. >> the whitney clayton, salvador, mayor soloveichik, thank all of you. we will convene again in about ten minutes. so we have sfwlik live today here on c-span3 at 11:45 this morning, federal communications director commissioner robert mcdowell will discuss an international proposal to give the united nations more control over the internet including cybersecurity and domain names. he opposes the plan saying that economic and political progress everywhere would grind to a halt. this afternoon at 4:00 eastern, a house subcommittee is holding an oversight hearing to examine the department of veterans fairs purchasing practices of prosthetics. according to the inspector general, the supply costs have increased by 80% over the past four years. in large part due to excess supply. again, that's live today at 49 p.m. eastern. all this week in primetime here on c-span3, we're featuring american history tv with a look tonight at america's civil rights policy. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll hear from historians, civil rights leaders and former presidential adm

. >> well, i think this issue in litigation, the litigation that's pending, rabbi soloveichik mentioned the 43 catholic organizations and protestant entities like colorado christian college joining in the litigation. that's going to be litigated. the basic claim is going to be a statutory claim under the religious freedom restoration act. i have to ask myself, what happened to that by partship and the unity that produced the religious freedom restoration act in the first place and do we have any hope of getting it back? is there anything we who believe so strongly in defending religious liberty against these mandates can do to persuade those who were once so active and enthusiastic about the religious freedom restoration act to come back to the cause. is there anything we're doing wrong that's scaring people away who should be arm in arm in fighting for religious liberty as they were when it was enaced? bishop, did you have something to say? >> yeah, i think it points to what i mentioned earlier about the -- our struggle over what are the foundational common values we're going to hold t

soloveichik. it is a special privilege to introduce rabbi soloveichik.the rabbi is director of the zahava and moshael straus center for torah and western thought at yeshiva university. he is also a congregational rabbi in manhattan. next to rabbi soloveichik, his father chad hatfield. father hatfield is an archpriest of the orthodox church, eastern orthodox church, and if that ceo of saint vladimir is in yonkers new york. he is also a scholar with distinguished publications to his name. to my right and you're left is doctor timothy george, who is the dean of the beeson divinity school at samford university. i always note the that we are truly spiritual brothers. he is from the baptist wing of the family, and i am from the catholic wing of the family we are spiritual brothers in deed. it is a great pleasure to work with timothy and chuck colson on the manhattan declaration, which is dedicated to the sanctity of human rights, the conjugal union of husband and wife and religious liberty and the rights of conscience. next to doctor george would be bishop sal

soloveichik. he is my former student at princeton university where he earned his ph.d. in the department of religion and steady with me in the field of philosophy of law. the rabbi is director of the zahava center at yeshiva university and a congregational rabbi in manhattan. next to him is father hatfield, and archpriest of the orthodox church. he is the chancellor and ceo of st. vladimir's orthodox seminary. he is a scholar with a distinguished publications to his name. immediately to my right and your left is dr. timothy george. 18 of the beeson school of theology at stanford. he is one of my dear friends. we are not related by blood although i would be honored to be related to him. i always notice that we are truly spiritual brothers. he is from the baptist wing of the family. i am from the catholic wing of the family. we are spiritual brothers. my greatest pleasure was working with him and chuck colson on the manhattan dedication. next to him is bishop cordileone, a bishop of oakland, california. he is a leading figure in the american catholic scene. he is been ver

soloveichik, he earned his degree at princeton with me at the philosophy of law. he's director, and also a congressional rabbi in manhattan . next to rabbi, is father chad hatfield. he's a priest of the orthodox theological seminary in yonkers, new york. he's a scholar with distinguished publications to his name. immediately to my right and your left is dr. timothy george who is the dean of the school of theology at sanford university. he is is dear friend. we are not related by blood, although i would be honored, but i would note we are truly spiritual brothers. he's from the baptist wing, i'm from the catholic wing, but we are spiritual brothers. my greatest pleasure was working with timothy and the late chuck coleman on the manhattan declaration which is dedicated to the sanctity of human life and the marriage for man and wife, and the consigns. next to him we have bishop cordileone. he has been very effective in fighting for religious liberty. and on the end we have whitney clayton of the lds church, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. he's a memb

[applause] >> rabbi soloveichik. >> thank you. it is an honor to be with you, my teacher today, and to be a part of such a distinguished panel of clergy. i recently came upon an extraordinary letter that was written in 1787 by dr. benjamin rush, then the four most physician in america. he was a devout christian and an american founding father, a signatory of the declaration of independence. in his 1787 letter, he recounts to his wife, julia, his experience that he just attended a jewish wedding in philadelphia. the only firsthand account of a jewish wedding from this era of which i am aware of upon being invited to attend the wedding, "i accepted the invitation with great pleasure, for you know i love to be in the way of adding to my stock and ideas upon all subjects." the ceremony began with "the erection of a beautiful canopy, composed of white and red silk in the middle of the floor." this is the structure under which jewish brides and grooms are traditionally married. rush then goes on to confirm that all jewish homes are the