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of consciousness. and i talk about these as a kind of inward turning impact of religion - this is where religion affects experience, it affects the community, and so it's a very - as we've seen - powerful and beautiful part of religion. doctrine is sort of the focal point. i don't want to say it's the center of the course, but it's a very powerful dimension because here's where we move to more of an outward turning force in terms of our six dimensions. religious doctrines, of course - belief and behavior - doctrines impact what people believe, so they behave, or back to our b plus b equals b equation here. so the effect of religious belief on behavior comes right back to the social dimension, and that's that outward turning force that we want to look at today. now moving on to the next graphic here - and jump in with any questions - and you'll see we're moving on to this look at the power of religion and its impact on society. but religious behavior impacts on the social dimension, and that's one of the keys we want to look at. and we've got some very powerful material today on the jonestown sit

are not affiliated with any religion. >>> and fred de sam lazaro profiles a catholic priest who has spent his life rescuing young filipina girls from sex trafficking and prostitution. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. with less than three eks unti election day, polls show divided cturamg religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. on thursday, both candidates attended the annual al smith charity dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion came up briefly at the presidential debate tuesday, when mitt romney m

religion, and also we might say the recovery of some primal religious characteristics, but also we're still on myth and ritual. and there's probably no two people i would turn to, to try to get a better handle on the relationship between myth and ritual than cynthia and patricia. just some quick background, cynthia's been with us from the very beginning, as has patricia - they're in the first beliefs and believers teleclass. we'd gone out on our first video shoot and made a huge error in picking the amish to videotape first, and of course, they don't have their pictures taken. so we quickly moved to springfield, and cynthia had been recommended to me in one my students in my women and religion class as being an expert on reading turow and who had this very interesting nascent, new, what i would call spiritual movement going on in springfield. so i'd like to welcome you both, and why don't we just simply start out, cynthia and patricia, if you want to give us a little bit from your perspective, the background on the growth of your movement that now has taken form in diana's grove. >> calling

from religion. you were free to go to your temples, your mosques, but they are separate. we are not going to discriminate based on color, cast, or creed. it was an amazing the progressive speech in 1947. it would have been an amazingly progressive speech in the united states at the time. that was one vision of how to have a majority muslim country. the other vision is represented in my book and i believe in history by the founder of a muslim party, an islamist party, that remains in pakistan today. it is powerful and has spawned other parties over the years. you could call him a fundamentalist. i do not see that word used in this period, either. he believed people should follow the clear commands of islam, the basic commands, and not go beyond that. >> let me read what you quote him as saying. he offered a sweeping view of 1939. >> that was part of his innovation. this is a guy in the mid-20th century, where there are all these leftist revolutionary movements of the world, and he grabbed their language and techniques, and i believe, in the speech to which you refer, he goes

back, we'll talk more about this, especially a lot of people tend to use religion as well and they're taught that we have a new bishop in san francisco. we'll find out what the gay community's response is to that when we return. . >>> welcome back. we're talking with kate kendall, she's an attorney and the executive director of the national center for lesbian rights. and that is really a national group. we're talking about, we start to talk about religion. >> we have a new -- . >> we have a new bishop in san francisco and he's been very vocal against same-sex marriage. >> yes, he has. >> i think i would know the obvious response from the gay community. i guess my question is what do you hear from gay catholics, especially those in serious, loving committed relationships? >> what i hear is disappointment. what i hear is betrayal and sadness. i would be the first to say everyone is entitled to whatever religious beliefs they want to hold. i would defend that to the death. there is a different question, though, around what kind of country do you want to live in. you know, this is not

. but professionally, as a scholar of religion, i'm interested also in kind of the cosmic question - why did they do that? why do people join movements? what is the appeal? what is the - what is it that they're not finding in traditional mainstream religions? i think that people joined people's temple for a number of different reasons. there were a variety of races, classes, ages of people who joined, and my sisters joined actually for two very different reasons. my older sister, caroline, was very politically active, very socially involved, and saw people's temple as a way to live out her commitment through social justice and social change in our society. i mean, remember, she is joining and the temple was active in the bay area in the 1970s - just kind of as all the social movements of the '60s are collapsing. my younger sister, however, joined because she saw this as a radical form of christianity in which people were actually living out their commitment to jesus - that they were living a life dedicated feeding the hungry, helping the poor, clothing the ned, and so on. and in fact, the motto tha

. i believe your religion doesn't allow you to go fight? >> no, that is not correct. >> we have many, many members of our faith who are serving in the armed services? >> okay. um. >> and the funny part of that is what exactly what does anne romney find funny? nothing. that is what she and her husband do when they are very, very nervous in public. when they don't like where the conversation is going. well let's see where the conversation went. >> well, i say that, because when i read about your husband. what i read is that the reason that he didn't serve in vietnam was because it was against the religion. >> no, that is not correct. he was serving his mission. and my five sons have also served missions. none served in the military. but i have one son that feels that he is giving back to his country where he is now a doctor and taking care of veterans. we find different ways observing. and my five boys did not serve in the military. but they did serve missions. what kind of missions, cia missions. anne romney just used the phrase serve missions three times without saying what they were

. >> greg: just talk about the welfare piece. this is based on diminished role of religion. the church was about to help people around you. welfare replaced the idea of charity. so this is like you say charity sucks. you are saying the opposite. the government must take care of people. nobody remember what is it's like. right, bob? >> bob: i didn't know you were an expert on churches. >> greg: i spent a long time in one. it grew up in one. i was an altar boy. >> bob: you were? >> greg: i was. >> bob: who was your priest? >> greg: father zoft. father corkoran. >> dana: the easiest thing to do is liberals say conservative want to cut welfare from women and children. they are suggesting to give governors more flexibility to get programs more in their local area. rural environment to take advantage of it. help supplement that. there is a deeper conversation here about moral obligation. not just to help people in need and give them that bridge or help they need from one thing to the next. to help them find work and responsibility and joy that comes from building yourself up. that is where p

upon which all the world's religions, i believe, have been based. >> now which changes not. >> huh? >> now which changes not. >> ah, yes. >> well, the jewish tradition, in other words, is fulfilled in both margot adler and starhawk - they're both jewish. >> yes. >> that's the point i made. >> yeah, and i think that does also fit - back with judaism, we were talking about different interpretations of the genesis story, the alienation story, and i love your myth about leaving the fires, leaving it and going out and becoming, so that more relationship could happen, more interaction could happen, and you can see it in that form. do you know what we wanted to do? well, i'll tell you. we actually thought a good way of perhaps illustrating what's going on here is to actually have a short ritual, and we've invited - perhaps if you'd like to come up, we've got a few members of the class that want to participate in this ritual, to see that - just a short instance of what kinds of earth-centered spirituality we really might do. and i'll let you explain the rituals. if you folks want to come u

more to him was his religion, not per se religion, but his religious ideas and his family values and he's a family man. i hope he stands behind what he says. >> because i saw you -- >> and ryan, i just like his running mate and a lot of things that he stands for are not good. again, mostly medicare and the cutbacks and i'm hoping that, you know, mitt romney has a heart. president obama, i gave him my vote because of hillary. she asked us to. i was hoping that because he was a family man, he had daughters that he would bring more, you know, more family values back to this country that we need so much. if a person wants to be gay, that's fine. that's their lifestyle. i don't want to be imposed on me or my family or children. i'm against abortion and, so, that would be a person that's republican. and i'm not. i'm a democrat. >> but for this election, i have to sit here and weigh both sides because i don't feel strongly about the democratic party any more. >> call it the romney -- >> more of our focus on the uncommitted voter in our next hour. we'll chat with two voters who were front and c

friends who are not part of the religion, saying he is being intro expectative about his religion affected relationships with katie holmes and nicole kidman as well as his ex-girlfriend penelope cruz, and also more importantly here, how the religion could affect his relationship with suri. going over a lot, according to sources in "star" magazine could it be time to leave the church of scientology. maybe he's going to split. don't know. preliminary reports. interesting if he would do that. so much part of his persona and identity for so long now. >> basically if he stays in the religion, they're asking him to turn his back on his daughter. >> because they're no longer part of the church. that could be the deal breaker. >> for sure. >> yep, yep. >>> all right. one of hollywood's -- or should we say australia's power couples, russell crowe and his wife, also an australian native, according to "sydney morning herald" newspaper, they are separating after nine years of marria marriage. they have two sons. an 8-year-old and 6-year-old. he met danielle spencer on set, 22 years ago, on the set of

a group called freedom from religion foundation complained claiming the signs violate separation of church and state. the cheerleaders argue that is a free speech issue and they sued. the state attorney general agreed with the cheerleaders as did the state republican governor rick perry. today, the judge ruled the banners can fly unless and until a final ruling comes next summer. trace, what happened in court? trace an atheist group brought the case but the public schools were battling texas because it says the students have a right to express religious beliefs and the stated attorney general and texas governor said that means the students, the cheerleaders have a right to make the banners and fly them. but the school district argued that the texas educational code was unconstitutional in the end a judge ruled in favor of the cheerleaders and a former prosecutor predicted this. >> the judge will uphold it on two grounds. he will say there is an aspect of individualality but assume we attribute to the words do not go over the line because they do not promote religion. >> this just came down

here, and that sparked in me religious mysticism which is why i'm a religion reporter for the secular press for 25 years for the san fransisco examiner and chronicle. it was these experiences that got me interested in that originally, but in the end, i realized it's not about the drugs. i mean, it's about taking those experiences we have, like the wander, the awe, the feeling of interconnectedness, and finding a place for that in the rest of our lives. that, i think, is what it is important. before the book, the harvard psychedelic club, they all had their own way of coming to grips with the craziness of the 60s, and the 70s, and bringing that into their lives so first of all, since this just did start right here, i wanted to do -- i want to do two readings from the book. the first is short, and it's -- it's about when these four guys crossed paths in harvard in the fall of 196 # -- 1961, an extraordinary time in history, as mentioned in the enter doux, a time of -- introduction, a time of optimism and optimism and no one like him before was in the white house talking about home and c

is rooted in nature. it's not about organized religion at all. i wanted to share that with people in the book. it's a though theological book. it's about who is god. god can never be the traditional christian god. it doesn't work even though i was raised as methodist in the christian church. so i wanted to affirm for people that we come here with our intuition about what is define intactd. we all have that. all of us. well, most of us. we should have more faith in it the beauty of the earth is devine. this is, you know, we live in. heaven already. so that was partly what i'm exploring in the "color purple." >> at one point in your life did you decide a christian god wasn't for you. >> well, when i was 13 my parents and family always twoabtd church, i decided that found my church in nature, and my parents by then, i was the last child so they were too tired to force me to go to church with them as they had done with my seven siblings who are holder. i got to stay home. while they in were in the tiny church, which is a sweet little church, seemed to be so little compared to the univ

. they focused on the freedom of religion. the first amendment says we have the freedom of religion. the court decided, they are expressing their personal religious beliefs. the issue of whether the establishment clause, the separation of church and state can be treated. and because they have this inalienable right under the first amendment they won. megyn: there was a 2000 supreme court case that seemed to go directly against them. tell me how the court reconciled it. >> i'm blown away. i think this is going to be completely short-lived. it's a violation of the constitution. my argument is a legal one. this is either government speech or school sponsored speech. either way it's unlawful. for those who are rolling their eyes at me at this legal argument -- make room for the sign to say praise allah and god doesn't exist go wildcats. >> where in the constitution do it say anything about church and state. nowhere. but where it does say, freedom of religion. >> the supreme court. >> you look at constitution. it has been interpreted in various ways by the courts. and this is where the courts drew

a religion not called islam in a city not called mecca. and this is a dream, and it's a dream in the mind of somebody who's going insane. now, this is what we in the trade call fiction. [laughter] [applause] that would be the technical term for it. [laughter] but instead i had one of the strangest accusations of all the strange accusations that was leveled against me, but from quarters of the islamic world. it was as if there's a suspicion about fiction itself. you know, fiction was being proposed as being something which conceals the true motives of the writer. so whereas most of us who practice it think that fiction is a way of revealing truth, not concealing it, but anyway, i heard it a thousand times, people said he is hiding behind his fiction. >> your real agenda. >> yeah, my real agenda is concealed in this fiendish make believe. >> uh-huh. >> you know? and i thought this is, this is really one way of describing it that it's a category mistake, you know? it's people reading fiction as if it's simply disguised fact. and so, for instance, in this dream sequence when this religion is

. >> it is all about religion. freedom is what this country was based on. >> they are disrespecting the diversity of the state. >> tonight the ruling from the judge. >> and they say it felt like an earthquake. a meteor the size of a car comes crashing down. first on fox, this thursday night, new comments from president obama about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya and his administration's response to it. he told john stewart from "the daley show" that the american government is one big praise and sometimes, quote, something screws up. but he is vowing to fix all of it. the 9/11 attack in benghazi killed an ambassador and three others. the presidential debate this week, during it governor romney accused of president obama of waiting two weeks to call it an act of terror. the president said he used the words the next day, but republicans point out other officials were telling a different story even days later. your fox top story and ed henry is on live in new york. the president is still dealing with this question. >> he is. when you talk to the president's campaign advisors he got the bett

with campaign coverage. let's are at the media. mitt romney 47% and barack obama, cling to guns and religion. what was the media coverage like on those two events? >> guest: this morning i just ran the 47% and asked two questions. one is, how much depth as they get? how many media outlets cover the story and was the shelflife? still asked a day, week or month? the guns was relatively sure. maybe a three week. romney 47% we still haven't seen it and obviously, but it's been about a month now. now the stories drop off, but they get dragged back in either by opponents or dragged in by events. i'm sure that as they come to the presidential debate, someone will say i wonder if he's going to respond to that. i wonder if obama will a him a question about that. because the issue is in my mind which of these gaffes are ones we had to pay attention to. do they represent a true character flaw? to be represented in capacity to act the way would like to have them not clark's religious normal things and we'll make mistakes. so a candidate hanging out in the public and now with the internet and youtube and

regime which controls the every aspect of their lives even whether they get to eat. religion was banned. there is no rule flow and proceeds political when fractions are met with harsh punishment i should add that is often needed out to three generations with the person's family. a political offender knows that when he goes to prison his parents and his children will probably go with him. there are probably about 200,000 north koreans today in the gulag and more than a million perhaps as 2 million have already died there. the reason we know all of this and much, much more is thanks to the testimony of north koreans who have escaped. these are the people i write about in my book. this knowledge comes to us despite the best efforts of the kim family regime to keep it secret. for more than 50 years, ever since the end of the korean war, north korea has been sealed off from the world's eyes. the family regime has pursued an isolationist policy and it maintains an iron grip on information access to which is very strictly controlled. to give just one example every radio must be registered with

children are coming home in bags from the war. i know your religion does not allow you to go fight. >> that is not correct. >> we have many, many members of our faith better serving. lou: you think that would be clear. >> when i read about your husband may be a can correct this the reason he did not serve in vietnam is because it was against his religion and? >> that is not correct. lou: not paying attention or deep research. shocking. he was serving on a religious mission in france for two years. cheerleaders wanted to use bible verses of their banners at football games. the grand -- judge granted an injunction will allow them to continue. the trial is scheduled in june. hotly contested races are running from obama as republicans look to take control of capitol hill. the "a team" right here. but we will bring brad and from washington. good luck. lou: joining me now is the "a team". lis wiehl and former senior staff member from the bush brad blake men. good to have you with us. start-up's of binder. if this fascinates you? big bird and the binder it just reminds people men romney t

in terms of religion, she is comfortable questioning religion and the role that the church plays in people's lives and she doesn't agree with everything that the catholic church has done. and i think she has issues with how religion has been used in politics observe the years. but again i don't want to speak for her. she certainly is comfortable questioning it. >> in terms of politics, too, the changing role of public servants and the way that america regards public servants is something we talk about on the show. obvious lit kennedys a huge amount elevate and sort of underscore the importance of serving your country. and i guess i wonder, you have a nephew running for office, man n. people in your clan have been office holders what you make of that and the changing attitudes of being in the government and serving in pub like life. >> i have huge admiration for who go into public service and who are involved in electoral politics. i think there's a lot of sacrifice. but i think you can also make such a difference and you know, i think that you can really change the course of history as we

, studied comparative religion. going to be a lawyer. how do you go from that to running a bingo parlor, $300,000 in debts and turning around an entire city. you took your vision and you made it real. >> you mentioned i was going to be a lawyer. at the last minute, i turned away from a life of crime. >> that's appropriate after what happened with you today. but tell me. >> how did i get from there to here? my dad taught me you want to stick to simple ideas. i don't know, tony, where or when, but ever since i was a kid, the idea of building something that would make people go wow struck me as just about the coolest thing in the world to do. now, it's not saving lives in the real sense or doing something noteworthy, but it's kept me a happy, happy person. >> a lot of other people, too. >> i have to build another hotel, next time i could get it right. along the way, created 150,000, 250,000 jobs. the most satisfaction i have gotten, family, staffs of the hotels here and abroad and their family have all sort of merged into one. this familial organization. i live in the hotel. it is a great

that is not influenced by any religion or led by the military. >> the freedom and security fadwa in joyce in paris leaves her feeling even more powerless. she feels guilty about leaving her country behind and is afraid for her country and its future. >> deciding to sell your silverware is a decision that can be painful. take greece, for example. the nation is planning to sell its national railway company, a former airport, and some harbors. the country is in desperate need of money, and it has not added some of its national treasures, like a number of islands just off the mainland. >> the dream of your own private island in the gulf of corinth. 1.5 million euros will buy you 11 hectares. a local real-estate agent says the price is negotiable. until now, only privately owned islands were for sale if you could get through the red tape. >> many greek islands are for sale, but it is hard to get the necessary permits. after years of chasing paper, everything is in order for this island. >> there is no fixed dock, and walking about is an adventure. nor does it have power or drinking water, but those are just d

the interview. the reality is religion was in there. faith was in there. we had a section in. there we're a nation of many faiths. the democratic party platform which actually made a very big section about us being inclusive, about us being a faith driven society and favoring faith based programs. if you read the document, don't get carried away in the sound bites. we live in a political environment where sound bites and half truths take the day in the substance of the matter. i wanted to serve on the committee because i'm about ideas. this democratic party platform has sound ideas. i read the republican party platform. they talked about exploring and going back to the gold standard. >> without gold our money is worthless. if you want to pay for a latte at starbucks bring your brick of gold and a nutmeg grater. you have an idea. waywire.com. why are you a mayor engaging in entrepreneurship? >> i believe we have a problem. the voices of the american citizens is not piercing the noise of owl garky of media. video content is going big on the internet. >> stephen: no offense but we have th

freedoms roosevelt considered the essence of human rights, freedom of speech and religion and refuge from want and fear. >>> and making a difference along the way. >>> it is time for tonight's "making a difference report," and tonight, a trail blazer of a woman brought back a passion for classical music for the next generation, and perhaps gave children a chance for a future they never imagined. from los angeles, here is nbc's diana alvear with our "making a difference report". >> reporter: small fingers on their first violin. >> i was one of those children. >> reporter: the opening note. >> classical music, i just fell in love with it. >> reporter: she hopes this will grow into a lifelong passion. >> so magical and beautiful, and i love introducing it and putting it into the lives of children. >> reporter: once told there would never be a female conductor in her lifetime, sonia marie de vega is the only latina who ever led one. she founded the symphony orchestra, now celebrating its 20th year. but she says the concerts that mean the most? are the solos in front of the spellbound children

's considered a matter of personal freedom of religion. >>> members of this group of lawmakers go to the yasukuni shrine three times a year during the spring and autumn festivals and on august 15th, the anniversary of the end of world war ii. >>> german chancellor angela merkel says she sees a measure of success in the eurozone's efforts to get through the debt crisis, but she is urging the european union to exercise its powers to intervene in the processes for drawing up national budgets. >> translator: european nations have implemented far more reforms over the past three years than in any prior period. the reforms have begun to expose the contours of a stable currency union. >> merkel also said that the eu should create strong powers for a monetary commissioner. that person would have the authority to intervene in national budgets that threaten the stability of the euro. the german chancellor added that she expects her country's proposal for a powerful monetary commissioner will be on the table at the eu summit. that begins on thursday. >>> economists are wondering whether it m

religious, but we are a school, so we teach the aof gospel music. so it doesn't matter what religion you are. but i think that gospel music was birthed out of a need to be spiritual or to be religious or to have hope and possibility and joy in your life, you know, especially during those really difficult times. and it sort of takes us through a journey of our life in america, you know, whether you go from traditional gospel songs or slave songs or folk songs. >> vy explained that one of the goals of the program is to keep the spirit of gospel alive. >> as we audition people for events, we find out that they were not able to sing a whole gospel song all the way through. so, therefore, we felt that it was important now to make sure that we infuse these young people with the history and culture and let them know who they are and where they come from musically so that they would be able to pass the music on for generation and generation to come. >> by the end of the audition, these teens are already learning to let their light shine. >> ♪ let it shine, let it shine, let it shi-i-i-i-ne ♪ [ c

in paris. i think it allays the fears some people have about him being part of a cultish religion when it is just part of being in a christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of the stagecraft suggesting president obama has moved the u.s. away from israel, it has opened a new rift. the situation in libya, because we're dealing with islamic extremists who committed a terrorist attack and assassinated our ambassador, it speaks to the larger issue of whether president obama will make things better in the middle east. i would argue he has not. i would argue he made things worse. anyone would agree things are not better their than before he took office. host: let's go to debbie. caller: i am

to their guns, bibles and religion. >> yeah. >> sean: witthey're fixated on s 47% comment. >> romney should say sometimes things don't come out exactly as you intended. i was speaking ace political pundit saying certain votes were likely to going against me, some likely for go for me, but the fact is i will fight for the 100% of americans. >> sean: he's been saying that. i would say, i'm sure the presidents didn't really mean that the piments and pennsylvania are clinging to their guns, bibles and religion, just like he didn't mean that, i didn't mean this. whose answer do you like better? >> that would be pretty good. >> sean: last thing, i got ask you about hillary. hillary clinton is out there saying, making the statement that -- about banghazi from an interview about the attack, i take responsibility. the buck stops with her and should go no further. >> the buck stops here is of course truman's sign on his desk. >> i'm in charge at the state department. she may not realize she lost the election. there are two bucks. obviously hillary is responsible for the lapses of security, but equally ob

school, you're forcing religion on the people who don't necessarily have a christian viewpoint. and what the judge in his ruling said was no, and here is the reason why. because these cheerleaders came up with it all on their own. this is not a school-sponsored thing. the coach didn't come up and say you have to have a religious thing. the girls got together and said we're christians, we hold a strong belief. this is the banner used, no school supplies used, all the items, the parents paid for it. >> you said school-sponsored, how do you differentiate between the two? >> right's again, because the attorney who presented on behalf of the cheerleaders said this was not an idea what the school came up with -- >> this was private citizens. >> right, this was the group of cheerleaders. >> even though it was at the school? >> that is exactly, what the judge based his ruling on. and of course, there will be a series of appeals. this is a state court ruling. the federal courts tend to be a little stricter in their construction of freedom of religion versus freedom of speech. so we'll see how it

-- that each include a catholic practicing, many of the. both were asked to talk about how their religion afters their personal views on abortion, and paul ryan explained why he is pro-life. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith infos us in everything we do. my faith informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, about how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now, you want to ask basically why i'm pro-life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course. it's also because of reason and science. those are the reasons why i'm pro-life. >> well, the vice president took a broader view saying that he accepts the church's teachings on the issue, but that he believes others can have their own viewpoints. >> my religion defines who i am, and i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves. people who need help. with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as -- i accep

of religion in mix space. and this we have -- in public space. and this we have to be very aware that this is not happening. and in this sense the protests against the anti-muhammad move show us that islam remains very strong marker of the public space which from the west is always difficult to understand because we think that religion is private, that religion concerns only our beliefs. we're going to have to understand, and it's not true only for muslims, it's true i talk to you about india in the same way. we're going to have to understand that for muslims islam is not only a question of belief, it's also a question of belonging and being a national citizen. what do i mean by that? it is not because as i hear everywhere that islam doesn't separate politics and religion, which is actually looking at the islamic tradition wrong. but it is that since the building of the nation state even by very secular elite that we used to work with like mubarak or -- [inaudible] islam has been embedded in the building of nation state. what do i mean by that? it's not only mentioning islam in t

-- keep your religion out of my government. your thoughts? guest: your government is based on people making choices as to what is right and wrong. when you write a law and we are gifted in virginia, many states are trying to turn to this that we have a part-time legislature. we are here a building in richmond. but we are only in session a few months a year. we do not have these 24 hours a day seven days a week government like i did when we lived and another state. the idea that you can separate religion from anything is mistaken. people make their choices based on their faith. people will have a yardstick by which they measure their decisions for right and wrong. no one is telling anyone what they can do or say or how they should vote or play. that is the greatness of this country. this country is not about that. we are not an agnostic society. we are not even close to that. we all make our decisions based on right and wrong, and our freedom comes from the fact that we understand that the more than we rely on government. host: it snapshot of virginia. it went to the president by a ma

that the president is a christian? caller: it matters to me that he is favoring in numerous cases the muslim religion. host: the president has said he is a christian, to clear up a misconception. how does this play into the political game? guest: the caller might be misinterpreting a push that the president has, in fact made, which is trying to restore america's relations with the moslem world. without getting into what the president's religion is or not, which i think it's a political issue, i do not think it is correct that the president has saw to make peace with extremists that at this -- data attacked us are either on 9/11, 2001, or this past 9/11 in benghazi. what the president has tried to do, whether he has been successful or not, is reaching out to moderate muslims, showing them that they're willing to coexist -- if they're willing to coexist with other religions and countries, america can be their friend. i do not think it is fair to argue that he has tried to appease those bad attacked us. -- those that attack us. the drone strikes have increased, and the administration killed osama bin la

of speech and religion. it's unfolding right before our eyes. >> it's interesting to see people from all over the political spectrum come to her defense and say whether you agree or not, this is the united states of america. and the first amendment and freedom of association and religion are very important. >> this is terrible from the other side's speculative, those trying to redefine marriage. this is the stuff they want bottled up until marriage laws are changed. they want -- even in this case the governor pushed forward when they introduced it to the legislature in maryland, they ensured religious freedom would be protected. when americans are forced down the isle of same marriage that's no protection for the freedom of speech. here, again, this is not an isolated case, someone else's livelihood is put at stake because they exercise their rights as an american. >> what do you say to those concerned. the chief diversity officer at gallaudet university where there's a vibrant and very full lgbt community and those who say we're worried she's not going to help us as students and represe

and signed the dotted line. he already sat down with the religion right and got his robes on. he already joined that crowd on everything from abortion to same-sex. he joined the kneow con crowds. he says he's going to sit down as if he's some virgin politically when he's cut all these deals ahead of time. can you believe he's going to be mr. bipartisan after being such a severe conservative all these months getting the nomination? >> no, and on the campaign trail he said so many conflicting things. you really can't look at his words, but what you can look at is how he governed. i think he probably set a record. he vetoed 800 either pieces of legislation, twice what his republican predecessor did, bill weld, who let people on that elevator while he was governor for almost eight years. you know, 800 vetoes. these were not just small things. these were things like vetoing the minimum wage, vetoing access to contraceptive rights. sometimes they were petty and partisan. vetoing a special bill that would have helped a disabled cop. vetoing money that would have paid for kosher meals for elderl

religion friendly messages when they return to the campaign's website. thank you so much for your time. you wrote about this. we know that retailers do this. they study our profile and study where we like to shop. it's logical that the campaigns would be doing this. >> absolutely. this is the cutting edge of using all the tools available to them. i think the issue is, though, a lot is done to influence voting habits. i wrote a book called "the power of habit" that looks at how target tries to take advantage of shoppers to figure out who is pregnant. the fact campaigns are doing it shouldn't be surprised. they feel that exam pains and politics are different from stores and retailers. the privacy of the voting booth they think extending into their homes and that's not true. >> the message is to get the key message it to keep voting blocs, for example, women. we're not talking a lot about libya. a lot is directed at the female voters. we're talking more about binders than we have the late oes this investigation. >> that's right. a huge priority of the campaign particularly using this data is t

of the religion. and why politicians have been hesitant, a 14-year-old girl has led the charge. here's wishing her a complete recovery so she can get back in the fight for her country and her religion. we'll be right back. up next, the ceo of fedex talking about america's energy future. don't miss it. >>> i'm martin savidge cnn center in atlanta. we want to bring you up to speed on a development taking place in suburban milwaukee. there are reports of a shooting in a shopping center. this is in brookfield, wisconsin, a suburb of milwaukee. there are said to be, according to witnesses, multiple victims. the shooting supposedly took place at a spa across the street from the brookfield square mall. so it's, as you can see, there is a heavy confluence there of emergency vehicles, firefighters. we're told there is a s.w.a.t. presence on the scene. it appears this is an active shooter investigation going on as would be described and that a search is underway to find the shooter again. very little is known about this number of victims and we will caution and say we do not know how many or their condition

, people reading fiction as if it's disguised fact. and so, for instance, in this dream, when the religion is born, and there are adversaries abusing the newly faithful, you know, jeering up, and, you know, which happened. you know, it was the early history of islamists were persecuted, and so how do you show persecution without showing the persecutors doing the persecuting? can't do it. >> right. >> and then if the things the persecutors say when they persecute the persecuted people are accused -- the author's accused of agreeing with them; right? that he means what they mean, and suddenly, you realize what they mean by disguising fact by fiction. it was the assumption that i was on the side of the persecuted. >> if you could put your words on paper, clearly. >> clearly, i must mean them. >> you must mean them. >> yeah. it was a surrealist experience. i mean, i often think that of the three -- the great trinity of 20th century writers who invented modern literature, seems to be the one who got it most nearly right that we live in it, you know, and that at the same time as being dark and s

, people of color. that being said as far as the sunday parking meter thing, you know what? religion aside, least one day of the week it would be nice if san francisco city government was off the backs of everyday residents. [ applause ] >> i like that. thank you. >> all right. next question. san francisco's transportation inserve drivers, bicyclists and transit uses. bicyclists are not charged for the privilege of using or parking on public roadways. mr. davis, mr. everett and miss selby should the city assess fees on bicycle owners to pay for transportation improvements? >> i don't think so and i will tell you why because the city is moving in a direction that i think they should be which is encouraging more people to get out of their cars and to get onto bikes and to use our streets and walk the streets. you know, i think we need to be visionary about getting and meeting our goals. we have a goal of 20% of all trips in san francisco being taken on a bike by 2020. the bike coalition, which is one of my endorsements, as well district 5 group have been advocating for this connecting the

of religion defer to tehran and not to mac guy. so even in a country like saudi arabia, which has relative stability better pricing problems. so we have a situation which we have to deal with, which is a very difficult situation both in place and also other governments that are determined what to do. and of course we have the palestinian authority or doesn't control all the territory which supposedly ascenders governance. the gaza strip is under the control of hamas today and even in the west bank, hamas still has a very, very serious person despite numerous efforts, which have been carried out to subdue them. so as palestinians are concerned, they are straight down the middle both politically and geographically in here again the authority of ramallah does not control what is happening in gaza strip. these are situations, which we have to take into account when they look at the overall picture, which presents to us in the middle east. the third point i'd like to make is this in this region we have a clearer upsurge of religion as a major power and a major factor in the governance of countr

and religion can make you happy. a by relentlessly pursuing a goal that could make me happy. the burning desire to move mountains to get it. john: gordon gekko was implying that. would get the rest of his speech. he goes beyond greed is good. >> greed clarifies and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. greed and all forms money, life, love, knowledge the a board search of mankind mark my words. it will save the other bell fracturing -- malfunctioning corporation called usa. john: he was to look selfish >> we seek if i am pursuing something to make me happy somehow that will hurt you but just because igo was up for what i want to is that what this country is about to. john: greed is ambition? am i and self-interest? >> wanting something better. we are authors. when you're up at 1:00 in the morning not because you wanted to influence three or four people but millions. the ambition, desire for more that people saw us to pursue more. john: makes us work harder. >> absolutely. john: the other eight hours maximize your free time. sleep for eight, you work for eight. >> you sleep and work a

civilization was this? what religion drove them to do this? we keep doing the same things over and over again. many researchers believe these archeo-astronomical sites are very specifically designed where other researchers say it's all coincidence. but not long ago i was up at a place called chimney rock in southwest colorado. and it's over 8,000 feet. and you are up at the southern end ftd rocky mountains and there is this scarp of rock that rises up probably about a thousand feet out of a valley floor and right at the tip of this scarp there are two twin towers of rock. if you get to a certain place on top of this very narrow butte, you can see between these twin towers and there happens to be a great house built between these two towers and every 18.6 years when the moon goes into its northernmost point on the horizon, it rises between those two towers. i was there at the beginning of the last 18.6 year cycle and we stood up there, probably 20 of us, researchers, forest service people, all gathered at the same spot with cameras and huddled -- it was late december at 8,000 feet and we were

management capacity at any give religion time is about 280 beds. right now we have the number of beds more or less we need to handle the population size we do. the ability to move people instantly off the streets and therefore acknowledge their disabilities can get better day one has been incredible as a physician, as a psychiatrist. one of the things i should mention is the biggest disability issues that we see are psychiatric disability and that includes substance dependence. a lot of the people who are out chronickly homeless are people with substance abuse. personality disorders are a big part. so the disabilities people traditionally think about certainly occur in our populations, but i think someone mentioned invisible disabilities. schizophrenia is hard to see when you just see someone but when you have a chance to see what their behavior is like, it becomes apparent, yes, this person is quite disabled. having access where people normally pass this person by and say this person looks able-bodied, why can't they get a job. why is this person, quote, mooching off the system. wh

religion veering off the tract. this is not about snake handle speaking in unknown tongues oir fire walking is it a 14 year old girl inies because shy wanted an education or strapping a bomb to your own's belly to kill innocent people in a cafe is just fine. i don't expect this or any other president to be able to stop the savagerie of the religious perversion. i just want like to have a president who could for once, at least be honest as to what we are really up against. that's my view and i appreciate getting the opportunity to share with you. [ applause ] for the third and final presidential debate on monday focusing on foreign policy will mitt romney let the president get around dancing around subject of terrorist. joining me is the co-host of the five. dana perino. [ applause ] >>> you understand better than anyone they think we can bring on the show the inner workingings of why a white house crafts the message and comes to the place where it comes out and said what it said. that is your job in the bush administration. do you think that the obama administration crafted a strategy of de

religion you are, what economic class you're in, what your gender is, or theoretically what your sexual orientation is. that's the way it's supposed to be. certainly most libertarians get that, and that's why they have a special obligation to teach fellow conservatives and right of center voters why gay and lesbian voters deserve the same rights as everybody else. the second theme of the book is that because of the constant over the top rhetoric we often hear from the religious right, most people have little understanding of what ranken file republicans actually believe about gay issues, and i think that the conventional wisdom is that all republicans hate gays, opposed to gay rights, and nothing could be further from the truth. >>> watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. here's a look at the upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. next weekend, booktv live from the texas book festival. our event cove rav includes presentations by h. w. brand and many more. check booktv.org for an updated scle

. and it is also very sensitive because the shiites, of course, in terms of religion, they defer to tehran and not to mecca. so even in a country like saudi arabia which enjoys relative stability there are problems there, and rising problems. so we have this situation which we have to deal with which is a very difficult situation both for the governments in place and also for other governments like the government of israel who has to determine what to do. and, of course, we have a situation in the palestinian authority where the authority doesn't control all of the territory which supposedly is under its governance. the gaza strip is under the control of the hamas today. and even in the west bank the hamas still has a very, very serious presence despite numerous efforts which have been carried out to subdue them. so as far as palestine and the palestinians are concerned, they are split down the middle both politically and geographically, and here again the authority in ramallah does not control what is happening in the gaza strip. these are situations which we have to take into account whe

nonchristian religions, would he still be supportive of them? >> i don't know whether you'd be here, i would be. and the point is that ace said in my remarks, this is about all religion. this is the freedom -- that's what this country was based upon. >> reporter: there is an education code in texas, jenna, that states clearly that schools must respect the rights of students to express their religious beliefs. again, the judge hearing this case should announce his decision later on today. back to you. jenna: getting involved on and off-the-field i like it. interesting to see how they rule. rick, thank you. jon: less than three weeks to go now before election day and it has been a topsey-turvey race so far with the president holding a slight lead in the run up to the conventions. while governor romney got a small bounce post con the president's lead expanded. then came the first debate and governor romney surged in the polls. what is in store for the final stretch of the race? joining us now larry sabato director of the center for politics at the university of virginia. he has his crystal ball ou

we assume is the fundamentalist of today which is to do with terror or religion, but at the heart is the antagonism. as he brilliantly ruthless in becoming an analyst who goes all over the world, shutting down companies, with the stroke of his pen, shutting down millions of -- hundreds of employment, people employed, he begins to -- he likes it, but then as 9/11 happens and as american dream that he has so far achieved begins to look at him, he questions his role in that world and returns home ward. >> so you're questioning globalization? >> at that moment it's mostly a crisis of belonging. where should i belong, where should i matter. and he understands as a pakistani young man in new york city after 9/11, he will always be looked at asscans and he feels betrayed and returns. but when he returns to pakistan and sees the other sorts of fundamentalism and even gets wooed by them, he begins to see the connection between the two fundamentalisms, between economics and between even religions. and realizes that both systems, the human being, is subordinate to a belief system that does n

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