the image of the virgin mary made with his own hands. really don't be shy speak up. bless him please father now we learn how to do it here yes. dear friends look elian has carved this icon himself. some. people often reveal hidden talents here you know it's a lot to thank you for your gift i think you're giving it on behalf of everybody but. i. think that you cannot see that sort of been the church icon painters have always been spiritual people i mean can you call yourself spiritual. i guess no. but if one wished therefore first you have to read the gospels the one that you found yourself under unusual circumstances so you use this opportunity to read more to enrich your soul and all the rest god will open up for you if you have a talent it will manifest itself. in the name of the father the son and the holy spirit amen kiss my hand to all the good in kind god be with you so. after the ceremony the convict returns to his workshop while the priest left the colony with the icon. every icon in our church has its own history we are involved in this kind of educational a

niansus is not parthenos. >> i have three daughters, we hope that young girls are virgins but it's not the same word. >> mary is not a parthenos. >> i don't know if she was or not but the text says -- >> how do you know the hebrew was mistranslated when put into greek. >> hebrew has word for virgin. it's tula and that's not what the hebrew text is. >> all right now, she is attacking the whole notion of the virgin birth of jesus christ. when she points to this translaws, what do you say about that. >> where i would take issue professor sore fredriksen is assuming because of the greek text, because of that difference empty words between the greek and hebrew text that that's the reason why they included that in their gospels. we don't really know -- we can't say for sure what the reason for their including that element, the virgin birth, into their narratives. one could just as easily assume they were including it because that's what they thought happened. we know that the virgin birth was not a part of the earliest christian preaching. the earliest generation, the earliest decades of christian preaching had to

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a carving they believe is of the virgin mary. >> why do you believe? ] [ through translator ] >> she said she feels it in her heart and that it's the virgin of guadalupe. >> reporter: she was the first to discover the carving here in west new york, new jersey. by nightfall, word began to spread and the faithful began to gather so much so that police had to put a barricade and station several officers here. the site has become a sort of tourist attraction with picks of the carve -- pics of the carving being sold here. >> like all of this spiritual energy and that one carving of her, it's amazing. >> reporter: giani and his mother are among the many also praying here. people hear believe the carving resembles a roman catholic icon known as our lady of guadalupe. they believe the carving holds mystical powers. >> right now, i'm having a lot of sensational feelings and a lot of energy going through my body. when i touched her, my fingers felt numb. >> reporter: there are a lot of people here, though, believe that this carving is painted on or a result of t

. >>> the faithful are flocking to a baton rouge home where some say a statue of the virgin mary is bleeding. the homeowner was doing housework and he looked up and saw what he believed was flood dripping from the statue's face. is it actually bleeding? catholic priests have collected samples so the vatican can investigate. >>> in sports news this morning, the second half of baseball's regular season gets under way this afternoon when arizona visits the chicago cubs. your home. >> wrigley field. >> as for olympic warm-up games, some highlights, now, from espn. >> good morning. and welcome to your "sportscenter" update. i'm zubin mehenti, the latest dream team going for gold. lebron and company had to do it without blake griffin. lbj's jumping ability, never in question. seven in the first half, taking on the dominicans who had nine first half field goals. durant had eight himself in las vegas. back in '92, the year of the original dream team, kobe was the only member of the squad that was old enough to be a teenager. durant, best player on the floor, bar none thursday night. 21 in the first

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they stormed a church and was singing to the virgin mary to the throat by the return of office. >> attorneyity jail sentence proves that the trial is being directed by the kremlin. >> the three women have been refused bail and have spent months in detention. in february, the members of the pussy riot collective sang an anti-putin protest song in moscow's or the box cathedral. if convicted, they face up to seven years in prison. >> this is a political case in the government is giving it priority. they do not want to show weakness. the want to prove they can discredit dissidents. they want to turn a harsh sentence into political cloud. and they're prepared to be conservative. >> this footage is from the february protest which pussy riot uploaded to the internet. the refrain of the song is "holy mother, theroux putin out. the entire performance lasted less than a minute. but it has divided russia. >> these women have sinned. they have broken god's laws, and i do not want this sin to spread like a disease across russia. >> i am here to protest against the injustice the women from pussy riot are

obscenity, a mock prayer to the virgin mary to rid russia of vladimir putin. >> the woman have been in this prison ever since. request to replace them have been turned down -- requests to release them have been turned down. >> on the 12th year of controlling russia, putin is slowly starting to lose a values. he no more understand where are the limits of what he can do in what he cannot do. >> rest is divided over the case. many -- russia is divided over the case. many in the orthodox church were outraged, including some here in central moscow. >> [speaking foreign language] >> russia is the last orthodox power in the world. they need to go to prison. >> [speaking foreign language] >> you should not insult your parents. in the same way, you should not defecate in a church. >> pussy riot has gained international attention. superstar musicians, like sting, have backed their cause. supporters believe that pressure from the kremlin will be far more influential. >> now, a judge in libya is due to decide whether a three hiv positive women have their rights violated when they were allegedly st

all-female band stormed moscow's christ the savior cathedral and performed a song calling on the virgin mary to drown out vladimir putin. it was shortly before the presidential elections. the kremlin real lack -- reacted in three of the women were arrested. they're now facing the same court that handed putin critic a long jail sentence in 2010. human rights groups fear this could turn into another show trial. >> indeed, many -- for many observers, the pussy riot trial is the tip of the iceberg and reflects the kremlin pose a growing intolerance of the government's opponents. >> mossdale introduced a string of new laws to crack down on dissidents. activists say president putin, now serving a third term in office, is not heeding calls for it into a more tolerant of political opponents. >> opposition activist alexei cannot stop thinking about what happened on may 6. on the day, he was among tens of thousands of people who protested against vladimir putin's returned to the russian presidency. the authorized demonstration began peacefully but then escalated. the kremlin blamed the opposition. he

music ] it's this performance at moscow's cathedral where members of the punk band called on the virgin maryo drive russian president, vladimir putin away. the band unhappy with the friendly relationship between putin and church leaders. three got arrested after the february performance and are still behind bars. nadia is one of two mothers still in custody. her daughter being told putin is responsible. she is facing seven years in prison. demanding their release, supporters of the band picketed the russian embassy. something you get to do in america. >> we have the freedom to express ourselves, to play music in the street. to play music in venues. that's why we are here. >> to draw attention to the issue, hoping to build pressure on putin to back off. >> people like him will never win. in the end, the human spirit will overcome. >> protesters have been detained for demonstrating on onbehalf of the women. and parliament enacted new laws aimed at preventing demonstrations. and in moscow earlier this month, prosecutors said they need more time to prepare their case against the band members, so

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a small marking on the tree some people believe it's an image of the virgin mary. spotted the carving on tuesday as she was walking by and hundreds are lining up to see it. the crowds have gotten so big, the police set up a barricade around the tree. some people it was painted or a cause when the tree branch fell during the recent storm. do you see it? >> i was looking hard. not really? and may be you have to go. >> yeah. >> and there you go. >>> coming up, a cancer survive sor on a mission. how you can help her within a spot in this year's iron man championship. >>> and finding the cure for cancer was a topic. we'll show you 46 hall-of-fame athletes who rallied and supported one brave six-year- old next. shawn. >>> >> and we can see some storms this weekend. next.  [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. cand

. >>> many people are making a pilgrimage to an image of the virgin mary on a tree.y folks believe the image and believers have left flowers and prayed in the circles there around the tree turning it into a shrine of sorts. some say all the attention is causing traffic delays in that area. >>> well, coming up in the next half hour of news 4 midday, we will hear from a mother who lost one child while another saved her life in a boating accident on july fourth. >>> plus, where a local man and his dog were attacked by a fox. >>> and tom kierein is back with where and when we could see some rain today. stay with us. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing. for years and years we had to put up with cable. once we got fios it was like somebody like took our computer and shook all the junk out of it. [ male announcer ] don't settle for the same old cable technology. switch to a verizon fios triple play and upgrade your entertainment equipment with our 100% fiber-optic network and whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router plus a new multi-room d

p including the lines virgin mary drive putin away.ere for about a minute but it offended many believers and shortly after the performance three of the band's members were snatched off the street and currently face up to seven years in prison. they've been held with no bail since february which is almost five months. their trial finally began in moscow today. the official charge is hooliganism with, quote, religious hatred. is this about religion or politics? the prosecution says the women's treatment and the charges are fair but there appears to be more to it. although church and state are officially separate under russia's constitution, the orthodox church is one the primary supporters of putin. and has claimed a leading role in setting moral standards. this cozy relationship has led much of the russian public and celebrities to champion the pussy riot cause. reenlet recently a lawyer for the band said, the documents tried not to make it look like a political case, but for

people in sleepy hollow, new york, coming to check out what they believe is an image of the virgin mary weekend. at least 300 people visited and said prayers at the site since then. so what do you see? e-mail us. >> steve: i see it. >> anna: if you look at it, you can find something. >> brian: do you find yourself staring at snack food? >> anna: before i put it in my mouth. >> steve: just to make sure. >> anna: could be valuable. >> brian: where is this? >> steve: sleepy hollow, new york. >> anna: we do need to switch gears now. this is a tough turn. 8:34. more survivors sharing their stories in the horror that went on in the theater number 9 during the movie massacre of colorado. they say james holmes was targeting his victims reportedly pulling people out of their seats and gunning them down. alicia live with the investigation. good morning. >> good morning. we have also learned that the judge in this case has decided for this coming monday, cameras will not be allowed in the courtroom when james holmes learns what the charges are that will be filed against him. of course, a camera wa

virgin birth. >> yes, i do. >> that means that mary conceived independently of any male traditionally struntality. how many non-christians believe in the virgin birth? >> you're really quizzing me today, aren't you. >> this is all in your book. >> it's about half, it's about half, that's right. >> what do you make of that? non-christians, half of them believe in the virgin birth? >> well, what i make of it is that a lot of non-christians are a lot of orthodox than non-christians are. interesting. hindus are going to say things much more orthodox in many things than, you know, i tearians were, or for that matter a liberal congregationist church. >> jesus' image is adaptable. you speak in your book about mr. rogers, jesus, the humanitarian jesus, the gentle jesu is that right? >> that's right. >> and you see that as a reaction to the calvinism which was cold and preached predestination which is in itself is an unpleasant expectation of the demand of anyone namely that you are predestid, why even try? it was a reaction to a wrathful god, is that right? >> that's right, that's right. early on, in the