was the bible often the only house? bible often the only >> guest: i think it would be the most common because of how many times it was printed i think you would see other books certainly as time gets on longer and our books are printed. i s don't know that i'm aware of studies of what would be the most common and when they would appear but books like uncle tom's cabin for example 100,000 copies sold fairly quickly, so i think you are going to see t otr books. the bible is certainly not the only exclusive but it just happens to be one of the most common and often times fuels other interests. we h mentioned uncle tom's cabin with influences of the bible in that as sort of an easy one to grasp but i think often times ts those associations of other books. >> host: next we will move to the science and the bible, literature section but let's hear from james in danville virginia first. >> guest: i was just curious with all of the different publications and variations of the bible that have been printed over the years, do any o

museum of the bible through moody radio and american family radio, but didn't know that it was -- this was the first day of opening. speaking of that, you hear all too often word of god, word of god from protestant leaders and quote, holy mother church, unquote from catholic leaders. i'm sick and tired of these leaders not telling you, preachers not telling you how to think but what to think and i want to prove that a christian can take the bible seriously but think for themselves or herself, i'm so glad you answered a question about the apocrypha, so what -- which are the books that the old testament scribes did not include, i know the book of ina is one, they decided not to include and which -- >> let's get answer to that, michael in alabama, thank you. >> yeah, there are additional books, the first caller mentioned first and second, there's a collection of them and they actually range. different books between eastern christian orthodox volumes as well. the answer is not extremely simple but there are

the bible is many things to the christian. it is god's word, the counsel of god, a divine lamp, for instruction in righteousness, but is it republican? is it republican? and in what sense is the bible republican? what are they talking about here? as i have mentioned, there were americans in the founding era who believed the hebrew republic, they see in the hebrew commonwealth a form of government that they perceived to be republican in nature. it is a republican government well-designed to promote political prosperity, and political discourse in pamphlets, conventions, and political discourse provides numerous appeals to the hebrew republic as a model for their own political experiments. let me give you an example. in an influential 1775 massachusetts election sermon, samuel langdon, who was the president of harvard college and later served as a delegate to new hampshire's constitutional ratifying convention. he says this -- the jewish government according to the original constitution, which was to finally established, was a -

that the bible, the nation itself, has a biblical kind of aura around it. nation.biblical they disagree radically over what that means. that theid, when i say bible became patriotically american, in many cases people see it as a patriotic book. that the bible precedes patriotism. if the bible did preach patriotism or teach patriotism, it is a militant patriotism. one of the things we cannot ignore going forward is the militancy of scripture and that is something we have to come to terms with. sections ofvorite professor george marston's book -- andthan edwards jonathan edwards is one of my other kind of interesting favorite people to read it and i don't agree with everything he says or the images he preached, but jonathan edwards lived in a world that was very much like the world we see in lord of the rings and star wars. this idea that we are in this kind of enchanted world and it is good versus evil. that what we see in our daily life is not just what we see. there is more to it than that. there is good versus evil everywhere and we are always in the midst

the king james bible, the geneva bible. we have the french juvenile bible. this as the p or tins were seeking refuge from her -- from persecution. also the very first bible in america. that does abible dramatic story. not only were they presented with the gospel. this would be literacy, the development of their language. they would progress in educational perspective. from that we came over and saw the new england printer and what was used for education. this is part of that story as well. hereery last thing we have -- we were talking about pennsylvania was literally fromlished seeking refuge religious persecution. not from outside of europe but within the colonies themselves. as we imagine, they are seeking refuge from the quakers, from the baptists. anything that would oppose the ideas of the earlier settlers, as kerry was mentioning, he wanted to tell the story of the good, the bad, and the ugly. they came over looking for refuge from religious persecution. they had a different idea then they became persecuted. kind of an interesting story if you look at i

the king james bible, the geneva bible. we have the french huguenots bible, which would be protestant. also the very first bible in america. a very rare bible that does a dramatic story. the elliott indian bible. it tells the dramatic story of the puritans who came here to specifically reach the indigenous people. not only were they presented with -- at that time, their purpose was the gospel, but also, now something new would be introduced, and this would be literacy, the development of their language and an opportunity to progress and educational perspectives. from that, we came over and saw the new england primer, a , andook used for education although the museum presents a nonsectarian story, this is part of that story as well. we were talking a little earlier that pennsylvania was literally established seeking refuge from religious persecution. not from outside of europe but within the colonies themselves. as we mentioned, they are from theefuge catholics, quakers, that just, or anything that opposed the ideas of the ea

focusing on the bible including an entire second floor dedicated to exploring the impact of the bible. inside the museum on the second floor no other book of any kind ever written in english has ever affected the whole life of the people. how was that reflected is that reflected here in the bible museum. i think it looked at three different angles on the influence of the bible. it's what the history of this book. it just spreads around the world. and finally about what is the influence and the ripple effect of the book as it is translated and goes into different cultures and certainly in western culture are story of american history is full of how many people interact with the bible in thece difference it made on those different cultures within american culture. certainly they are drawing upon their own experience looking over all of the efferent things we try to branch out and look at the influence of the bible across the whole globe with different cultures beyond america. one of the ripple effects as the bible's influence on literature. that's what we want to talk to you about today

bible. this would be the first complete english bible ever printed in america, the only bible to receive congressional authorization to be printed. knowing that the crown held the rights to the english text, thert aitken included congressional authorization in each and every one of his bibles. u.s. united states citizen, knowing it was for bidden to own a bible not produced by the crown, you can now see that your government has allowed you to own this bible. not only did he include that in his text, but we also included the original congressional authorization, showing you that indeed. did one of the things i found amusing about this bible is that in the front page he tells you how to find him. it is three doors down above the coffee shop. apparently there was only one starbucks at the time in philadelphia. if you look at this particular authorization, you will see the name of charles thompson. to me he is one of america's unsung heroes. he is the first secretary of the continental congress. he signs the authorization for robert aitken to print the bible. when charles thompson retires -- he was a gree

as the beatrice bible. statalked about marriott stow, her father was a pollutionist as well -- ablutionist. put them in ifles, a case and ship to kansas in the support of the abolitionist movement. this is not an exact quote but close. can't d that if he convinces the slave owners through the world of god that the enslavement was wrong, perhaps he could convince them of aooking down the barrel rifle. he'd pack them up, put them on them on but marked bibles so you wan be splashes suspicious, as they were transported to can't assist. sass. also talks about the formation of american bible is still which today in the world. even though there's bible societies in virtually awe countries. the american bible society is the largest and really helps to fund a lot of the other bible societies around the world. and many of the founding fathers were members of the american bible society. bibal re officers of the society. supreme court justices were. a great story. >> the chief justice jon jay member of the american bibl

we also have other examples of the bibles they brought with them, the king james bible, the geneva bible, the french which would be, people seeking freedom from religious persecution just as puritans were seeking refuge from religious persecution in europe. also, the very first bible printed in america, the elliott indian. -- elliott indian bible. story of the people who came here specifically to reach the indigenous people. at that time, their purpose was the gospel. something new would be introduced and this would be literacy. the development of language and the opportunity to progress. saw the known when primer and textbook that was used for education and although the museum presents the story, this is part of that story. the very last thing that we have here is william penn. we were talking about earlier that pennsylvania was established seeking refuge from religious persecution. as we mentioned, they were seeking refuge, the catholics, the quakers, the baptists or anything that opposed the ideas of the early settlers. he wanted to tell the story of the good, the bad, and the ugly. t

he knows the bible. john adams, when he had a conversation with thomas paine about drawing on the old testament in "common sense," thomas paine brushed it aside and said, "i got it from milton." you know? this is an argument both against how the bible was influential in various ways, regardless of whether or not the people quoting it actually believed that the bible was the revealed word of god in a specific way. this is a quote from gordon wood, one of the most eminent american religious, not religious historians, but american historians specifically , in the revolutionary era. he says it was the clergy who made the revolution meaningful for most common people, because for every gentleman that read a scholarly pamphlet and dealt in , a week and agent history for an explanation of events, dozens of ordinary americans who read the bible who look to ministers for interpretation of what the revolution meant. so the bible was part of the language. symbolism, of the part of the narrative everyone knew. if ever

the geneva bible, king james would the catholic bibles come from europe or from the crown. when we declared our independence in 1776, the import of products from london ceased. congress'sght to the attention that we have a lack of english bibles. printerse colonial presented the idea to produce an english text here in america. produce 1777 he would an english new testament, which is a new testament from the english king james bible. the crowd is still holding the rights to this test. there are two of the english new testament's printed in america. in 1782 robert lincoln would present a new bible. passed off from congress to congress itself and reviewed. they gave robert lincoln's -- permission -- this would be the first bible printed in america. they held the rights to the thereforext area where you as a united states citizen at a time knowing that it's for didn't own a bible not produced by the crowd -- by the crown, your governance has allowed you to earn this particular bible. not only did he include that in his text, we have concluded the original authorization, showing

those of the bible committed to memory. they gravitated toward a revitalized sense of god's role over history as war and constitutional crises racked america in the 1770's and the 1860's. neither man's believes can escape the influence of their daily relationships and stressful experiences. it is difficult to overstate just how deep and imprint the bible itself made on franklin's or on lincoln's mind, or in his ways of speaking and writing. you know that many devout christians today are basically unfamiliar with large sections of the bible. they don't know much about current theological debate. franklin knew the bible backwards and forwards. it framed the way that he spoke and thought. biblical phrases that he had learned going to church, to our sermons in puritan churches multiple times a week. they are everywhere in his vast body of writings. it even as he embraced religious doubt, the king james bible colored his ideas about morality and the purpose of life. it served as his most common source of similes and anecdotes. he

we will talk about the bible. lk about politics, sports -- the last few years, he became quiet. very little at all. i believe his mind was on heaven. am afraidaid i never to die because i know the joy of heaven waiting. if he could speak to you today, he would ask, will you be making this journey to heaven someday? my father's greatest longing has been granted. he is in the presence of god. there are a few things my father would want me to share with you. my father would want you to know he believed the bible to be infallible word of god. he did not understand it all, but he sure believe that all. the bible was his sole authority. when he preached, he always to the bible to the pulpit with him. for most of his messages, he would hold the bible and his hands and would quote scripture after scripture. the sermons were filled with scripture. when he would quote the scripture, he would always say, the bible says -- why? because it was his authority. my father believed in heaven. he also believed in hell. you see, jesus

amount of one which you receive from the dutch bible society and the task of the bible society is to reach everybody with the word of god in the language that this most close to his heart the official language of syrian army is dutch but the various ethnic groups in the country also speak their own languages here johan use of hat and his coworkers translate various writings of the moravian brethren from dutch into various local languages most important of the bible verses of the day three hundred sixty five old testament verses that serve as a motto for each day of the year. sure unless i'm older cultural country so we want to work and to tory each everybody from the different ethnic backgrounds with the word of god. driving through part of maryborough with power daughter it seems as though there's a church on every street corner. the moravian church has more than forty thousand members here have you have the wine and church you have the monarchy a key you have the notice that's going to give the combi church then you have the you have to offer also the hindustani church which is just

the bible says by grace that you have been saved. he light. no man comes to the father but by me. millions today are searching for the way. where do i go? what do i do? jesus said follow me. he said i'm the way. just a few days ago my father followed jesus all the way to heaven. most of his life was spent travelling the world but the last week he embarked on a journey he had been looking forward to all of hi life, the journey from earth to heaven. how about you? if this were your funeral, would you be in heaven? are you sure? jesus still calls us to follow him today. jesus said i'm the truth, and then he asks today what is truth? with all the lies and false information, what is the truth? jesus said i am the truth and all truth is found in him. he said i'm the light, most people spend their wages improving and try to have a more comfortable life. if we follow him and trust him, and believe him to be true, he will give us not a better life, he doesn't promise that, he doesn't promise us a more comfortable life, but he does promise us e

hold the bible in his hand and quote scripture after scripture. in hell. jesus preached on hell. hell is reserved for the wicked. the bible says that god doesn't want anyone to perish. but all should come to repentance. this motivated this motivated my father to preach the gospel with urgency. he wanted to warn men and women of the consequences of their sins, that one day we would all have to stand before god, to give him an account of our lives, that there was a judgment coming. the bible tells us that man has been separated from god by sin and sin is a disease of the human soul, the human heart. and it has infected the entire human race. the bible tells us that we have all sinned and we have all come short of god's standards, his glory. and the penalty of sin is death. not just physical death, but spiritual death for eternity. the best view news ever declared is that god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not

the bible. was founded in nineteen sixty six when referenced from the more evil church came from the netherlands finishing your study and started. with a small amount of one which you receive from the dutch bible society and the task of the bible society is to reach everybody with the word of god in the language that this was close to his heart the official language of syrian army is done but the various ethnic groups in the country also speak their own languages here johan use of attend his coworkers translate various writings of the moravian brethren from dutch into various local languages the most important of the bible verses of the day three hundred sixty five old testament verses that serve as a motto for each day of the year. so you know it's a murder cultural contrary so we want to work and to story each everybody from the different ethnic backgrounds with the word of god. driving through part of maryborough with powell daughter it seems as though there's a church on every street corner.

the bible says that every one of us are important to god. dr. graham and dr. king on the same platform sent a very powerful message. (billy graham) there is no excuse ever for bigotry. we are to love as god loved us. (franklin graham) it was a very tense time. he was really criticized, but my father never backed down. (mel graham) he was always willing to take a risk when it was for the right reason. (billy graham) is there an answer? yes, there is an answer! (charles gibson) you always knew with graham... it was about the message and not about the man. who is this unique person that comes across the pages of history. jesus said, "follow me. "come and change the world with me." [newscaster] this is 42nd and broadway, new york city, overlooking times square. abc tv news cameras are on the scene to report history as it's made in this culmination of sixteen weeks of the billy graham new york crusade... what a thrilling and wonderful sight this is. i wish that those that were sharing the service by television could see what i see. [narrator] billy graham was affect

but the ultimate source is the bible. james madison's views on religious freedom were not the result of his reading of the bible. that is not the way things work. he was not a theologian. he was not a religious philosopher. nonetheless, it is evident take -- he is adapting ideas of christianity on the basis of the scriptures and in that sense, the bible had an influence on madison's conception of religious freedom. thank you very much. [applause] host: thank you robert. our last speaker, dr. jaclyn rivers is a lecturer at harvard university. she is a senior fellow for social science and policy in the seymour institute for black church and policy studies. she is also a nonresident fellow at the institute for studies of religion at taylor. recent projects have focused on launching the black church commission on bioethics, human life and marriage. as well as an international symposium on the host in the vatican. she has a phd from harvard university where she was a doctoral fellow in the multidisciplinary program there. a gra

congratulations to the museum of the bible. congratulations for hosting this and important conversation about religious freedom. religious freedom is of enormous importance. enormoust was of importance to thomas jefferson. the religion it is -- the reason it is religious freedom day is because it was on this day that the virginia assembly finally enact did what became known as the virginia statute for religious freedom. that statute was offered by thomas jefferson. of thet wrote the text bill around 1777. which means he wrote it around the same time he famously drafted the declaration of independence. kept trying to get us through the virginia -- it through the virginia assembly. --was introduced formally in but it was not passed until some years later. thomas jefferson was enormously proud of the statute for religious freedom. if you visit his epitaph in monticello, virginia, you will notice there are three items on his epitaph. he was author of the declaration of independence. he was founder of the university of virginia. he w

one book in our home was the bible, and my mother used to always read from the bible, tell us all the bible stories. so that was actually the first book that we had in our home. and the one that meant the most and that has actually followed me more than any book through my life. >> and you keep reading it. >> i do. in fact, i love to read, i always -- excuse me. i have tissues everywhere. [laughter] and i need one right now. but anyway, i love to read, and i do whatever it takes. but i actually love to just -- anytime i was many school, i loved all the fairy tales, i wanted to read all the books about the kings and the queens and -- so books have always been really a special thing for me. >> but with your busy schedule, how do you make time to read? because you are still performing and doing so many things. >> well, i always take time to read. i think everybody that does love to read, you'll find the time to read. i do some of my best thinking when i'm reading, if you know what i mean? i really, i read probably at least 52 books a year, a book a week i try to read. >> wow. >> and so i

one book at home was the bible and my mother used to always read from the bible, tell us all of bible stories. that was the first book that we had in our home and the one that meant the most and that has followed be more than any book through my life. >> and you keep reading it. >> i do. in fact, i love to read. i have tissues everywhere. i need one right now. but anyway, i love to read and i do whatever it takes, but i actually love to just come anytime i was in school i loved all the fairy tales. one of to read all the books about the kings and queens and all the traveling. books have always been really a special thing for me. >> with your busy schedule how do you make time to read? you are still performing and doing so many things. >> well, i always take time to read. i think everybody that that's led to read, you will find the time to read. i do some of my best thinking when i'm reading, if you know what i mean. i read probably at least 52 books a year, a book a week i try to read. i've just always been our reader. there's a part of my brain that kind of can think of other things

the bible says, the bible says. secondly his message was so simple anyone could understand it. avy theology but was the most important theology. we all need forgiveness but christ offers that forgiveness to anyone and everyone who believes. heather: something his son franklin graham said to griff jenkins talking about the number of young people who came to pay their respects and he was overwhelmed by that. >> that is the thing about billy graham. his message transcended race, age or nationality. his message with eternal because it was built on the bible which is eternal and today will be a tremendous celebration of a life well lived. for us who knew billy it is sad to say goodbye but he often said heaven is my home. i'm just passing through this world and today he is finally home with the god he served so faithfully. heather: special for you to be there today, donald trump will be there. the only living president to be there today. the vice president will be there. who else will be there? >> i think secretary carson will be there, sonny perdue, rudy giuliani is going to be there

one book in our home was the bible, and my mother used to always read from the bible, tell us all the bible stories. so that was actually the first book that we had in our home. and the one that meant the most and that has actually followed me more than any book through my life. >> and you keep reading it. >> i do. in fact, i love to read, i always -- excuse me. i have tissues everywhere. [laughter] and i need one right now. but anyway, i love to read, and i do whatever it takes. but i actually love to just -- anytime i was many school, i loved all the fairy tales, i wanted to read all the books about the kings and the queens and -- so books have always been really a special thing for me. >> but with your busy schedule, how do you make time to read? because you are still performing and doing so many things. >> well, i always take time to read. i think everybody that does love to read, you'll find the time to read. i do some of my best thinking when i'm reading, if you know what i mean? i really, i read probably at least 52 books a year, a book a week i try to read. >> wow. >> and so i

tonight, we'll look at the connection between the bible and religious freedom. the founders of our nation and

we'll talk to the museum's director of content, and is we'll take your phone calls on the impact of the bible on literature, government, legal systems, education, human rights and more. on our "after words" program this week, economics professor brian kaplan argues that the main function of higher education has become less about insuring students are prepared with skills for the job market. he's interviewed by scott carlson. ..

including an entire second floor dedicated to exploring the impact of the bible around the world.l examine the bibles influence on literature and we will take your phone calls. .. >> well, i think we dealt a museum that looks at three different angles on influence of the bible, first of all, what the story is talking about and what the history to have book as

the bible in washington, d.c., which opened on november 17 of 2017 has more than 3000 books on exhibit. the building occupies almost a entire city block. up next, we tour the bible in america exhibit.

on his headstone it is going to say "billy graham, preacher of the bible and jesus christ." you saw him on the podium gesturing energetically with one arm, and the other hand was usually the bible. that was the touchstone and basis for his preaching. we are quieting down as we wait for the president, the first lady, and the vice president and mrs. pence to take their seats. >> sandra: here today, harris faulkner, lisa boothe, marie harf and fox news religion contributor father jonathan morris, good to have you on this very special day. for this very special moment. >> jonathan: steve just did a great job of summing up who billy graham is. i say is because billy graham very famously said what we all believe, that death is not the end but it's a moment of transition, that is exactly the core, the essence of billy graham as a man and as a leader in the united states of america. he was not a leader because he was a great speaker, he brought this huge family together around jesus, but rather because first and foremost he believed that jesus of nazareth was born, lived, and died s

he started hearing about the bible and reading about the bible while he was a slave, even on the eastern shore at those camp meetings. and then father lawson and two white preachers in baltimore, he names the churches and preachers that influenced him. at least three different churches baltimore that he went to, maybe more. and then we got to new bedford, within the first year he is in new bedford, the local ame church had him reaching. this kid was good. only 20 years old, but take the pulpit, kid. and he did. he rooted his own story, and especially that of african-americans, and the oldest and most powerful stories of the hebrew prophets. it is all over his writing. in america, the people had turned from or never embraced their creeds or their god. the american jerusalem, its temples and its corporate system of slavery had to be destroyed. the nation had to face exile and distinction and -- exile and extinction and bloody revolution. this is a story at the heart of the old testament. and only then could the people and the nation experience renewal, and a possible new history. douglass

the bible tells us that man has been separated from god by sin and sin is a disease of the human soul, the human heart. and it has infected the entire human race. the bible tells us that we have all sinned and we have all come short of god's standards, his glory. and the penalty of sin is death. not just physical death, but spiritual death for eternity. the best view news ever declared is that god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life: this verse was probably in every message my father ever preached because it demonstrates the love of god. it gives hope to the lost world. when one reads the papers or listens to the news, we wonder what hope is there? but 2,000 years ago god broke the darkness of sin and sent his son down from heaven to this earth to identify with us to bring us the light of salvation, a man christ jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost. the bible says whereas by grace that you have been saved, through faith, and it's not of yourselves. it's the gift of god. not of w

along with the bible the moravian brethren brought education medicine and practical knowledge. no i didn't know. that's the syrian river. moravian missionaries came up this river out anything bringing us churches schools and doctors when our ancestors escaped from the plantations they came here they have to cross the rapids so it was a difficult journey that hasn't changed how do you know no. to. the moravian brethren arrived in surinam in the eighteenth century by then fugitive slaves from the sugar plantations were living in the rainforest the missionaries began baptizing converts building schools and setting up clinics. in seventeen twenty two a german count nicholas found since and off had given refuge to moravians fleeing religious persecution on his estate in saxony the evangelical christians founded the community of han haute. the pious count encourage them to become missionaries and to take the gospel to the four corners of the globe when he learnt of the plight of the slaves in south america he sent moravian brethren to the caribbean and to serena. and who worked on th

in the bible that talks about honor your father and mother and i don't think it means just to obey them. i wanted him to feel like he was a part of something special, so we started the imagination library giving books to children in our home counties where we were born and raised him so it became such a popular program that the governor at that time thought the idea wa was sober if they took it and went all over tennessee and then later went on to canada and now we are all over the world and my dad got to live long enough to see the pride and the fact that they call me the book lady so that started in it's done so much good for so many people throughout the years. >> usain and -- you singing and writing, we never thought of you as a book lady. [inaudible] >> werther books that shaped you for any favorite books? >> we didn't have books in our home because there were so many of us kids and daddy told us not to bring books home because kids will just chew on them or do whatever kids do the. anyway, i love to read and. where did you find time to read if you're performing and doing so many t

. >> he read the bible every day and would say to his troops, read the bible because you'll never know need it. >> oliver: patton galvanized the troops, on 23 march, 1943 in the barren valley. he told his commanders, gentlemen, tomorrow we attack, if we're not victorious, let no man come back alive. >> and they fought exceptionally well. it was the first time that we had shown we could really fight and this was patton's doing. >> oliver: after reinvigorateed, commander was sent to command the army for the next eye lied invasion, sicily. 10 july, 1943, 80,000 allies troops land in the beaches of sicily. from the start, patton clashed with the pompous british commander bernard montgomery. and legend has it that montgomery hatched his battle plan, giving prominence to british forces in a bathroom in algiers with eisenhower's chief of staff, major walter smith. >> when it began his job was to guard montgomery's flank. patton, infuriated by this, took it as a personal insult and began his own drive. >> oliver: does patton ever say we've got to beat the british to the scene? >> he did, yes.

preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible not only for solace but for exportations to fight. it helped soldiers overcome their aversion to killing. and it confirmed the halo of martyrdom for those who died. in this session, dr. byrd will examine specific biblical

and then to promulgate the scofield bible point of view to convert people by the end of the world fear. as early as 1917 the british martyr from palestine with about four declaration and the keen cane report had intention of this position with the local population was either ignored or buried by president wilson for several years. this was concurrent with appreciation that they will gain palestinian liberation belfour and george were predisposed to a national home and with those racist motives of superiority. the primary goal to advance interest of utilitarian politics it continued to reflect to show that strain to the middle of the last century. to the labels ins with the approach but it did not instruct about the dangers. even with recorded with richard nixon sounding a globally minded moderate evangelical public -- publication magazine reflecting his roots having a series of progressive editors. the ngo sponsored trips to the holy land sadly has not taken the same path. that was a legitimate concern with asylum to turn away refugees. and with that resolution november 1947 supported

that the land they were entering was not inhabited, and he used language and the story of exodus in the bible, saying if you treat the people here unjustly, their cry will reach the ears of the lord and there will be consequences, and so i am very proud of that advocacy that our monastic community had for the indian people at that time. today st. gregory's abbey has 21 members in the community. our monks range in age from 34 to 95. we all have different personalities, interests, skills, abilities, and in our different stages of development in life, and really that is what makes for a healthy community, so some of our monks have been dedicated to manual labor, the grounds, the gardens, taking care of our campus, working in the greenhouse, taking care of the facilities, but we all live in this community and follow the same pattern of life each day in terms of our schedule. our daily schedule does not vary much. we have arising ballot 5:30 in the morning, through the course of the day we gather for communal prayer five times a day. so we gather in the church at 6:00 a.m. for prayer service that