and then all christians are christian nationalists. amanda, we have seen the over turning over all the way to landmark federal ruling, the guaranteed the right to abortion, a wave of anti translate distillation government funding earmarked for religious education all. and it's kind of part of an alarming shift in policy and judiciary rulings tied to the far right going forward. how is christian nationalism going to affect the fundamental, i mean, really the basis of civil rights for people in united states? i think christian national lives and strikes at the very heart, a civil rights for all americans. i've said that christian nationalism is the single biggest threat today for religious freedom for all, because it cuts against that core foundational ideas that are belonging in american says diety should never depend on how we worship, or how we identify religiously and christian nationalism tries to blow all of that up. and so one part of christian nationalism, of course, is this idea that the united states should be declared a christ

christian nationalists. yup. how do you address that? oh, man. well, in some level, we to you know, we might even say the fact that, you know, that liberal christians have some good things to say and conservative christians have some good things to say. we want to be neither one of those? we just want to be christians. so we want to look for those bedrock principles that we can all kind of agree on. and we understand as as flowing from scripture. and but the christian nationalist part of it actually is kind of an aberration. it's kind of a bit of a it's got an unused war history to it, what is now called christian nationalism used to kind of honestly sort of look like what we would call dynamic reconstruction ism, which is a weird set of terms that a lot of probably don't know. but that goes back really into the seventies and eighties and nineties. and a lot of this stuff kind of has its genesis there. we don't really get into that so much in the book but we do have a cool session coming up here at freedom f

christian: you are going to leave gaza? >> yes. christian: right, ok. you very much for coming on and talking to us about what you know. we are going to focus a little bit about what the u.n might know. there was before this incident report of at least six people being killed at a school run by the united nations palestinian refugee group. the school was hit during a series of israeli airstrikes this afternoon. >> six people were killed this afternoon when a school was hit at the refugee camp in the middle area of the strip the commissioner general said this is outrageous and it again shows the flagrant disregard for lives of civilians. no place is safe in gaza anymore, not the facilities. christian: let's get some reaction. the deputy director of the u.n gaza field office, thank you very much for coming on, jennifer. good to see you safe and well. what do you know about events this evening in gaza city? >> well, just from what i have seen on the media, just the rumors, what we have seen, the photographs. it has been absolutely shocking. where i am now

, conservative christians, christian nationalists, how do you address that? >> in some level we try to -- we might even say harmonize the fact that liberal christians have some goodav things to say d conservative christians have something good to say. we want to be neither of those, we just want to be christians. we want to look at the bedrock principles that we all can agree on and we understand as flowing from scripture and but the christian nationalist part of it actually is kind of aberration, it's kind of a bit of -- unusual history to it what is now called christian nationalism used to honestly sort of look like what we would call reconstructionism and a lot of people don't know but that goes back into the 70's and 80's and 90's. >> should christians in your view be political active, should they vote, et cetera? >> on some level to be christian is to have a political activity because in order to say jesus is lord, you are saying cesar is not. i think that -- on some level there's a base political activity that we have, however, i don't necessarily think

or practice christianity. this persecution can take various forms, including violence, imprisonment, discrimination, and restrictions on religious freedom. of one of the most known instances which saw a large number of martyrs was during the roman empire as a christians for targeted for refusing to worship a roman god. as well as the emperor, but one would think with the advancement of society of science. so what also the powers of a religion, especially one which is considered to be the largest religion in the world, may get nearly one 3rd of the global population. yet today, christianity continues to be the most persecuted religion with 7 of the top 10 countries known for targeting christians. in countries where religion plays a key role in the government and daily life. now according to open doors, these countries which are dominantly muslim, frequently target, harass, and terrorize those who profess to be christians. north korea are predominantly agnostic country is on top of the open doors list, as well a

and the christians, they are suffering greatly. 9 out of 10 christian so it will be murder this year will be murdered nigeria, our organization of horrible people. project has a program called the vulnerable parish program. we're. we're providing security cameras and security guards for the most vulnerable christian schools, christian churches, and christian hospitals. in nigeria we, you know paul and his letters to the church and the part of poly letters 9 out of 70 percent of the time when he wrote to tie them to prey. it was to tied into prey to the persecuted church. and with this perverse ideology of globalism, sometimes needed guided states and even in the other western countries, there is a reaction in the body of christ to say we need to focus at home. but it's christians, it's very important that we are one body. we are one body with the church in india . we are one body with the church and nigeria, we are one body with a church and afghanistan. and if we looked at paul is our example, he says, to pray entirely to the persecuted church. this is our primary responsibility. su

christian churches, and christian hospitals. in nigeria we, you know paul and his letters to the church in the pot and poly letters 9 out of a 70 percent of the time. when he wrote to tie them to prey. it was to ties into prey to the persecuted church. and with this perverse ideology of globalism, sometimes needed, i did states and even in, in, in, in the other western countries, there's a reaction in the body of christ to say we need to focus at home. but it's christians, it's very important that we are one body. we are one body with the church in india . we are one body with the church and nigeria, we are one body of a church in afghanistan. and if we looked at paul is our example, he says, to pray and fire to the persecuted church. this is our primary responsibility. sure, i'm your maybe your child's prep school and your affluent suburb of boston needs a bigger and better scoreboard a gym. but we have christian children with stones mining cobalt to go into electric vehicles. so woke social justice wires in the west can feel v

>> christianity? >> yeah. >> to some extent we have seen that in the last 30 to 40 years of american history but i don't think it's because of fundamental incompatibility, it's more like allowing modest forces in the room aren't always pushing so it's important toe, realize wherever you go, about 50% are christian so often the problems they have are not that they are afraid of trying to make that connection, they just don't know how so we try to put the logical and supposed contract to teach people that there is this effect in how we go about politics. >> to quote from your books, power and authority. >> in the early days of christianity, one of the mantras of early questions was jesus is lord and caesar is not supported. that's why we talk about stripping from of power and authority instead of giving up allegiance to the roman emperor, we allegiance only to jesus, the one true son of god. >> are you fearful americans have given too much authority to our government? >> i wouldn't say i'm fearful. i th

this is not the way of the christian in the end. we have realized in order to solve problems we should not rely on the mission nation. use persuasion we use our own devices to solve their own problems. we don't needto to endow a large government with grandiose powers that require it. so we start from that point of view at the very beginning. >> as libertarians how do you reconcile jesus saying -- >> we talkhi about that in the book a little bit and one of the things after realized as the render to caesar passage is what is on that coin that presents jesus? hey would give me one of these scenarios and who is the inscription is on it? that actually is caesar himself and on that coin if you are part of that you would know on that coin itself it says this is caesar, son of god. ironically enough that's like bringing an image into the temple where that occurred. when jesus is render to caesar what is caesar's and to god whae is it's calling out the pharisees during that. that we are doing something is fundamentally against what jesus is

and i would argue christians and non-christians alike should care about that. as a pastor, i care about it because as said in the beginning, these are people these are souls. even the christians who are no longer attending church. the reality is that the children of the church will most likely be unchurched. and as a pastor, i care about that. but even my agnostic and atheist friends should care about the impact is going to have on the culture in which we live. live the the gdp of all the people who have left the 40 million is about $1.4 trillion. so if you take national giving average of 2.5% and you apply it to that 40 million group of 40 million people, about $4 billion a year is leaving the church. and so when you think also about the fact 40% of the social safety net in our country comes from churches and religious nonprofits, this is this is going have make a big difference because even though some of the church people are still giving to those institutions the likelihood their children and grandchildren will is pretty low. so christian or not, this is go

christian: henri, i can tell how angry you are. henri: thanks, christian.ust feeling very disappointed with him. christian: i understand that. henri murison, always good to talk to you. thank you for coming on the program. that might explain in part while the -- why the chancellor, jeremy hunt, flew to manchester rather than risking it with the train, whether it is really the 30 have a minute journey board cross explains it will be. in many case, the chancellor does have a question about hs2, preferring instead to focus on the key advancements that he traveled to manchester to make, among them the rise in the national living wage to 11 pounds, a rise to nearly $2 million, new pelted -- new penalties for those on benefits were not actively seeking work, and as expected, he ruled out any sizable giveaway until inflation is brought back under control. >> we promised in our manifesto to raise the national living ways to two-thirds of median income, ending low pay in this country. at the moment, it is 10.42 pounds an hour, and we are awaiting next year's recomme

christiane. >> christiane: thank you very much. now let us go to israel. i'm afraid her shot just died. we'll get her back as soon as we can. we'll go to break and get her back. ♪. ♪. . >>> let's bring in mccaylee. the leader of the israeli labor party. thanks for being with us. obviously you're in the opposition. but i want to hear from you. how all of israel's constituencies are reacting to prime minister who said we're at war today. presumably you all support that. >> i don't think we react to the prime minister. we react to reality. we woke up everyone with sirens and we have been in a nightmare for over 12 hours now of a ferocious sustained horrible terror attack on israel with missiles. with palestinians, infiltrating over 15 communities in israel. killing civilians, children. kidnapping civilians and soldiers. and just showing everyone that we are in a war. i think it's a good opportunity to notice many people think that when hamas speaks against seller, they don't really mean it or i don't know what, but i believe this is an opportunity to see that

. ♪ christian: hello.hristian fraser, and this is "the context." >> targeted for the third time since october 10. the role from palestinian side to the egyptian side is damaged. >> hospitals are running out of fuel, are running out of supplies. up in the north people can't move without help. >> you know our deep commitment to israel's right -- indeed, its obligation, to defend itself and defend its people. christian: the armed wing of hamas says it is fired a barrage of missiles on tel aviv and jerusalem in response to israel's targeting of civilians. the u.n. says the gaza strip is being strangled, with the health system on the brink of collapse. the humanitarian corridor from egypt into gaza has failed to materialize, with the u.n. saying no progress has been made on reopening the rafah crossing. we bring you the latest from jerusalem. tom bateman, international editor jeremy bowen in southern israel, and on the lebanese border, the latest from anna foster. very good evening. hundreds of thousands of pal

. ♪ christian: hello, i am christian fraser, and this is "the context ." >> i've lost my father, my brothercousins, other family members, and my pregnant wife. i am the only survivor. >> four days there is no fuel entering gaza. i think the hospital will collapse. >> food and water must be allowed into gaza. we meet -- we need a rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access now. >> the united states has israel's back. we have their back today, we will have it tomorrow, we will have it every day. christian: the death toll is rising, the israeli military say they have recovered at least 1200 people killed in israel this past weekend, and in the five-a bombardment of gaza, more than 1000 palestinians have died. the u.n. called on all sides to respect civilians and requested a humanitarian corridor be set up in gaza to get food in and evacuate the most seriously injured. we will hear from correspondents across the region, from lucy williamson, who has been to a town where they have been burying their dead. we will hear from gaza and our correspondent, and anna foster is tonight on israel's northern b

>> that's obviously great news, christian.ted civilians should never be condoned and i hope this is part of the process in which there are negotiations. i know there are negotiations going on as we speak in order to either deter israel from going all the way into gaza or having it done in a different way the bottom line is we do need to have a cease-fire first and if this is a prelewd to that then that's extremely good news. christian: why do you think they released these to hostages. they are american citizens and there were other hostages we know were injured before crossing the border so why these particular two. is it a message do you think at this stage from hamas? >> i am not privy to why. but the fact they were released is a good sign. it is a sign that negotiations are going on and i hope it's a part of a bigger deal with the hostages. christian: you've been involved in some of the diplomacy in recent days. are you aware of whether the jordanian government is playing a role in any of this negotiation? >> i hope they ar

. ♪ christian: hello, i'm christian fraser, and this is "the context ." >> the israelis were tellingthey were going to issue an evacuation order effectively for everybody north of halfway down the gaza strip, to move south, and that there 24 hours to do so. the israelis say for their own production. >> civilian people whose injuries mean their only chances of survival is being on life support such as mechanical ventilators. moving those people a death sentence. >> i: everybody to evacuate because that is the right thing to do. we are going to commence significant military activity. it is going to be an active combat zone. we are going to strike hamas targets, and we don't want civilian casualties. >> we urge the israelis to use every possible precaution to avoid harm to civilians. christian: the israeli army has mounted the first raids into northern gaza to dismantle and disrupt hamas's ability to fire rockets, but the bigger incursion is pending. israel has given the palestinians 24 hours to evacuate one million people from northern gaza before the extended operation begins. one hos

christian: is it a --state?el: we are talking about this idea that it is a free choice people are making. the only free choice is the first cigarette people have, generally when they are teenagers. two thirds of people once they start smoking go on to continue smoking. i am not surprised simon thinks the way to go is just education, and policy we know is not very effective at driving down smoking rates. simon's organization is funded by the tobacco industry so i am surprised he is not interested in the fact their share prices have dropped they. the writing is on the wall. this is an industry dying in this country and we need makes writing dyes around the rest of the world as well. christian: simonton hazel, thank you for your time. what about the decision to replace a levels nt levels with a replace british standard. most typically study five subjects including math and english until thage of 18. one notable change is students would be able to combine both academic and educational studies. so typically three maj

christian: hello, i'm christian fraser. are wching "the context" on bbc news. >> we are enforcing a total blockade on gaza. no electricity, no food, water, or gas. it is all closed. >> is really are flying overhead and israeli airstrikes continue since last night. gaza has never seen this scale and intensity of shelling and airstrikes i think ever. >> this is inhuman. we need help to stop that. we need help to bring them back home. >> there is a huge garage going on overhead at the moment. we have taken cover. we have to find someplace that is slightly safer. >> i recognize the legitimate grievances of the palestinian people, but nothing can justify these acts of terror and the killing, maiming, and abduction of civilians. christian: the israeli prime minister has tonight mourned his country that the fight back will not be quick or easy. 48 hours after hamas militants killed 900 israelis. today over 2500 hamas targets were destroyed. reports in the last armor that hamas is open to negotiating a truce. a spokesperson of the

, the communists were anti-christian, and to try to connect the dots so the christian end up as nazis is not historically plausible. >> are you a science denier? it when somebody says that me, maybe they haven't, to you, what do you think that means? >> it to label. i think it's an epithet. an epithet is not an argument. i feel the same way about trans photo but for example. that's an epithet. what in the world is that supposed to mean? nobody explains, they just hurl these things around to discredit people and i can't respect that. >> host: glenn in washington. >> caller: good morning on this end of the world. my comment, my ears perked up when mary eberstadt talked about labels. i've come to the conclusion the word woke is being used by the right and from the left without knowing what they are talking about. as a 60-year-old man it sounds like code for the most vile form and they are using it as a weapon and nobody seems to do anything about it. when a man from florida calls everybody woke, where woke goes to die, what you are really saying is that vile form. it seems plain to me, n

christian: a historic vote in the u.s. congress.in mccarthy facing rebellion, could be ousted tonight. the hard right has made several attempts and will likely bring a motion to vacate the chair in the next hour. also, britain's prime minister has refuses to end speculation that he funds hs2. despite many assumptions the decision already been made. the latest fromday 2 of the cive donald trump is facing a fine of up to $250 million. jury in that case? hope the do not bite, that how many are conference? the elysee palace demands action. that evening fast-moving events in washington, the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives died from his political life after a right wing rubble filed a motion to oust him. a vote is expected later this evening. mccarthy would be removed as the speaker, plunging the house into chaos. matt gaetz moved his motion to oust mr. mccarthy on monday, frustrated about the secret deal he alleges the speaker has made with democrats. our correspondent has been watching. also session and against in the last

nazis were anti-christian, the communist were anti-christian. and to try and connect the dots so that christians ended up at nazis is not historically plausible. >>>> are you a science denier ad what somebody has said that maybe they haven't to you. what do you think that means? >> i think it's a label. i think it's an epset it is not an argument i feel the same way about transphob what in the world is that supposed to mean? nobody explains. they just hurl these things around to discredit people and i can't respect that. >> glenn tacoma, washington, good afternoon. >> hey, good morning on this end of the world. how are you guys doing today? >> good go ahead and make your comments, sir. >> my comment is my ears perked up when she talked about labels and --he i've come to the conclusion that the word woke is being used by the right and from the left. without knowing what they're really talking about. and as a 60-year-old man it sounds like code for the most vile form of -- lover that can -- and they're using it as a weapon and nobody seems to do a

few christians, and this entity do its best to encourage their immigration of palestine. i believe myself as well, you can see the targeting of islam and islamophobia and targeting of the islamic values all over, and they want to make it look like it's reactionary, while islam is the most progressive religion, they want to make... the muslim women who want to or hijab as woman been dictated to or enslaved while islam came to liberate such woman, they ignore all of these facts, but in the arab world and in in south asia they want to make sure there is no christians left and only divide between shiah muslim and sunni muslim fight each other and in the future if they attack any any country they can tell the west and we attacking these thugs most. there is no christians in there so they cannot have backlash from their own population we have we have about one minute left mr rasy i really want to put this to you desecration who's behind it and why well look it's a long topic and i'll try to sort of give you some bullet points at the end of the day as our colleague from belfast

churches and christian homes served as shelter for thousands of victims. we refused to leave from the beginning. the israelis dropped fliers from their planes asking us to leave, but we refused up until yesterday and the day before. all of baitanon was flaring under phosphorus bombs emitting poisonous gas and the f-16's in the sky and tanks on the ground. we waited until daylight. we accept the people in the church because we are very close in the area when they were hitting the israeli army, we are very close to sajaiya and zeitun, we are in zaittoon, and so many people from betlaha, betkhanun and which they are supposed to leave their places, because it was hitting their places, from the tanks, so they run to find a safe place, safe place, it is the most or the church, young father or young woman carrying be baby on his hands or her hands, you cannot close your eyes, you hard speak and you have to apply, so this is the the cause that we open the doors of the church and to accept the people, the compassion and empathy did not stop at the churches hosting

, they have been you know sort of orthodox christians, historically there was one sort of patriarch, i his his name sort of escapes my mind at this moment, but 30 years ago he was sort of intermediary to bring arms from lebanon to to the occupied territories, so this particular entity doesn't care whether they're muslims or followers of any other faith, they just want to be there to occupy a part of west asia so that the colonial regime that was created by the balfer act in uk and supported by the us and the collective west wants to continuously control west asia and the muslim countries and through that the wider region if you like, and that's ironic, mr. saib shath, because um, just like mr. rasby, the iranian leader ali khamenei also spoke a lot about unity and said that the colonial western uh powers, they engineer their policies for west asia to keep this discord, to keep this disunity among muslims, could you imagine a united front that could be a tool against? apartide in palestine against looting of natural resources in north africa, against uh syria having its oil taken righ

founder chairman of christians united for israel.r pastor co cornerstone church in san antonio. you are a leading e evangelical christian voice in the u.s., you have millions of people who follow you, a huge church. and my question to you is is this war that is taking place against israel and the jews, a war that all americans should be very concerned about. >> absolutely america should be concerned about it one, because if democracy in the middle east is destroyed that gives all of the enemies of democracy a capacity to destroy the democracy here, i think there is smog that american people need need to think about that iran was mastermind behind this war. and hamas were the ground tro troops. what they call us, the great satan, and ra israel the little satan, what is to stop iran, the mastermind who planned that from planning similar plan are in the united states of america and using people who have come across our southern borders for a similar event to happen in this nation. because china with its spy blimp they send over the u.s.

i believe this has become a rival to christianity. we have to ask ourselves is this good for people and for those adoptees to miss out on a loving home, is it good for the poor. who does that help? it doesn't help the sisters of the poor were there were among the poor. my point is when we see this collision andec the attempt to e cap good work done by christians, we are seeing something that is bad for the worst off among us and i don't think that this is well understood. but people who are audiological go after kristin good works routinely into this isn't called out. >> i want to ask about the supreme court decision on roe v wade last year. that promise ended. should abortion in either case be legal in your view? >> i am a constitutionalist and turning the question back to the states was an overdue constitutionalist collection. it's a very important decision and represents these first time since the 1960s that there's been serious institutional rollback involving the sexual revolution. and as it says in affect we call this wrong and

this is essentially the meaning of his christian life.erson was able to purify his soul and decorate it with virtues, then in such a state, his soul enters eternity, but we are weak, and it often happens that a person crosses the threshold of eternity, so i cannot purify yourself by sincere repentance. having entered eternity, a person is no longer able to change anything about himself on his own. this gets worse and... the fact that for the human soul its sins and virtues become clearly visible, everything that seemed unlikely to it during earthly life now becomes absolutely real, a spiritually enlightened soul now with all its might wants to change itself for the better, but no longer has such an opportunity, however, by the grace of the lord, even here he does not abandon man. in the gospel we see how repeatedly the lord jesus christ heals and helps some people through the prayers of others. for example, the gospel of mark tells how jesus healed a paralytic man who was not able to even simply ask him for help. but he was healed through

christians and muslims, we have to live together in love, because we are the creation of god, and the god is one, so special here in gaza, christians and muslims we are living in a very good relationship, very close relationship, because we are living as family, we participate together, christians and muslims. we all share the same concern for the marters, and for the wounded, we suffer together, which prompts the christian to host the muslim, and vice versa, so that we introduce to the whole world, demonstration of brotherhood between muslims and christians in gaza and palestine at large. the fraternity among muslim and christian communities was also demonstrated when the ferocity of the most recent war imposed by israel on the gaza strip in 2014 escalated to inhumane degree that shocked the world when the israeli occupation army invaded border areas indiscriminately, killing men, women and hundreds of children and placing thousands of ordinary citizens who were forced to seek asylum to safer shelters, churches and christian homes served as shelter for thousands of victims, we refuse