christian. [laughter] [applause] >> i love your church in your parish. you know that. will. [laughter] >> we have 90 minutes of the new pentecostalrch. >> come on out. i'll be there. >> maybe you need a guess for each. [laughter] >> speaking of me we are going to have to spend some time on our knees. for me, i was raised in an activist household in church. so, the involvement in politics, at whatever level was an outgrowth of my understanding of the gospel, and what my responsibility is as a christian. my earliest recollection was reverend jackson was in new york and brooklyn with my dad. he was the chair of operation breadbasket. we are at a supermarket boy touting amp because they would not hire black people. i was six. as the first time i met reverend jackson. and he seemed to me to be tall and with a huge afro. he was a constant in our lives. we were always advocating for social justice policy, were famous for merging across the bridge, challenging the mayor, y'all remember mayor koch? so, those were articles for me is my understanding of the gospel calling me to one month. and also to seek a more just society where we live n