uman tonight on c- span. first, a look at the republican party with the author of the gop civil war, and then the future of the democratic party with the former founder and ceo of the democrat leadership council. " live on c-journal span. secular norms as opposed to theological norms which govern our acceptance or rejection in the ways of which a god or goddess can't speak to what impact that has, so, for example, the branch davidians, so you had david who said he had a special inside, and these help other members of the community understand the relation better, and they are living in the end times. well, that, by itself, does not seem to be a problem, but when thatads to other elements trigger both law enforcement concerns as well as the popular press is concerned, then, suddenly, this idea of somebody listening to god and having his followers do something seems to be aberrant to national norms. >> the wesleyan university professor on the use of religious restitution in america which has been prevalent since

. >> i was in awe of this awesome ,uman being i had worked for that i had read so much about, that i had educated others in the california legislature, that that ione to jail for, had rallied on college campuses for, and all of a sudden, when he landed, in los angeles, when we created the big welcome event for him, there he was, and i was dumbstruck. i was in all of him, and, of course, you know, there is no one else like him. >> congresswoman, someone -- the emancipation proclamation took a long time to come to fruition. we move from the civil war into the 1960's. that is our experience. there is a different south african experience. thesimilar or different is black experience in south africa, versus the united states? >> apartheid in south africa was the worst kind of oppression you could ever imagine. not only did you have people who to areas fard outside of the main cities of south africa, who lived in shanties, one water fountain that served thousands and people brown, or white, and if you fell in the black category or the brown category, you simply could not be educated, you si

improve the human rights situation in iran as it has no justification for the police state which denies uman rights. undercutting diplomacy with new sanctions would put our country on a path to war. the choice is clear, we can try to negotiate a deal that prevents iranian nuclear weapons and avoids a nuclear conflict or we can dismiss this opportunity, pile on more sanctions, derail more diplomacy and continue on toward war. americans don't want another war. the best way to honor our men and women in uniform is to avoid unnecessary war. my son is active duty military. i'm speaking from a personal place as well. americans support and negotiate a deal a deal with iran by a it 2:1 ratio. passing any punitive measures, including the sense of congress tying the president's hands is a mistake. it will not help, and if congress wants to help, we should set up a people-to-people exchange. we should -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. ellison: a congress-to-congress exchange and move forward. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. members are reminded

was an uncommon uman that inspired all of mankind.economic n kind of the ransformation that his people had only dreamt of. personality of great he guided and wisdom of effortsby decades embrace his simple message of tolerance. his life and struggle remind us nationprinciples of our hi fought for. in the air of judgment, prosecution, and oppression, nelson mandela continued his nonviolent struggle with dignity and pride. his commitment to his kind of -- against injustices. his magnanimity remind us in india of the revolutionary methods of mahatma condi. it was therefore -- gandhi. it was an honor of the indians to confer on mandela our highest when he visited india in 1990. madiba received an unprecedented in delhi and calcutta. in 1995, when he visited india post- first president of africa, heouth said it was a homecoming, a pilgrimage. africa with south struggle.reedom he was a budding law you're in south africa -- law you're in south africa before he took up in india his famous clothes. the six principles that madiba identified as t