamps. and diseases although not now but those like malaria and yellow fever. the state could not afford to employ a slaves because they were too valuable. so the irish came to this house with the anti-sentiment it was relatively low existing in the border cities like baltimore or louisville so the governor of virginia said why should we make war on the catholic church? it doesn't make war on us. it seems to me when you inject evangelical christianity into politics you get radicalization of politics? i am extremely concerned right now we seem to have lost our center in this country. you describe sounds very familiar to me. i am concerned the rational people who are getting elected of either party. >> you make a very good point*. it is interesting w

(laughter) (cheers and applause) so, question is, is is god ending the world on may 21? yahweh or no way? yahweh! (cheers and applause) ♪ hall la♪ note hallelujah... folks, this prophecy was made by americans, i like my doom crying homegrown. not like that mayan 2012 crap that's been sneaking across our southern borders. it's the four horsemen of the apocalypse, not the four jorges of the apocalypse (laughter and applause) plus, family radio's leader harold camping is an expert at predicting the end of the world-- in that he's done it before. he previously said the world would end on september 4, 1994. now, in his defense, that was the year the first hootie & the blowfish album came out. (laughter) i think we all prayed the end was near. (laughter) and this time camping's definitely probably got it right. here's how he does the math. noah's flood occurred 7,000 years ago and at the time god told noah that he had seven days before the flood would start. then in second peter it says "with the lord, a day is like a thousand years." and i'm sure in his job it is. you thi

bombs rape the eyes of the sleeping assyrian gods. as if it were only a sand box, a few worthless grains of sand. i'll cut for you the last swathe of blue from the sky, sever my and if you'll let me, but for 5 minutes more, leave me to sleep without the knowledge of war. a kanun weeps near the funeral of music. having been occupied, notes mourn for the loss of their song. i am for a concert of horses, the origin of gazelle leapt up from the heart of al gubungi. have you made small steps into the desert within us or listened for the gutterals longed deep within our throats, you would have come bearing gifts. i have nothing in red that i would not abide in green. el batanabi wrote the heart of our silken tanab, what need have we for you? no poem has ever enough red but that its blood might river beneath the veins of its people. beneath the desert sun, one man by one man by one man breathes six. thousands of tons wrung sonorous from the sky. where is god? black-eyed woman, the street dogs are running wild. will you save me? simple white

of the church of god -- church of god of christ in st. paul, minnesota told a state house committee, god gave marriage as a gift to adam and eve. his party outnumbered seven to ten on the house bill. an eloquent rewrite to the theological basis of the debate before the vote. >>> we have to be careful about trying to shine our beliefs, however valid we believe them to be in the constitution. what i'm hearing today and friday is largely a religious justification for change in the minnesota constitution. i don't think it's right. i don't think it's fair. i think it departs from tradition. the other thing that makes people squirm but we have to discuss it. how much of homosexuality is nature versus nurture? is this something you learn or acquire? are you born with it? is it a lifestyle choice like skateboarding and gardening? i want to take a page from what i heard last friday, a member of the clergy and he said you know what, sexuality and sexual orientation are a gift from god. i think it's true. scientific evidence shows more and more ever