finish three years later, he entered the british army as a chaplain.e purchased a commission in the 18th regiment of foot also known as the royal irish regiment. in may 1773, robert newburg made his way h to corke on the southn coast of ireland to seek passage to america. the colonel was insistent that the new chaplain join his unit as soon as possible. however, before he could depart, newburg received a most disquieting letter. i am, unfortunately, acquainted with some parts of your character which rend or you a very -- render you a very improper person to act as ap chaplain. several former and current british army officers had received that newburg was guilty of a most or horrid and unnatural crime, particularly with your own man servant whom you slept with. the man who wrote the letter was formerly a captain in the 18th regiment that had recently retired from military service and was in ireland procuring alcohol for a wine shop he would later open in philadelphia. curl his time in ireland -- during his time in ireland, he heardt. rumors about newbur

the chaplains. the first federal congress comes around. james madison is on the committee that decides. okay what sort of legislation legislative chaplains are we going to have. this is 1789. so one of congress's first acts is to select a chaplain for the house and a chaplain the senate. and we've had chaplains ever since. so this is just considered part of what we do in america. again, if the establishment clause required a wall of separation between church and state that would clearly be inappropriate. but what the first amendment does is, it prohibits an establishment of religion in no reasonable universe is selecting a chaplain who leads people in voluntary prayer and establishment of religion, which is why congress believe unanimously agreed to have chaplains in both the house and the senate. and we've done so ever since. and as you point out we do, too, today and other a few americans at places like the from religion foundation in protest and other americans united for separation of church and

are we going to pay the chaplain this we've had? james madison is on record, going to pay the chaplains, first federal congress comes around, james madison is on the committee, decided what sort of legislation chaplains are we going to have? this is 1789. one of congress's first acts is to select and had chaplains ever since, this is considered part of what we do in america. the us out front clause required a wall of separation between church and state, that would clearly be inappropriate. what the first amendment does is prohibits an establishment of religion, in the reasonable universes selecting a chaplain who leads people in voluntary prayer and establishment of religion which is why congress unanimously agreed to have chaplains in the house and senate and we've done so ever since and we do today. other than a few americans in places like the freedom from religion foundation, protestants and other americans united for separation of church and state does anyone worry about this. >> host: is a good thing? >> guest: it's a but 9 th

chaplain bridges: let us pray and reflect. oh, merciful benefactor and omnipotent source that redeems. as we open the chamber of democracy, fill our hearts, protect, enlighten and inspire our congressional leaders as they fulfilled their role of representing the people and fostering districts near and far to produce prosperity for all. grant them patience when discomfort and uncertainty threatened to include their judgment and instill in them perseverance and the courage to follow your guidance even when it is unpopular or difficult. oh hero, give them strength while they stand by their convictions while being curious about the stance of others and open to the views of those whose convictions contrast or differ. protect each member and their staff. ex-halt their efforts as they carry out their duties. protect the men and women of the united states capitol police who safeguard them and those who visit these sacred grounds for you are the exalter and you are our protector an we ask this with your almighty name, amen. the speaker

the essence of chaplain is his connection to the real world.there are a lot of comedians who want to take the audience away from the real world. especially in that time. but he was connected to the real world that people saw walking to the theater. they sell poor people, stores, factories -- they saw poor people, stores, factories. modern times is his take on that reality that was pandemic in the 1930's and it has not changed and he accepted his more so now than it was in 1936 so it is a film that is eternally relevant, as is the great dictator. peter: you have written about cary grant, it says will, john wayne, mary pickford, and others. it sounds like you got pretty good cooperation from the chaplin family. scott: they gave me free reign. they asked for no permissions. they never saw the manuscript. i wrote based on what i found. i was very pleased. i expected them to hover more than they did. there was no hovering whatsoever. they gave me permission to do my research in their archives without holding anything back and to write what i chose.

berry black, chaplain of the united states senate. >> let us pray.al god, the giver of every good and perfect gift. we are grateful for your presence and this congressional gold medal ceremony that honors the female human computers who made significant contributions to the u.s. space program. we praise you for being an equal opportunity distributor of talents. thank you, that you see faithful service, it is never hidden from you. lord, thank you for inspiring katherine johnson, dorothy vaughan, mary jackson and dr. christine darden, to strive for excellence, even when their exemplary efforts were not recognized or applauded. we are astounded by how their remarkable accomplishments enabled humanity to slip the surly bonds of earth, to dance the skies on laughter silvered wings, and to bravely go where few have dared to trespass. inspired by their laudable example, may we strive for greatness and our efforts to honor you. bless now this auspicious ceremony with your presence and approval. we pray in your sovereign name, amen. >> please be seated. ladie

he happened to be the first jewish chaplain. in america, those that died on those beaches, those black marines, they couldn't even go in restaurants or go to schools, but they were fighting for everybody's freedom. and there was great concern, why is a jewish rabbi praying over the bodies of catholics? at the end of the day, the rabbi gave what i think is the most powerful testament of what we are striverring for to be as a nation. this is a portion of what the rabbi said, think about this. a day of dead scattered across the beast, the ocean running red. great concern about whether this should happen or not. the prejudicial and discrimination was strong in that moment. here is a clip of what he said. he said, here in this place, no man prefers another because of his faith or despises him because of his color. among these men, there is no discrimination. there is no prejudice and there is no hatred. theirs is the highest and purest democracy. everything gets lost in political campaigns, but at the end of the day, striving for the

we've had chaplains ever since this isof considered part of wht we do in america. the establishment clause required while separation church and state that would be inappropriate. but what the first amendment does april habits and establishment of religion and no reasonable universe is selecting a chaplin who leads in voluntary prayer for the establishment of religion which is why congress unanimously agreed to have chaplains in both the house andt the senate's part we've done so ever since. as you point out we do today. other than a few americans freedom from religion foundation the protestants and other americans united forrc separatin of church and state does anyone ever really worry about this? >> you think it's a good thing? >> it's a fairly benign thing. if congress decided not to do this anymore but i don'tth think most of anyone most of these chaplains provide aid and comfort to members of the legislatures who are far from home if that is the case i say more power to them. >> host: 's statementcr and at wilmington, illinois democrat good morning you are on w

charles houston, a state chaplain. his daughter heart broken. >> my dad was the light of our family, our rock. >> reporter: she said she heard the gangway buckle and fell in the water. then a stranger saved her life. >> god sent me an angel. she said i got you, just float. she swam me up to the shore. >> reporter: officials now investigating. >> it's my understanding, the structure collapsed in the middle. i can't tell you exactly at this point in time what happened. >> reporter: j.r. grove said he helped rescue a baby who went under water. >> i put her in the boat and brought her over here to the ambulance to the mainland side, but she made it. >> reporter: officials say saturday's event brought hundreds more people to the island than would be expected on a typical day. is it possible that extra stress being put on the infrastructure with so many more people could have contributed to the collapse? >> at this time, i wouldn't rule out anything being a possibility. >> jess southeast joining us now from georgia. official

people ended up in the water and tragically so indict including charles houston, who serve this chaplain for the dnr was a city of planes volunteer firefighter, and also previously worked with the georgia bureau of investigations president biden also reacted to the news saying that he and the first lady are heartbroken to learn about the fairy dog walkway collapse on georgia's sapelo island. what should have been a joyous celebration of gullah-geechee culture and history. instead turned into a tragedy and devastation. the president said and sample island. as many people know, is a barrier island off the coast of georgia accessible only by boat. is home to about 70 full-time residents and most of them are descendants from slaves worked on plantations a very sad about the chaplain we're still learning to learn the waiting to learn the identity of the other six people who died. >> yeah. mean all of these families just simply devastated right? >> rafael romo. thanks so much alright. >> while most of the focus has been on the us presidential race, there are contentious senate races that could

barry black chaplain, the united states senate. let us pray pray. eternal god, the giver of every good and perfect gift. we're grateful. your presence at this congressional gold ceremony that honors the female human computers who made significant contribution tions to the u.s. space program. we praise for being an equal opportunity tea distributor of talents. thank you that you see people service. it is never hidden from you lord. thank for inspiring gathering johnson dorothy for mary jackson and dr. christine darden to strive for excellence even when there exemplary efforts were not recognized or applauded, we were astounded by how their remarkable accomplishments enabled humanity to slip the shirley bonds of earth to dance the skies on last silvered wings and to bravely go where few have dared to trespass. inspired by their laudable example, may we strive for greatness in efforts to honor you. bless. now this auspicious ceremony with your presence and approval, we pray in your sovereign name on. please be seated seated. ladies and gentlemen, the h

kim in chaplain of the united states house of representatives. would you pray with me?> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the indication, delivered by dr. margaret gibbon, chaplain of the united states house of representatives. >> would you pray with me? eternal god, in whom we live and move and have our being, we give thanks to you on this special day for revealing to us in the iconic picture of the determined every woman, we celebrate, that in you, there is nothing we can't do. we only take the time to look around us and discovered the diversity, the talents, the drive, and the opportunities you call us each to employ for the benefit of the common good, and so we ask your blessing over this ceremony, as we pay tribute to those women who did just that. and honor the can-do spirit of these mothers, daughters, and sisters that was so vital to the war effort, and essential to ensuring the integrity of our country and its most critical moments. with our ears attuned to the marvelous mysteries of millions of rosies who labored in shipyards and aviation mainte

this is from a canadian from a canadian who was a methodist chaplain. and it would help if i turn to the right page here. there it is, a methodist chaplain writing in 1918 when he confronted the claims about holy war, he says, that's all tommy rott to me, most of us here know ourselves that the fight no, the no ourselves and the fight too well to presume identify it with the cause of jesus. it is true. we have our orators to the union jack picture the british jack all the crosses and shouting jehovah my banner. but most of us, for one reason or another, would prefer the union jack for all its crosses be mingled less freely with the emblems of our religion? my reason is that it lowers the standard of jesus, yet i it is every christian's duty and privilege to contribute to the winning of war, not as a christian, but as a citizen of our warring country, not presuming to identify why in our case that, which is caesar's, which with that is christ's. and with that we'll. see you on thursday.

at that point, he is a chaplain. he has three children. he starts having this conversation with god. he gets very angry at this point. he says you know, god, is this what you meant to do? did you bring me here to kill me? what will happen to my family? my wife and my kids? at that point, god says to him, don't worry, i've got this. soon thereafter, hand comes through the rubble and grabs his hand. he holds onto and he won't let go. at that point, they began the process of digging him out. he is the last soul that god delivered alive from that wreckage that day. he was five hours buried underneath the building. it is an amazing story. i get goose bumps just retelling the story. >> the rabbi was a great story as well. >> the reason they knew where danny was is because he had his purple estimate. it was in the rubble. the wind was blowing and it was waving, and it one of the guys says what is that purple cloth? the rabbi heard that and says, purple is an alien color in the desert landscape. he immediately recognized it for what it was, he sai

chaplain kibben: would you pray with me.and merciful god, grant us the insight to appreciate the persons you have created us to be. call us to use the talents you have bestowed on us with the confidence you have invested in us. impart to us the vision to use those gifts and graces for the betterment not just of our own lives, but for the well-being of those around us. for our communities, and for this country. give us also a sense of humility, to accept what we cannot do and to admit the limitations of our abilities. keep us from deceiving ourselves when we are inclined to think we are something that we're not. ensure that when we in our pride fail to admit that there are others with different and even greater skills and capabilities than our own, that we would be quick to acknowledge and respect how you are working in them. on this day, we pray for the wisdom to discern how you are at work in our lives, orchestrating the many members of your creation to bring about your gracious plan. for the future you desire for us, we pr

chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. grants your grace, o god, this day, and relieve us of the burdens we bear. the weight of concern for our country, the load of worry we carry for our world. and even as we pray these words our consciences are overwhelmed by the weight of the reports of devastation in north carolina, georgia, florida just to name a few. only you can open the way and provide a means for restoration and healing in those regions. empower and inspire us to bear our responsibility to carry the burdens of those who suffer from these tragedies. may we serve as your hands and feet and give what we must and go where you send us to care for your people. may we serve as agents of your deliverance and reassure h.r. sure presence in support is of the efforts of aid workers and caregivers tending to this dire situation. disspell the fear and anxiety that gets in the way of your provision, that we and all who are in need would receive the bounty of your sure and steadfast loving kindness. in the hope found in your nam

this black bananas, the chaplains, are increasingly coming on to middlesex. these evangelical fundamental is chaplains, go to some place where basic training graduates. and they said beforehand in their meeting, these troops are most vulnerable. they've been racked and trained to death. go get the we try to reach our recruits immediately. there are 450000 recruits and the freshman class of this next year's on forces that's going through boot camp. we will touch about 200000 of them is next year or they had something like 70 baptisms at fort tags at the, in the basic training interest. and they proselytize and they get them, they take them down and baptize them. and then they're part of those fish and nationalist, the much start getting another card individual, final life before you're sorry, colonel wilkerson recommended that i talked to mikey weinstein, he's with the military religious freedom foundation. and he's worked for the last 2 decades shining a light on religious, fundamentalist influence within the military. this is kind of a i a shadow ward i come

and at that, he's the chaplain. he's got three children ages seven, five and three, and starts having this conversation with god. and he gets very, very angry at this point. and he says, you know, god, is this what you meant to do? did you bring me here to kill me? what's going to happen to my family, to my wife and my kids at that point? god says to him, he says, don't worry, i've got this. and soon thereafter, a hand through the rubble and grabs his hand and he holds on to it. he won't let go. and at that point, they begin the process of digging him out. and he is the last soul god delivered alive from that wreckage that day. it's been over 5 hours buried underneath that building. and just an amazing individual, an amazing story. i mean, i do i get goosebumps right now just retelling that story on the rabbi was a great story, too. yeah. and that's of course, then the resnikoff, he's the reason that they knew where danny was, is because had his advent stole is, you know, a purple scarf like vestment and and it was

and sure enough, it led stray town to the chaplain. so amazing stories. but there's so many of those kinds of stories as jacque was just saying with don and with randy and with danny. i mean, there's so many of these stories and so you have to read the book to get all of them. >> you do so well. and the last one i'll bring up and i really wish i could remember his name and i don't. but the other one that really got me was one of the ones who didn't survive because you're also telling the stories of all of those who are home who are waiting by the phone. and every time the phone rings and every time the door knocks, is it, are they being told that their loved one has died? and there was one. and again, i'm so sorry, i can't remember his name. >> dr john hudson, the one who is dr john hudson. that. so if you want to tell that, that was incredible. yeah. so he really becomes the emotional heart of this whole story. and before i say what he did in the military, how many people in here served in the military? all right. thank you guys. thank you. awesome. than

and as they looked around, the only chaplain that was there happened to be the first jewish chaplain.nd there was discussions about, well, there's catholics here, there's protestants, there were indigenous members there and there were black members there who at that time in america couldn't even go into businesses because they weren't welcome, couldn't drink out of the same water faucet because they weren't welcome. but there they were giving their lives on that island to protect the freedoms for the rest of us. and rabbi roland gitelson gave what i think is ranked as maybe along with the gettysburg address, the truest and clearest vision of what it means to be an american and to fight for this. and i asked you just, here's a small portion of what he said. as he gave that prayer, he said here, no man prefers another because of his faith or despises him because of the color of his skin. among these men who lie here, there is no discrimination, no prejudice, no hatred. theirs is the highest and purest democracy. folks, we have got 10 days. 10 days. now, i believe hope is a powerful word

here also lies the chaplain of one of the alpine divisions, doncarlochi, a modest army priest, whom..llions of people in england, america, occupied europe. prayed for the victory of the russians at stalingrad, the defeat on the volga became such a catastrophe for the third reich that the nazis were never able to recover from it. the battle of stalingrad, according to. to burn, and the water from kamyshin to astrakhan was the volga, and the water mixed with the fuel and became like a ring of fire. veterans of the battle of stalingrad said that in some places there was simply no front line as such, where ours were, where the enemy, it was impossible to understand, the same position in the morning could be behind... miroshnikova lived in stalingrad from the beginning of the war, studied medicine, when the germans began their attack on the city, she refused from evacuation, could not leave her parents, so she ended up at the front. felscher. it seemed to him that a little more, one more division, and the city would be taken. even when the sixth army was surrounded, the leader of the third

kim in chaplain of the united g. states house of representatives. would you pray with me?ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation delivered by the reverend margaret kibben. >> eternal god we live and move and have our being, we give thanks to you on this special day for revealing to us, in the iconic picture of the muscular bandanna and determined everywoman we celebrate that in you there is nothing we can to do. we need only take the time to look around us and discover the diversity, the talents, the drive, and the opportunities you call us each to employ for the benefit of the common good. and so we ask your blessing over the ceremony as this ceremony as we pay tribute to those women who did just that and honor the can-do spirit of these mothers, daughters, aunts and sisters that were so vital to the war effort and essential to ensuring the integrity of our country in its most critical moments. with her ears attuned to the stories of millions of rosies, labor and shipyards, aviation facilities, fashioning b-17s and liberty ships, open our hearts to

there's chaplain who comes in from a nearby military base and he has a service f us, we were out campaigning, we always make a point to go to church on sunday morning to worship. >> among other things what this church gave to them during what we can all imagine was an incredibly stressful time was a sense of normalcy. that's what they told the congregation upon their leaving. in a letter, they said you have made our lives normal lives and that meant a great deal. >> amy carter was baptized here. tell us the story of the baptism. >> she was baptized in the baptistery behind me. we parted the curtains, the pool was full of water. the pastor baptized her. i am told by a dear man who ran the sound system that day that the secret service agent was pretty nervous about her being put under the water and was watching closely. i remember i had to assure him the pastor would indeed raise her up again. >> president carter stood here in front of the pillar for security reasons, president jimmy carter, standing next to this column, assembled in this balcony on numerous occasions in the period of january

for two years i was the chaplain at the university of arizona. we rent the newman center and have a number of these throughout the west coast. one in standford, one at the university of utah, oregon and washington. we do a lot of this, especially with college aged students. i've been blessed throughout my priesthood to work with a lot of people. >> my wife is a college professor and deals with 18-year-old and 19-year-old mind and it keeps her very young. >> at st. dominic's we have a very strong young adult presence. our mailing list is thousands every week and so the consistency of those who were catholic to know that you are not alone, most folks feel like they are cut off. not just from others but cut off from others who really believe. so the ministry is gathering together, allowing people who are young to give the permission to each other that i can live my faith boldly. in a time when there are so many ways that divide us, they pray together, they gathered together to have fun together and also be formed together. this particular past of th

there's a there's a chaplain who comes in from a nearby military base. and he has a service for us. i have family in just a few people. and when we're out campaigning or out traveling around the world, we always make a point to go to a church on sunday morning to worship. i think that, among other things, what this church to them during what we all imagine, was just an incredibly stressful time, was this sense of normalcy. in fact, that's what they told the congregation upon their leaving in a in a. they said, you have made our lives normal lives. and we that that meant a great deal to our congregation. amy carter was actually baptized here. tell us the story of the baptism. so she was baptized in the baptist tree behind me. we parted the curtains, the pool was full of water, and the pastor baptized her. i am told by dear man who ran the sound system that day, that the secret service agent was pretty nervous about her being put under the water. so he was watching very closely and our member had to assure him that the pastor would indeed raise her up again. president carter stood her