the verbal inerrancy of scripture, that's really what fundamentalism means that however, the term was then taken and applied sometimes a little bit too broadly to movements in other religions. for example, the jewish settlers on the west bank who are one of the major obstacles to peace in the middle east now, who claim that the bible, indeed, it's the book of joshua, tells them that they should be conquering and settling all of the land which god gave their forefathers, and they are insisting on the actual proof of this. the islamic movement, which the so-called -- muslim fundamentalist movements are very badly missed name. nonetheless, they are also, i am claiming here, on good evidence i think, in decline. and we have to be aware of that. that our major -- the major opposition, for example, in afghanistan, we know from those on the spot and you have a speaker coming in this series i think on afghanistan, the major opposition there, the insurgents, are not religiously motivated. they are motivated by a deep distrust of foreigners, occupiers in their own land. and have managed to get

the scripture teaches you to see the best in people. don't see the worst.hat they're doing, but if you can find one good thing in them -- and you realize they're created in the image of god. some people weren't raised like us. they make terrible decisions, but usually there's a reason. >> larry: we have a new decade coming. what are the osteens hopes for it after this. >> larry: any thoughts on the deaths of chris henry, the wide receiver of the bengals? >> our hearts go out to his family. it's a sad, sad thing. some things you don't understand, but our prayers and hearts go out to that whole family. >> larry: houston elected a lesbian mayor? thought? >> well, she's been a good friend to our church. she's going to be hopefully a great mayor. >> larry: she had a partner for a long time? >> you know what, i don't really know her as far as how long. but she was a good friend to our church. she was one of the council people who vote the for us to get the compaq center. so that was great. >> larry: haven't we come a long way in that area. i know you're against s

you know, the scripture teaches you to see the best in people, don't see the worst.nybody can see the bad that they're doing, but if you can find one good thing in them, it makes it -- you realize they're created in the image of god. some people weren't raised like us and make terrible decisions. usually there's a reason. a lot of times there's a reason. >> larry: we have a new decade coming. what are the osteens hope for it after this. that temp wasn't working out at all. exec: took me all morning but i got those quarterly figures for ... you. (hissing noise, gulping) gecko: aw, he ate all my mints. anncr: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> larry: any thoughts on the death of chris henry, terrific wide receiver of the bengals? >> our hearts go out to his family. it's a sad, sad thing. some things you don't understand, but our prayers and hearts go out to that whole family. >> larry: houston elected a lesbian mayor. thought? >> she's been a good friend of our church. she's going to be hopefully a great mayor. >> larry:

his public faith was reinforced and nurtured in the christian scriptures. we have heard matthew today. now, we should remember the gospel of luke, commonly known as the gospel of before. the jesus of look new the poor -- knew the poor of his time well. he advocated for them, defended them, and reminded his disciples of god's special concern for them. at the heart of luke's gospel stands the person of mary, the mother of jesus. senator kennedy had a special respect for her great prayer, the magnifica, a prayer which simultaneously glorify god for his blessings and promised god's protection of the poor. in his final days, the senator and vicki and i pondered this prayer in terms of the meaning of his life's work. "our blessed mother proclaims these sentiments. dots mercy is -- god's mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. he has shown might with his arm and dispersed the arrogance of mind and heart. he has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. the hungry, he has filled with good things. the rich, he has sent away and the -

his public faith was reinforced and nurtured in the christian scriptures.atthew today. now, we should remember the gospel of luke, commonly known as the gospel of before. the jesus of look new the poor -- knew the poor of his time well. he advocated for them, defended them, and reminded his disciples of god's special concern for them. at the heart of luke's gospel stands the person of mary, the mother of jesus. senator kennedy had a special respect for her great prayer, the magnifica, a prayer which simultaneously glorify god for his blessings and promised god's protection of the poor. in his final days, the senator and vicki and i pondered this prayer in terms of the meaning of his life's work. "our blessed mother proclaims these sentiments. dots mercy is -- god's mercy is from age to age to those who fear him. he has shown might with his arm and dispersed the arrogance of mind and heart. he has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly. the hungry, he has filled with good things. the rich, he has sent away and the -- empty." ted ke

the line in the scripture says, "a faithful friend is a sturdy shelter." and the question we have to ask when we're debating how we're going to help our children in this legislation is, will we be a faithful friend on children or not? it's actually a pretty simple question with profound, almost incalculable implications. are we going to be that sturdy shelter for children, who don't have economic power, who don't have a lobbyist showing up on capitol hill every day saying take care of this child or take care -- or help this group of children. so the question for the united states senate, one of many questions that we have to answer by the end of this debate, is: will we that be sturdy shelter for children? will we be a faithful friend to children? and let me conclude with a couple of remarks about the children's health insurance program, in particular. you see up here in pennsylvania, and this is typical of a number of state but not every state, the pennsylvania children's health insurance benefits. with children's health insurance, children are guaranteed

he said, the spirit of our republican institutions are derived from the teachings of scripture. william surde was u.s. senator, governor of new york, secretary of state under lincoln. he was interesting, lincoln had such a diverse cabinet, many of them didn't like each other, didn't like him, yet he took all of that information together and made executive decisions. but william seward said, quote, i know not how long a republican government can flourish among the great people who have not the bible, but this i do know -- that the existing government of this country never could have had existence but for the bible and further, i do in my conscience believe that if at every decade of years a copy of the bible could be found in every family in the land, its republic institutions should be perpetuated. 1862. andrew johnson. 1862, he was vice president. he said, let us look forward to the time when we can take the flag of our country and nail it below the cross and there let it wave as it waved in the olden times and let us gather around it and scribe for our motto, liberty and union

it is based on the passage of scripture. good the second mile. we put that under a microscope we have tremendous opportunities to treat our customers with honor, dignity, and respect. we barred a.q. from some of the rest does the customer three times the amount. we do we borrowed from some of the restaurants that charged three times the amount. we offered fresh ground pepper. they love the service. taught these a barbaric teenagers had to pull out a chair for a lady and had to say "my pleasure." we are doing a service to bring back stability. they are marvelous. as one of the largest audiences. i want to talk about next year. dad, when you come up here and joining me. -- why do not you come appear and join me? he always put a coca-cola bottle whenever he spoke. i have adopted the practice. i have a cow here. these cows are literacy deprived. i was in orlando. i was walking in 11 of our great big house. al is walking in this facility. the asaph file is here for the adult literacy program. there several programs gone gone at the same time. i said,

the liturgy of the mass, it's scripture, is music, and ritual are designed to knowledge these memoriespersonal and sacred. but the liturgy does not leave us in the past alone. it points us in christian hope to the future. our prayer expressed in confidence and hope is about the destiny of our brother and friend with his future with god. the biblical readings of the they selected by chad and vicky and his family moved us from memory and hope in the past to the future. the first lesson of the mass was proclaimed, speaking the words of wisdom, the souls of the judge starr in the hand of god. we believe our lives are in the hands of god in life and death. st. paul states our case with his usual confidence, and caroline proclaimed it was such beauty. neither death or life nor angels nor principalities nor things present nor things to come more powers nor hide nor depth nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of god, in christ jesus our lord. that confidence, the triumph of life over death is rooted in the central belief of christian faiths, the resurrecti

and you can go to any scripture, and you can read about one person's human responsibility to another human responsibility. these kinds of opportunities to live up to those guidelines, those values don't come very often. many of us here saw that pass in 1993. we learned a lot of tough lessons then. and i'd say to my friends, progressive friends in this country, after that we did a little better with the children's health insurance program and we did better with portability and little pieces here and there. but still the system is out of whack. still the system gets more expensive. still more and more americans lose their health insurance. still we wind up with institutionalized unfairness. i just remind my colleagues of what, when ted kennedy worked on the children's health insurance program. you know who the minority cosponsor was then? senator orrin hatch. you know what he said? he said that passing it was the mark of a compassionate, caring congress. we still have millions of kids who aren't covered by that health insurance. so compassion could be the mark of this congress if we ac

chaplain coughlin: lord, our god, throughout the ages of holy scripture, your promise that you have made promises to your people, and your divine promises will always fulfill in due time. be with your people today. realize that in our day the hopes of compassion, peace and justice are -- you have placed within our hearts. but not upon our since, lord, unless it is to forgive and set us free. fulfill in us your word of salvation both now and forever. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from montana, congressman rehberg. mr. rehberg: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one minutes on each side of the aisle. the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich i ask permission to address the house for on