took this position and it shows that moral issues.ions spiritual life of people are not indifferent to the modern russian authorities. well, and therefore, of course, all the forces of evil rush. in this case, not only on the church and priests, but also on the authorities, but i think that together we will cope with this problem. one of our high-ranking officials, a recently said i will quote. and what many in russia used to say and believed in the possibility of implementing charles de gaulle’s covenant with the europeans on building a common space from lisbon to vladivostok and now for all of us it becomes clear that this project failed. and you, when you spoke at the federation council, said that russia is not the most isolated, that it does not close the very window that once peter opened to europe . but this window remains open only for mutually respectful dialogue, and not ideological dictate. here, tell me your testimony, what awaits now in relations with europe does it mean that we no longer have a common basis in the form, b

it's hard to say, because you see, actually morality. it's a very inner human dimension. this is how external laws can affect the internal state of a person. this is a big question. it seems to me that , of course, the spiritual factor, the upbringing of culture, primarily influences the internal state of a person, but why these laws are needed, the state determines its attitude to these phenomena, they cease to exist. what's this called a certain norm, that is, with the fact that what they are in other societies, the state does not repress people, but it declares its moral position. and this is extremely important, and because today russia is a russian state, the russian government has taken this position. this testifies to the fact that moral questions, questions of the spiritual life of people, are not indifferent to the modern russian authorities. well, and therefore, of course, all the forces of evil rush. in this case, not only on the church and priests, but also on representatives authorities, but i think that together we will cope with this problem. one of our hig

how much will it help further moral improvement of our society.is difficult to say, because, in fact, morality is a very inner human dimension. and this is how external laws can affect the internal state of a person. this is a big question. it seems to me that , of course, the spiritual factor, the upbringing of culture, primarily influences the internal state of a person, but why these laws are needed, the state determines its attitude to these phenomena, they cease to exist. eh, what is called a certain norm, that is, what they appear in other societies, the state does not repress people, but it declares its moral position. and this is extremely important, and the fact that today russia is a russian state, the russian government has taken this position, this indicates that moral issues. questions of the spiritual life of people are not indifferent to the modern russian authorities. well, and therefore, of course, all the forces of evil rush. in this case, not only the church of the priests, but the representatives of the authorities, but i think

expand a little on the moral and non-policy crisis. guest: right now i carry with me pictures of 30 young black children and brown children who have been murdered in the past -- in a year. this has never happened before but there are people who claim, institutional racism and legacy of slavery and jim crow. so all the emphasis is on finding a villain that is external to the community. this has never happened even under slavery and jim crow. we did not have the self annihilation that we are witnessing today. so it is not a race problem, it is a moral and spiritual problem . because if you have been raised to believe that life has no meaning or content and you devalue your life, you will take yours or someone else's. the highest murder rate -- i mean the highest level of suicide in a silicon valley is six times the national average. two parent households, minimum income $190,000. so money, race is not the answer. if rich white kids are committing suicide in record numbers and what about the recent death of black celebrities who are takin

many american christians today look at the state of our country and our alarms at signs of moral and cultural decay. we worry about the erosion of liberty the seeming growth of anti-christian attitudes in certain corners of american society. we know christianity used to be unquestioned in american life. and perhaps some of us think things are better that way. don't we need to revive the presence and the influence of christianity to save america from itself? there is a scholarly discount counterpart to this argument paid the scholarly counterpart says america has always been defined by a christian heritage. and that we have to get back to that understanding of american identity. or we risk losing what it means to be an american. and we might actually lose our democracy, whichan they say is rooted in this christian heritage. so for example the famous political scientist samuel wrote in his final book entitled who are we? the american founding was rooted in and a product of the anglo-american protestant society andra culture. the essential elements of which include the christian religio

in these moral terms, where the constitution has moral terms, so long as it enshrined slavery, which he knew to be in immoral wrong. up until the emancipation -- under the rule of law -- that meant he was committed to a compromise that included a compromise with the immorality. that put him in a uncomfortable situation. after emancipation, he was able to enshrine the constitution as fundamentally moral. when he said that the -- that our country was not only conceived in liberty but dedicated to the proposition of all men created equal, he could not have said that about the constitution until he broke it. it was not dedicated to that proposition. it in trying to slavery. once emancipation was established, he could reconceptualize the country in his terms. this is where the new birth of -- i've talked about this with peter wagner, who i think is in the audience, one of the earlier readers of my book. a new birth is a very resident phrase for 19th century protestant christians, all of whom would have recognized the idea of new birth in christ. i'm not arguing here that he was making a c

he knew it to be a moral law.ion, he was committed to the constitution under the rule of law principle that i was talking about. that meant he was committed to a compromise that included a compromise with mo morality. that put him in a situation. after emancipation, he was able to describe the constitution as fundamentally moral. when he said the constitution, that our country was not only conceived of liberty, but they get -- an all men are created you -- about the constitution until he broke the constitution. the constitution wasn't dedicated to that proposition because the constitution trans labor. once emancipation was established fact, by lincoln, he could reconceptualize these terms. this is where the new birth of freedom part comes in. i've talked about this with peter who i think is in the audience, who is one of the early readers of my book. new birth is very resident phrase for 19th century american president christians, all of whom, i think, would recognize immediately the idea of new birth in christ. i

the moral is, through this idea of dignity. right. i talk throughout this in my last book, the sword and shield, about dignity and citizenship for my money. the way in which you can conceptualize the black freedom struggle in america globally panoramic. it's through those two concepts dignity and citizenship. the morality of dignity is this all of us are born with dignity. but citizens chip is something that's externally recognized right. we all have dignity. what black matter? what angela davis were audre lorde, what i to be wells is make an argument for moral imagination of the country to recognize the inherent intrinsic dignity in black human beings right. and so that's the moral compass. remember citizenship all of our passports are just external. recognize issues of the dignity that we are born with. but what these movements do is remind us that that dignity is ours. it's purchased at birth. right. i want to add to that what civil rights movement, the classical period me is, when you're confronting a system based violence and the

as a moral, one that could be improper fulfillment of the ideas of morality. that were present in the declaration of independence. but were not present in the constitution. so, that i think is the explanation for why lincoln was able to use this type of religious language, both in the gettysburg address, and in the second inaugural. he was freed up to do so by emancipation, which ended the moral quality of the constitutional compromise and open the possibility of a moral accounting in a course that was very appropriate funeral, that was commemorative through the role -- for people who died. eventually in the second inaugural lincoln would give specific sacral meaning to the depth of the people he died fighting for the civil war. >> you can watch the full program and other programs about u.s. presidents on our website, c-span.org slash history. >> weekends on c-span two are an intellectual feast, every saturday american history tv documents america stories. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span two com

it was a bolivian people who took bully morales away. and as well as we're talking to you, when we seen some of those pictures of those protests in santa cruz, and that obviously is camacho stronghold. do you think his arrest could cause much wider unrest across the country? yes, infecting to pass like with 6 months ago, nobody of the rest of the provinces would be backing a car commercial very much. they, they didn't have very much sympathy. they didn't have very much so they didn't have a good opinion of camacho, today's different today. you can see very many protest not only in santa cruz, but also in different provinces of bolivia because the bolivian people is feeling that it's not only camacho that sing parity, but everybody else that everybody else could be kidnapped. everybody else could be everybody from your position could be taking to prison at one. let me get a final thoughts before you go. because again, another interesting point from you, the former believe in president getting on as was sentenced to 10 years in jail ever.

the danger those to share public morality one danger to the church in public morality given a christianlass it is social conformity and an older form of political correctness with political correctness. and the resurrection of christendom. also to protect the church for the manipulation of the state. those that of the nations. and then to emphasize the second danger. and as a form of political tyranny and with that justification and history is replete with examples of government and then warning about the dangers a big government and now and to let the government get in the business of moral behavior. you trust bureaucrats and regulators have never seen anyone who can do that. and then to turn that power around giving it to the people. and this goes to a very dangerous place dangerous and violent versions of this type of christian nationalism after 1000 people violently attack us capital and what i can describe as a terrorist attack and then in jesus christ we invoke your name. that thank you that the united states could be reborn that this is our nation. to my mind using jesus' name ho

the morally unacceptable circumstances of our time are such that a decisive revision of the populationor the survival of the peoples of russia military action. the pandemic only deepens this challenge and requires the consolidation of the efforts of the state of the society of religious communities. aimed at the indigenous a turning point in the situation associated with low fertility, at the same time, abortion continues to be not only the so-called free medical care, but also a means of enrichment for private clinics, according to a number of experts. commercial medicine often does not comply with those important anti-abortion restrictions that have been adopted in recent years by the state with the full support of society and the church . clergyman. i testify that abortion is a grief and a tragedy for a woman for her loved ones, of course, prohibitions alone are impossible. to achieve the effect, a pregnant woman should feel surrounded by attention and care from the very moment when it appears in her. a new life is not only a question of a special warm and delicate attitude towards

what's wrong with our restore to public morality in america? it's a very different conversation than a conversation about cultural predominance. i affirm we should strive for righteousness and justice. i also want to affirm the biblical doctrine of disestablishment and religious freedom. at a want to emphasize biblical doctrine, not, it is a constitutional doctrine but to me that's secondary. a biblical doctrine of disestablishment, keeping the church and the state institutionally separate and jurisdictional he separate, it's very important to keep those boundaries distinct. jesus said my kingdom is not of this world, , and roman 13 we rd about god ordinates of government and nowhere in the scripture does god give government the right, the authority to regulate worship of himself. that's what we don't criminalize blasphemy anymore. that's why it's okay to not be a christian. that's what it's okay in this country to insult religion. i'm reminded of salman rushdie who was nearly murdered by someone over his book because it allegedly insulted isla

there will be no one left to defend our moral values. for many years iran was under the yoke of foreign powers, but it always fought to protect its language, farsi back to preserve it for future generations. and we always sought to protect our traditional clothing. every time the worries and the burdens fell on the shoulders of the women on the iranian family, not schools or universities. it was always the family that didn't have one in iran, even politics or a family matter. for example, a family would educate their children and political matters, but if a child grows up to change his or her mind about some political issue, he or she can change. the views of the rest of the family corner were in iran. family is pivotal. it plays an educational role which manifests in both moral and political education, including teaching children politically literate behavior is unfortunately, people representing the dominant, aggressive culture have realised that to they have learned which buttons to push. but there is one more thing i would like with

and many crisscrossing cultural and moral and political issues. increasingly moving eroding confidence in our institutions, our actors, increasingly mistrusting the sources of information which they have traditionally relied. so it's food for thought and somewhat disappointing that the debates on the product to democracy has not looked into the cultural conditions at the state ntof the foundations on which democracy rests. and if i may paraphrase pogo, it's as though they're afraid to hrdo so because they think they will meet the enemy and it will be us. >> that really speaks to a question i want to you which is as a constitutionalscholar , could you explain first why the american founders warned against democracy and said to found a new nation as what we term in the public. today, we treat these as synonyms, is there a difference? if there is does the difference matter today especially given the erosion of the culture of democracy. >> thank you jackie and let me join my fellow panelists in thinking robert robert doar. >> cornel west. >> cornel we

pollution into the lives of the average people and especially the youth, but the religious and moral approach in the islamic republic of deli saeed and noorani forced especially the youth and space for the benefit of religion and morals the efforts of young people in difficult fields, including the holy defense, were accompanied by remembrance and prayer, the spirit of brotherhood and self-sacrifice, and the adventures of islam were brought alive and symbolized in front of the eyes of all fathers, mothers, and spouses with a sense of religious duty from their loved ones of various kinds. jihad was known to make the heart slow and then from where they encountered their bloodied bodies or damaged bodies , do not see the calamity of bringing mosques to religious spaces. thousands of young volunteers for jihadi camps and construction and construction jihad what happened to the self-sacrificing prayer, hajj, fasting, and walking pilgrimage ceremonies? how religious , obligatory and recommended almsgiving and charity flourished everywhere, especially among young people, and until today, mo

even morality, my former, it is one of our traditional values here. and there is a great variety of jobs in terms of color, size, and design. mariani is still there are certain basic requirements for the job and one which are prescribed by law who sheesh naturally like any other country or used to some agree with this law or in some do not be have to. but in any case, one of the law is in place, the police will enforce it. so it becomes a legal matter rather than an issue of morality or culture. as for the, his job specifically, it is an aspect of our culture and you can see for yourself the cultural diversity it offers in terms of molar science and design. but like i said, there is a certain minimum requirement designed under the law. she naturally wish the police, they must enforce laws and perhaps the police themselves would prefer to act more from a cultural perspective. but that could one why and when their responsibilities under the law. if the wash change, we will develop a new legal mechanism by which this issue will be regulated. and i think

you're not morally obligated to run it into the woods. that's not your job. what we need in the community because right now the black community is an existential threat. they did not catch it and we now have spiritual philosophical and cultural crisis which creates for you and extraordinary opportunity because we have this gaping leadership. >> speaking of leadership in standing up particularly with morals we are on c-span. tonight is another network that is premiering a new show that's so popular it's been renewed for second season called mophie a family. anyone here ever hear of a show? it's promoted as an inspiring story of two brothers in detroit that build this criminal empire drug trafficking money laundering. this is not the only show. there are far more people watching there are unfortunately that are watching on c-span. what is the role in particular for that? >> you raise an interesting question. the reality is they aren't the sharpest knives in the drawer so they do what they do however the conservatives have forfeited an opportunity for leadership

it is the moral basis for our democracy and the rule of law. it is integral to our mission here at aei. today's data she remind us of what happens when we ignore our country's highest ideals. even now, we struggle to come together as a nation and to rally behind our founding principles. to overcome this challenge we will need leadership and faith. and to provide an example of that faith and leadership i am very proud to welcome the reverend eugene rivers, founder of the seymour institute for black church and policy studies. [applause] in addition to his long-standing ministry, reverend rivers has, for decades, brought together divergent thinkers to discuss difficult issues and find common ground. reverend rivers will sit down with aei senior fellow ian rowe to discuss their work bringing people together in the public square. afterwards, doctor jacqueline rivers, executive director of seymour institute for black church and policy studies, will moderate a distinguished panel of scholars. aei robert p. george, mary ann glendon of harvard law schoo

decently, which means moral. family and the school are called to help to set life priorities correctly, to instill in the young generation respect for the spiritual and cultural values ​​of our people. and , of course, the special role of the church in all this. education is closely related to upbringing personality is certainly a strong point of our patriotic pedagogical tradition. it is important to preserve this feature, as the president of russia rightly noted, citing spiritual and moral values, which in a number of countries are forgotten, on the contrary, these values ​​have made us stronger. we will always defend and protect. i'm sorry. indeed, common common values ​​​​create a reliable basis for the interaction of the church of our other traditional religions of the state , from childhood it is necessary for a person to explain what is behind the words love faith family, moral duty goodness, mercy responsibility. honesty, like modern secular liberal oriented forces. they did not try to bring these concept

all was robert ill. morales reynolds, you in 2019. there was a vacuum of power. evo morales, reside jeanine and yours assumed as president, and she was recognized by congress for the so called qu, is their excuse to persecute political opponents every will. and that's why thousands of vowing to remain on the streets challenging the national government that may claim is not respecting the rule of law. that is hello as a seed s and the group moly, via china and the philippines of agreeing to solve mother time disagreements through consultation. on the 2nd day of the philippine president's trip to china, manella ordered its military to boost its presence in the south china sea. after reports that china was reclaiming several unoccupied pieces of land to run the sprightly island. measuring claims sovereignty over almost the entire disputed region. despite an international quarterly and its claims of no legal basis. iranian actress, talent, allah, dusty has been released on bail after she was arrested for supporting the countries protest m

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initiative, hard work, being ethical and moral. those are all incredibly important characteristics i think we agree, i agree with you on that. host: our guest, and also the outgoing president of the joint center for political and economic studies, spencer overton thank you for being with us. spencer: thanks for having me. c-span's washington journal, everyday we take your calls live from the air and we discussed policy issues that impact you. coming up tuesday morning we will talk about some goals within the house and the commitment to america. first discussion of energy and climate policy goals with reporter jail holston and later we will talk about the republican proposals to tackle inflation and bolster the economy with competitive enterprises. watch washington journal live at seven eastern tuesday morning on c-span or on c-span now our free mobile video app. join the discussion with your phone calls, comments and tweets. c-span is your unfiltered view of government we are funded by these television companies and more. including

so they have chosen evo morales. is because in southern peru, there is a great deal of admiration for him. just yesterday i was speaking to one of their protesters and he said, we want a president like evo morales. the first reason he gave was amount the nationalization of natural -- he said in peru, a canister of natural gas which people use for heating their homes and cooking, we pay 10 times more than in bolivia the same thing. why? in bolivia, natural gas is naturalized and distribution is done by the state, fair prices where is peru it is privatized, foreign company sells a back to the peruvian people at skyhigh inflated prices. we look at what is going on in bolivia with great admiration. a lot of people -- we are close to the border. and people go to bolivia to sell goods, for work, the markets. they can see the kind of economic growth bolivia has had during the period of evo morales as president, so there certainly is that level, that image of bolivia and the peruvian government ivery aware of that so they ar

biblical language meant general morality. 19th century americans believed that morality was derivative of the bible. they were heavily protestant and protestants thought that you should read the bible. and through the bible, you would get access directly to morality. lincoln could not determine the history of the united states in those moral terms. so long as the constitution enshrines slavery, which he knew to be a moral wrong. up until the emancipation proclamation, he was committed to the constitution under the rule of law. but then he was committed to a compromise that included a compromise with immorality. and that put him in a contradictory situation. after emancipation, he was not able to describe the constitution as fundamental a moral. when he saw that the constitution -- that our country was not only conceived of liberty but dedicated to the proposition of liberty, he could not have said that about the constitution until he broke the constitution because the constitution was not dedicated to that proposition because the constitution enshrined slavery. once emancipation was an

the jackson faced moral, moral reformers, the one side and commercial elites on the other.o the most prominent moral reformer who centered on food to achieve his goals was sylvester graham. and he was the fst in what would be a long line of food reformers. and as example of his mentality, anher question what moral improvement that the of both graham crackers so the inventor of the graham crackers and cornflake hope to achieve with their new. that's what that's what they're going to create but what do hope the effect of eating cereal be eating graham crackers or new lost remove lost is exactly right it will curb your sex drive it will stop you committing moral errors because this is graham's basic critique of the american diet. he says it's simple it's abundant, but it's not it is not physically healthy and in his mind, physical and moral health go together both for the individual and for the nation. so what does he recommend? you should eat less meat. you should limit the spices and condiments you add to it. you should not eat processed food rich and spicy foods stimulate t

and let me tell you right now, this is the moral majority looks. stu come on up here, man this is what moral courage like. you don't win. we don't fight. we don't get out of that foxhole. we don't climb out of the bottom of that pit without you. so we need you in 2023. we need you in 2024. we everything you've got because we've got work to do in virginia. let's go get them mad and tell everybody. how wrong they that. i told you these are good. and we're going to go to richmond it's and stuff folks all right folks i know i just finished stu's book a couple days ago and i wanted to talk about couple of things real quick. they hit me very hard when i read his book because i went through a similar as you guys know that he did. he wrote the book that he set in his office and something told to make that video. and he didn't post the video from, his office, he drove home on a 30 minute drive thinking, should he post this video? because he had no idea what the effects were to come after that he about in the book, how he paced in front of his house before h