benjamin franklin was a unitarian. and in philadelphia, benjamin franklin discovered these ideas we're talking about now and he put the first lightning rod on the unitarian-- now, you knew-- you know who the unitarians are? they can play cards on saturday night. they can even drink liquor, okay? they can wear all the lipstick they want. they're thinking about the cosmos goes beyond those little concerns, right? but people thought that if any building gotta get hit, honey, it ought to be the-- and guess what? never, the unitarian church didn't get belted. and one by one the churches started to put lightning rods 'cause what's the primary purpose of a lightning rod, gang? some people think is to attract lightning. what did you see here is to prevent lightning. if you got a lightning rod in this church, what you do is you leak off this charge that builds up as fast as it builds on, so you won't have a positive down here and the negative. they leak up, you see? and what happened, the lightning hit over here, you say, hit t

heading your way this weekend about keeping money out of politics tomorrow i'll be at the first unitarian church in portland oregon from seven to nine pm on saturday and speaking of the great theater in salem oregon from one to three pm and from five to six pm on saturday i'll be at the portland area global aids coalition spring celebration portland oregon look forward to seeing you all there and don't forget democracy begins with you get out there get active tag your it see them. wealthy british style. that's not on the top right of. markets why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into kaiser report on a potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast it's expected to hit stunning in a few hours from new york to maine we have team coverage of the storm. but we're watching is the very heavy snow moving into boston proper earlier today it was very sticky you can see it start to become much more powdery down here the bottom line there's still a lot of snow out here a

or is it unitarians? only unitarians are such bad singers, that's pause they're always d bash because they're always -- that's because they're always singing a stanza ahead to see if they agree. [laughter] free association can be abusive, and you're going to have to ride with me on these mental excursions as we go down tributaries of the mind that may or may not have anything to do with the book that we're here to discuss. by the way, my wife verna of 50 years this june, she's hung in there all in this time. [applause] well, i'm glad you recognize my contributions to that. [laughter] the -- oh, it wasn't for me? all right. you're absolutely right, it shouldn't be for me. anyway, i talked to her, she's down in phoenix. we live outside of chicago up in rockford now, but in, you know, kind of paradise. you know, eat your hearts out. if you like naked trees and, you know, frozen ground, perfect. charlie flight. she said, remember, talk about the damn book. you know, but -- so we'll get there. all right. this

grandson of martha sharp who left her children and went to europe as representative of the american unitarianblish networks to help jews trying to flee. they secured safe passage for hundreds. next -- [applause] next we have a young man in polenta made a possible for -- in poland who made it possible for several jewish women to hide in a small village, even concealing their identity from his own parents. [applause] finally, mark, who with his father worked in southern france not only providing false identification cards, food, and money that helped hundreds of escape. [applause] these remarkable individuals and all the other 24,000 rescuers will forever be an inspiration to all of us. having all of these eyewitnesses reminds us of the many more who are not here today. please stand for a moment of silence in their memory. thank you. be seated, please. havee also delighted to with us today many institutional partners from all over the u.s. and europe including three senior officials who will be part of a presentation later this morning on holocaust education in their countries. the german defen

unitarians. in fact, religion for the fillmores reflects what i would call as their journey from ,overty to middle-class status to ultimately a secure position in society. that changed churches as they go up the social ladder. >> we are going to learn more about her love of books and her establishment of a white house library in this next video. [video clip] part of thelf was first white house library that they were able to get congress to give her money to start the first white house library, which still exists today. literacy and reading would have been abigail fillmore pasquale's. it was very important to her as er cause. -- mary abigail would have been a hostess for many of the bed. this. zero would have been one of the many items used during entertaining at the white house. mary abigail followed in her mother's footsteps and was very educated herself. she spoke five languages. forwould play the harp congressmen who came to visit the white house. we have her piano in her music books that she

her father was unitarian. she was raised in england where that was not an acceptable in england. she was raised in france so she was exposed to catholicism. the early years of her life with john quincy, they attend numerous types of churches, especially whoever the rotating preacher was in the capital during the secretary of state and presidency years could be presbyterian or unitarian. an ends up very much episcopal thinker, high church and is very, in her later years, she spends a lot of time reminiscing and reflecting on the role of religion and it's very much an important piece for her. >> next up is nick in prince frederick, maryland, hi, nick. >> first of all, thank you for this great program. i'm glad you are part of it. we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors. the most we have is what of our town centers, we have a plaque. and a book where you get an impression of louisa catherine that she is very involved in the politics of washington. you don't get the sense of whether it is just a surface or whether her words are contribu

unitarians. so, in fact, religion for the fillmores reflects what i would call as their journey from poverty to middle-class status, to ultimately a secure position in society. got changed churches as they up the social ladder. >> we are going to learn more about her love of books and her establishment of a white house library in this next video. [video clip] >> when abigail came to the white house, there were no books, sothis bookshelf was part of the first white house library that they were able to get congress first white house library, which still exists today. we know today that first ladies have causes, andliteracy and reading would have been abigail fillmore's cause. it was very important to her as a teacher. glove andd that passion for books right with your into the white house. she suffered with illness as first lady. mary abigail would have been a hostess for many of the events. this would have been one of the many items used during entertaining at the white house. mary abigail followed

then moved to buffalo and beco unirians, because of the smart and successful people are becoming unitarians. in fact, religion for the fillmores reflects what i would ca atheir journey from poverty to middle-class status, to ultimately a secure position in society. they changed churches as they go up the social ladder. >> we are going to learn more about her love of books and her establishment of a white house libry in ts next video. [video clip] when she came to the white house, she was appalled there were no books. this bookshelf was part of the first white house library that they were able to get congress to give her money to start the first white house library, which still exists today. literacy and reading would have been abigail fillmore's cause. it was very important to her as a teacher. abigail suffered from illness and during her time asked -- as first lady. mary abigail would have been a hostess for many of the events. this would have been one of the many items used during entertaining at the white house. mary abigail followed in her mother's footsteps and was very educated hersel

you will see lutherans and muslims and catholics, jews, episcopalians, methodists, you name that, unitarians. thank you. a lot of minnesotans not just think it is a smart thing to do. ,hey think this is the right morally right thing to do. the bill will make e-rarefy mandatory for all employers within five years. unfortunately, the last independent of this system revealed that it wrongly rejected legal workers about one out of every 140 times. it does not sound that high, but it would not be acceptable for , ar edit card ng your car, and i were about how this will suspect minnesota's businesses, small businesses, who did not have a large human resources department. in february, the american immigration lawyers association issued a press release highlighting these problems saying any mandatory employment verification system should protect the interests of small businesses and provide mechanisms to suspend their roll-out of the employment verification program, if patterns of errors develop. can you tell us why these recommendations were made and if they continue to stand by them? >> thank you.

heading your way this weekend about keeping money out of politics tomorrow i'll be at the first unitarian church in portland oregon from seven to nine pm on saturday speaking at the grand theater in salem oregon from one to three pm and from five to six pm on saturday i'll be at the portland area global aids coalition spring celebration portland oregon look forward to seeing you all there and don't forget democracy begins with you get out there get active tag your it see them all . welcome to the future what makes two futures these days so super is that the memory for that russian research is have got a few ideas that could make cognitive computing a reality what about the process or check out what i call new architecture that from was unparalleled power design for the stars has that got you all hot under the collar don't worry because the latest cooling systems ensure neither you nor the globe's top super computers break a sweat knowledgeable day here on r.g.p. we've got the future covered. thing with. international in the very heart of moscow. coming up on r t the guantanamo bay hunger