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and i immediately and correctly said russell moore. and i don't know if they thought they were talking to the pope. but they did as they were told. the next thing i know he was the president of the erlc. back in 2009 when russell was brought about 11 years old, i described him as a gift of god to the christian community and a gift of the christian community to the nation. and then when he was selected, he did me the very high honor of inviting many he to speak at his installation at first baptist church, if i recall, the name of the church correctly. there i said again correctly that russell was the right man in the right place at the right time for that important post. and little did i know how right i was. and would prove to be about that in the turbulent waters in which the ship is now sailing in our very troubled culture, russell has proven to be the right man at the right time in the right place. he has proven to be a champion, defending the rights to religious freedom and other fund. al liberties not only of southern baptists and

this is an hour and a half. >> what a pleasure and honor it is to introduce my beloved friend, russell moore, as this year's carol g simon lecturer. dr. moore is the eighth >> that comes from your allies as well, we hear from whalen, no one has been more dedicated to enterprise of building a supreme court that's been your goal. goal first and foremost has always within to find people to serve on the court who in the constitution as written and that's really ultimately what drives the moment.ative legal you want judges on the court who understand that the best way to preserve freedom and dignity and this country t in is to have people who will interpret the constitution as t's written and not play politics when they are judges. >> are you confident that anyone the president nominates tomorrow confirmed before the midterms, that the democrats up theot be able to hold nomination? >> i'm very confident with this resident's enthusiasm and with mcconnell's enthusiasm they can confirmed.y >> the president outsourced his ecisions to the heritage foundation. it is extraordinary. i have argued cases b

. >> earlier this year, russell moore, the president of the baptists convention ethics and religious commission

. >> what a pleasure and honor it is to introduce russell moore as this year's lecturer. dr. moore is the eighth president of the ethics and religious liberty commission of the southern baptist convention which is the moral and public policy agency of the nation's largest protestant