and bible quotes? >> i have, this has been an educational for me. writers within the books are playing off of each other, are reexpressing each other, this idea of intertextuality, i didn't study a lot of recent literature outside of high school classes like most of us do. i was able to work with a number of professors that spend a lot of time, we have two advisers from baylor university that spend quite a bit of time in classroom. but the depth of evoking the ideas and different ideas whether it's drawing on biblical theme to go to a similar direction or biblical theme to subvert and going in a different direction, this is different and never-ending. >> good afternoon and welcome to book tv on c-span2 and the visit of museum of the bible in washington, d.c., the museum of the bible just opened in november of last year, about 30 million bibles are sold every year, number one best-selling book in the world and our goal for the next hour and a half is to talk about literature and how the bible is used in

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

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 e

they used the bible as we -- they used the bible as we sometimes use the bible today. first, to enrich a common language and cultural vocabulary through distinctive big -- distinctive biblical allusions. let me give you a few simple examples. and counseling a patient rather than an intemperate broach, approach, john adams wrote to james warren in a will of 1776 -- in april of 1776. requires the meanness of moses, the patience of job, the wisdom of solomon added to the valor of daniel. you have to know a little bit about your bible to appreciate what is being communicated. a fairly simple illustration of what i'm speaking here. let me give you a more substantive example. i turned to a very familiar biblical metaphor. we are all familiar with abraham lincoln's 1858 indication of the biblical metaphor of a house divided. he is drawing on matthew chapter 12, mark chapter three. this is a powerful metaphor in the sense in which he can use it. it captures the nation's precarious political predicament on the threshold of a better civil war more powerfully than a wordy dissert

this f our basis for forum, not just bible in globally is bible the bible is all around you and realize how much it affected our lives. cues,gs we say, cliches we a leopard cannot change its spots spot. high for an eye. teeth for a tooth. biblical text. great to ty bell is look at. it represents the bible in a different way. that's what we try to show. bell was liberty donated to the museum of the bible by the president of and minster theological, the precedent of providence forum. in recognition of 300 university of the great liberty of confidence and he talks about why we should have freedom. and made a trip around the united states, and how the bell was rung. and it sat in a warehouse for a years. i'm not sure how long, and we had a phone call asking if we have the bell for the museum. which was interesting, cool. it was produced at the white chapel foundry. boundary the first bell was produced at. replica of exact the liberty bell. except for the crack. rings in the same key or peels an e flat as the liberty philadelphia. now.have rung in here twice >> and this section of our museum

it shows the bibles that were created as a slave bible. this is a great one that we have another exhibit that just deals with that. >> one of the important, influential bibles in america is the bible we're looking at here. the story that is important to know you for talking about the bible is that when the pilgrims and early settlers came to what we know is america, were not allowed to present -- allowed to print bibles in the english language. we could print bibles in other languages and we already talked about the elliott indian bible. this second, third, and forth bibles printed in america were produced by this man here. his name is christopher sower. he was a german immigrant seeking refuge from religious persecution. he came to america with typeset from the luther foundry. and he would produce the very first european bible and the second bible printed in america. that was in 1743 and when he advertise the bible, he said for the poor there is no cost. towas a contemporary benjamin franklin and they competed. he was in germantown, penns

with the bible. engage being, you know, just sort of thinking about what do you do with this. and i think in that sense, douglass is a great example of, you know, trying to think through what is the bible really saying at a time like this when my people in the sense of the african-americans are being or persecuted. >> host: let's hear from angelo in north little rock, arkansas. good afternoon, angelo. >> caller: good afternoon. i really appreciate this chance to see this new museum in washington. the question, my question goes to understanding the bible, and i wonder if your museum goes into the political aspect obviously the bible in the sense -- aspects of the bible in the sense why they were writing. it's, my focus is on the old testament. this museum go into the historical and political part of the old testament as a document to pull the jews together after they came back demoralized from the disasters when they left babylon? this was more like 600 b.c., by the king who put it together as a polit

>> of the bible. >> youou know, the bible even i, recent decades the question of the bible is literature. has been a very -- you know, large topic. is the bible fiction is it nonfiction? you know how to we read it as literature, and -- you know, i think that it's been a huge, you know, huge bible has served as a huge paradigm for reading it as a literal document. seeing, you know, seeing it refer to, you know, literal history that's been to, you know, also look forward to the future for literal history and for, you know, sort of prediction and -- at the same time, you know, it certainly in the rise are of our critical age. looking at the bible as a, you know, sort of e vault comparing it with our unctioning of history or o understanding of science and -- also had a big critical lens as a fiction. so -- i think it's lard to really put one down in the other one up in the sense that they've both formed a rich hair heritage and what we're trying to do at the museum she know people see both sides and understanding that when you're looking at the bible for larger impact, both of those end upf

one of our basis for this floor, bible globally is that the bible is all around you. how much italize has affected our lives, things we say and cliches we use today. a leopard cannot change its spot. i, two for tooth, biblical text. we share those on this particular floor. the liberty bell is a great one to look at. represents the bible in a very different way. >> the liberty bell was actually donated to the museum of the back anddr. peter low also the presidents of providence form as well. and he talks about why we should have religious freedom. and he made a trip around the united states and the bell was wrong in all 50 states in recognition of the liberty. and sat anywhere house for a few years. i'm not quite sure how long. we got a phone call one day asking if we would like to have this museum. was really cool about it is it was produced at the whitechapel foundry. the same liberty foundry the first bell is produced at. this is annex act replica of the liberty bell. that's a laser beam crack. appeals -- even appeals in philadelphia. >> this section from our museum

reador less, when people the bible they read the bible as it was and took it as it was. that is not to say there were not skeptics. some of the founders and others of the and lightman air were eeptical about -- from the era wereent skeptical. the same people that were as theal about scripture authoritative word of god also used and understood scripture to make claims about patriotism, loyalty, sacrifice, morality. so regardless of skeptical views of scripture as revelation, scripture was still politically subjective. during the revolution, colonists became patriotically american and said it the bible. one of the things i find reading through, especially in the 19th century, it really would have helped if i had written a civil war books than i would've understood the revolution a little better but then i had the right to revolution book to understand the civil war better. i should probably rewrite the books. one of the things i see over and over through the civil war from both sides in honoring the patriots and the revolution and scripture, it goes hand-in-hand. as part o

basis for this floor, not just the bible in america, but the bible globally, is that the bible is all around you and you do not realize how affected our lives, cliches, things we say today, a leopard cannot change its spots, biblical text. we share those on this particular floor. the liberty bell is a great one to look at. it represents the bible in a different way. that is what we tried to show. the liberty bell was donated to the museum of the bible by the president of westminster theological and the president of providence forum as well. it was produced in recognition of the 300th anniversary of william penn's great liberty of conscience, and he talks about why we should have religious freedom. it made a trip around the united states and was wrong in all 50 states in recognition of the liberty of conscience. it sat in a warehouse for a few years, i'm not sure how long, and we got a phone call asking if we would like to have this bell for the museum. what is cool about it is it is produced at the whitechapel foundry, the same foundry the first liberty bell was produced at. is an exa

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 eve

ouruseum of the bible, mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made an impact on world history and culture. it has influenced nations, laws, and political structures, guided debates, shapes pivotal events, and inspired views of prominent individuals both past and present. individuals both past and present. the bible is hidden in plain sight in everyday life, from common expressions we only use, expressions we only use, to art and literature. we will expand on themes as how our american colonies, asnders turned to the bible inspiration for their political actions. we have three prominent scholars with us as inspiration for their political actions. we have three prominent scholars with us today. they will talk with us about how the bible and list the founding generation. -- influenced the founding generation. our first discussion is the franklin'senjamin faced with thomas kidd. benjamin franklin wrote became a deist as a young man, yet proposed the delegates opened sessions with prayer. mr. kidd will explore the tension between frankl

graham had a deep conviction of the bible. he loved the bible. he governed how he lived and how he died. he believes the bible teaches us the truth about god and cries to jesus. requested passages he that i read at his funeral eloquently the life and testimony our beloved mr. graham. two andesians chapter verse 4-9. god being rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead , made us alive together with christ.des so that in the ages to come he richeshow us the passing of his grace in kindness, in and through the lord jesus christ. you have been saved through gift ofd that is the works,t as a result of so that no one may boast. would you join me as we are together. father, we live high in the name of jesus christ. recognizing that you alone are us and youreated purpose for us would be that for through the love of crazed in f christ in jesus, then list the name of the lord jesus christ our lord and savior we give you our praise in glory. we celebrate the life of your , with use pray of god today and speak to u

, just held up the bible. they would hang from the trees or sit on top of walls or peer through windows just to hear... will you put up your hand now [translation] and say, "tonight, i'd like to make that commitment." (dr. john akers) i remember standing on the platform with boxes of the material that would give to new believers and just simply throwing it out to the thousands of people that were gathered there. there was no other way. (viktor hamm) i was interpreting for dr. graham, and we walked into that stadium... it was packed. that will never be forgotten. (president george h. w. bush) the moral awakening that billy helped to ignite starting here in america ignited hope and kept its embers burning in faraway places, behind an iron curtain. no question, billy graham with other messengers who carried forth the word tipped the balance in the cold war in freedom's favor. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall! (billy graham) i don't care what ideologies arise in the future... the ultimate winner is going to be t

the bible says by grace that you have been saved. through faith and it's not of yourselves, it's the gift of god, not of works. lest anyone should boast and jesus said i'm the way, the truth and the 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

the bible. was founded in nineteen sixty six when referenced from the more if a church came from the netherlands finishing your study and started the bible society. with a small amount of one which he received 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 that 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. so you know it's a murder culture a country so we want to work and to torrie 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 ev

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 jus

graham had a deep conviction of the bible. he loved the bible. it is how he governed how he lived and how he died. he believes the bible teaches us the truth about god and cries to jesus. one of the passages he requested that i read at his funeral service is most eloquently the life and testimony our beloved mr. graham. from ephesians chapter two and verse 4-9. god being rich in mercy because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead made us alive together with him.t in raised us up with might ages to come, you show us the passing riches of his grace in kindness, in and through the lord jesus christ. you have been saved through faith and that is the gift of god, not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. would you join me as we are together. our god and our father, we live high in the name of jesus christ. recognizing that you alone are lord, you created us and your purpose for us would be that for through the love of christ in jesus, then list the name of the lord jesus christ our lord and savior we give you our p

the bible. was founded in one thing sixty six well referenced from the more evil church team from the netherlands finishing their study and started. with a small amount of one which i received 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 done but the various ethnic groups in the country also speak their own languages hear johann yours are fat and 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 motor culture a contrary so we want to work and to tory everybody from the different ethnic backgrounds with the word of god. driving through paddle maryborough with power daughter it seems as though there's a church on every street corner.

amount of one which he received 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 dutch but the various ethnic groups in the country also speak their own languages here johann use of that 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. so you know mr murdoch cultural contrary so we want to work and to to reach everybody from the different ethnic backgrounds with the word of god. driving through part of maryborough with pound 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 marquee 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 ju

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 was his sole authority. when he preached, he always took the bible to the pulpit with him and for most of his messages, he would hold the bible in his hand and quote scripture after scripture. his 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. 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

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 gr

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

congratulations to the museum of the bible. congratulations for hosting this and important conversation about religious freedom. religious freedom is of enormous importance. we know it was of enormous importance to thomas jefferson. the reason it is religious freedom day is because it was on this day in 1786 that the virginia assembly finally enact did what became known as the virginia statute for religious freedom. that statute was authored by thomas jefferson. he first wrote the text of the bill around 1777. which means he wrote it around the same time he famously drafted the declaration of independence. then, he kept trying to get it through the virginia assembly. it was introduced formally in 1779 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 was the

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

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've just always

the bible says, the bible says. secondly his message was so simple anyone could understand it. it wasn't heavy 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 goin

i did not know bibles went to the men. but raven stopped. they were not left there for someone to read. it took several attempts for them to be there on the learn lunar surface. he decided this is something he wanted to do. they actually took as part of his personal items hundreds of them because they were that small. i don't even know how many people remember. you want to know what they are worth. they've sold anywhere from 10,000 to 70,000. there wasn't a well. and when there's a well there's a way. you will meet the family you will also meet an author who did some investigating and she said the bibles belonged to her. interesting. it's a little messy. when it comes with the territory. it talks about things that are left behind. in texas they're good people there can work it out. there is another topic getting into involving race cars. this family and the father broke the landis need record for what he called the challenger. it's a piston driven engine. wait till you see me in it. i can almost not get out. it was amazing. he's determined t

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've just always

bigger i read her book like it was a bible. she told all about my blouse, my boskin listen to his tales by how his wife didn't understand him, go home with him, go to movies with him, and i did it. maybe i would be a today if i hadn't done it. i don't know. i think represent that time like madmen represented mean in that timeframe. i think of represented women in the workforce in that time. i got out of college in 1963 and i was determined to succeed, and the way you climbed the ladder then was you listen to helen gurley brown. i mean, i was, i think them if you have book i said i was a gurley by halliburton when i met women like gloria steinem and worked with feminist are women who he managed separation and equality, i think i felt justified in what had been an done, and i would say never mortified, but somehow enlightened about the next generation of what would happen next. that's as honest as i can be. [applause] >> a man is asking a question. >> my name is james nevins speedy you have the same name as i do. are you my fathe

limelight and lived as a monk in a french ministry for six years there he drew inspiration from the bible and read songs in lassen she drew and gaelic. she released them in twenty sixteen on a spiritual pop music album titled which is hebrew for spirit plays a lot of people out there. have a spiritual dimension to their music but. i just can't express a chapter in my life through an art form. what's unique about michael patrick kelly's album is that he produced it without the support of the major label even so i'm a detention germany's top twenty. kelly has enjoyed success with both secular and religious pop music. the band is all about the christian faith. to musicians belong to him and evangelical preacher community in leipsic they want to praise the lord through their songs. catching up beat pop music. heavy metal band sucking feet are another german group rocking the christian shield . for more than twenty years the band has been proving that expressions of faith and heavy metal can gauge together satan doesn't get a look in here. just give jess unger hope to who is going to talk to h

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[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> this sunday booktv will be live from the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. to look at the bible's influence on literature and its impact on issues ranging from government and legal systems to education, human rights and more. we'll take your call, questions and comments. that's live at 1 p.m. eastern time this sunday on booktv. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everyone. we're going to go ahead and get started. before we do, if you could please silence your cell phones, we would greatly appreciate that. thank you. my name's kelly, or i'm an event host here. thank you so much for joining us this saturday afternoon. we have our special guest, christopher finan who is the executive director for the national coalition against censorship. he is the author of "from the palmer raids to the patriot act: a history of the fight for free speech in america." he's also the author of alfred e. smith, the happy warrior. and today he's here to discuss his new book, drunks in american history. please join me in welcoming chris finan. [applause] >> thank

up next, we tour the bible in america exhibit.

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

>> a whole bible is on here? >> so the whole 1,245 pages. >> ...lunar bibles, the lost books of apollo. >> well, reverend stout and his wife,en they left nasa, just kind of vanished from the pages of history. >> until a court puts them under a microscope. >> you're saying that her intentions were sinister? >> and the value of each tiny bible -- out of this world. >> items that have gone to the moon can command six or seven figures. >> if you do the math, that's a lot, a lot of money. [ door creaks ]

he always has a bible flexion to his bed. he likes to read the bible before bed. he also likes fiction so thrillers as well. they're just kind of books that we can escape into. but he always has about four or five books that he's reading at one time, in fact, on air force 2 he had about three or four books that they keep there that he reads on air force two so -- i'm not that way. i read one book from the beginning to the end -- [laughter] you know i'm not like him. >> we have time tonight for two more questionses. first being will marlin participate in this year's white house easter egg roll? [laughter] >> you know what i'm going to answer that one because you don't mow this. but actually mrs. trump asked us to come and read at the easter egg roll. but we can't because we're actually going to have a little tiny family vacation we're going to have everyone together for easter. and marlin is going with us. >> he is. >> there you have it. >> you have to have the bunny on easter. >> our final question this evening -- is -- mrs. pence what is your favorite thing about

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

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

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

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. 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. take theears old, but pulpit, kid. and he did. 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. american jerusalem, its temples and its corporate system of slavery had to be destroyed. the nation had to face exile and exile andn 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. profit ofas a living an american destruction -- a het

on his headstone it is going to say "billy graham, preacher of the bible and jesus christ." when 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 d

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 first started hearing about the bible and reading about the bible while he was a slave, even on the eastern shore. especially on the eastern shore. and then father lawson and two white preachers in baltimore, he names them. he names the churches and preachers that influenced him. at least three different churches in baltimore, maybe more. and then when he got to new bedford, within the first year he is in new bedford, the local himme -- ame church had preaching3 . 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 -- in the oldest and most powerful stories of the hebrew prophets. it is all over his writing. especially the oratory. in america, the people had turned from or never embraced their creeds or their god. the american jerusalem, its temples and its horrid system of slavery had to be destroyed. the nation had to face exile and extinction and bloody retribution. this is a story at the heart of the old testament. and only then could the people and the nation experience renewal, a

. >> he read the bible every day and would say to his troops, read the bible because you'll never know when you'll 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? >> h