and i love reading the bible. stories. >> bill: what does it do for you? >> it plays a big role in my life. it does me so good. i mean, god has blessed me over the past years and he has kept me safe. now the glory is all up to him. he has given me this amazing god given talent. two parents and why do i have to leave home and why is is t. so hard? did you get mad of him? >> perspective. i don't have two parents but i have two gold medals under my name. you always have to sit upside down. right side up. you always have to look at the positive things i are going to try to improve on yourself again? >> yes. >> bill: that will take you four years of training and what you did. what are you going to do differently in your life now that you are kind of independent. you can be independent by that. >> well, i want to get my driver's license so that's one thing. i'm going to start heading back in the gym and just train and i want to gain more. i want to go to more international assignments and more world championships and i t

. >> the producers of mini hit the bible. why americans are drawn to the stories told in the good book. >> and dumping your water in shampoo and store your knives in the overhead bins . why americans should thank senator rand paul on the mara thon filibuster. >> ladies and gentlemenn, governor mike huckabee. mause plause -- [applause] >> thank you. great lifely audience here tonight and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. pat on the back and tip of the hat to senator rand paul who used a soldem used rule call filibustering to see if protection means by our government or from our government. rand paul brought together principled conservatives and liberals to voice the alarm over the lack of transparency of u.s. policy of killing american citizens with drones that are suspected of terrorism. >> the senate being an institution, but this is more important than the institution, this is about following the constitution that makes it quite clear that being a citizen means that our government has to follow

was written in algonkian and a bible that was the only bible authorized by congress and it says the ation read it. >> where was this bible you call it what? >> the aiken bible. we bring a copy of that into new york city. >> is that aiken, south carolina? >> no name of a person. >> where are your going to show it. i want to do an ad. >> we're bringing in a number of art facts including dead sea scrolls. we're bringing them into the meat-packing district of new york city. not only put the bible on television we want for free any "new york" to come down and see these ancient documents. these artifacts were previously at the vatican. >> that's great. that is great. thank you for coming on. >> thank you so much. >> very interesting day and we all wish the pope well. we are all praying for him. your series "the bible" is spectacular. mark burnett, roma downey, thank you so much. catch "the bible" on the history. that's it for me. we'll be back tomorrow evening. don't ask. disappear! abracadabra! alakazam! [ male announcer ] and now we're making it easier to get everything for your business

take it from the man who wrote the bible, mark burnett. >> in 2013 it's put freshness of life to the greatest story ever told. millions will open the bible or reopen it. maybe a billion. >> a billion new people will open the bible. >> i'm a blunt person and to be honest with you a billion is a low number. >> stephen: a billion is a way low number because as the bible says pride cometh before giant tv ratings. if you enjoy watching "the bible" you want to explore the source material. i speak, of course, of the story of god and all of us a novel based on the epic tv series "the bible." all the biblical stories you loved from the series finally assembled into one book. [cheers and applause] [laughter] but as much as i love the bible, i do have one beef, a beefcake jesus. jesus makes his first appearance in this mini series this coming sunday cox be a ratings bonanza. >> sure. >> birth of jesus, his baptism and i'll remain from make any comments about jesus' hunky appearance. >> a good-looking jesus. >> stephen: yes, their jesus is way too hot. it is not project holiness when you cannot

i grew up knowing the bible. i grew up believing in jesus christ. with the fact of my own faith and my own beliefs getting involved, it is like how can i do someone that i know so well? what should we do? should we go to the thing that people know about our just sharing your own experience? so i think i try to do it both, a little bit. >> reporter: in their years of successful work in hollywood, mark and roma say this project is one of the most powerful productions they have ever worked with. >> it is human, it is connective, it's beautiful. and through the whole thing there is this heartbeat of faith. it is a heartbeat of god's love. the project was made to glorify god. >> wendy: it looks great. the bible mini series airs sunday nights at 8 p.m. eastern on the history channel. it will run every sunday throughout march, with the finale arriving on easter, march 31st. and there is a special section on our website, and you can watch that by going to cbnnews.com.

the new history channel show called "the bible." ek at it. >> lady, i believe your son is the promised king of his people. what is his name? >> jesus. his name is jesus. >> that is one of the best known catholic actresses. she is playing role of virgin mary. her performance along that with other cast members made "the bible" the most watched entertainment show of the year. the numbers are pretty incredible. more than ten million people watch just last weekend. she produced it along with her husband, the famous producer mark burnett. she is "out front" tonight and is executive producer of the series. you may recognize her from the series "touched by an angel." she came over here a little bit ago to light a candle to pray for the pope. i saw her and i started asking her what she made of today's announcement. >> i'm just so encouraged. i was just so thrilled. we were grabbing little pieces on tv as we've been out around the town when he stepped forward and his first request was that everybody would pray for him. that's why i came down h

and another exclusive the creators of number one series the bible. they will be here to talk about emergency from moses to jesus to pope francis and beauty queen >>. >> geraldo: time for prime time report tonight. my brother investigates the charge a christian dating website failed to check out a sex predator that went after a beauty queen. >> he seemed like a caring person. >> spontaneous love connections like this one depicted in the iconic moment from world war ii has been replaced by the internet. now online dating has surpassed even the bar scene in terms of meeting your match. but here in san diego, 37-year-old sean banks is sitting behind bars accused of raping a woman that he met on a christian dating site. now investigators are hearing from women around the nation about the man who alleged to be a serial rapist. >> if i would have listened to my instincts i never would have continued to talk to him. i trusted this christian persona that was displayed. >> 26-year-old miss irvine in the beauty pageant was looking for a lasting relationship when

or reopen the bible. maybe a billion. >> reporter: the story has captivated hollywood for decades, from the 10 commandments to mel gibson's "the passion of the christ" which broke box office records. why does the bible fascinate both believer and non-believer? bruce, author of "walking the bible," says the reason is in the mystery of the details. >> there is this desire to reconnect with the story. that continues today. i think if you can prove that one screw existed, you can prove the whole machine existed. >> reporter: and hollywood's search for biblical answers and ticket sales doesn't end with the mini series, russell crowe will star in a movie about noah's ark next year. >> already underway, thank you. >>> when we come back, the video shooting straight to the top of the "instant index," the flower girl who took everyone on quite a ride. ...so you say men are superior drivers? yeah? then how'd i get this... [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate

well, first take a look at the giant success of the tv mini series on the bible. watt. >> i believe your son is the promised king of his people. what is his name? >> jesus. >> reporter: "the bible," the tv show, not the book, is today's hot topic around the water coolers here at the calvary community church in los angeles. >> we do watch it with the actual bible and follow along with the story. >> he'll say to me, did that really happen? i said, well, check it in the bible. >> reporter: this mini series is a dramatization of the bible's greatest stories, produced by reality tv guru mark burnett and his actress wife, roma downey. >> change the world. >> reporter: its success largely due to the one quarter of americans who identify themselves as evangelical christians. pastors have been promoting the show from their pulpit. >> to get people to actually want to open god's word, the bible, and begin to understand it. >> reporter: at least seven other biblical movies are in the works right now. russell crowe is playing noah. >> talking to russell crowe the other night a

they say look, it's not in the bible, it wasn't what was intended, you know. god never wanted anything other than a man and a woman to marry and so on. as somebody who is very well versed in the scriptures and indeed uses them a lot and has done with the president, what do you say to those people who use the bible and its scriptures as a sacrosanct defense, if you like, against moving times? >> you know, it's something that i think we have to grapple with because on the one hand as you highlight, piers, there are verses in the old testament and the new from deuteronomy to the apostle paul that speak to issues related to homosexuality. on the other hand, jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love god and to love your neighbor and to let that spirit of love dominate in terms of your actions and the way that you approach the world. the epistles go on to say the greatest of all of these things is love. so we can't talk about one aspect of the bible but not speak to the leading factor, the factor that christ highlighted the most, which is the love tha

and another exclusive the creators of number one series the bible. ey will be here to talk about emergency from moses to jesus to pope francis and beauty queen the devil on a christian website. want to give your family more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. it shows. we don't run like that. we build john deere equipment the way we always have: the right way. times change. our principles don't. you don't just have our word on it. you've got our name on it. that's how we run. nothing runs like a deere. discover the full line of riding lawn equipment at johndeere.com/howwerun or your local dealer. >>. >> geraldo: time for prime time report tonight. my brother investigates the charge a christian dating website failed to check out a sex predator that went after a beauty queen. >> he seemed like a caring person. >> spontaneous love connections like this one depicted in the iconic moment from world war ii has been replaced by the internet. now online dating has surp

>> and mark and roma believe the bible is the foundation of society.d on reaching people beyond their christian faith. >> this is the most important story that the history of western civilization by far and it was important to make it in a way that was heartfelt and relevant. >> and we really wanted to make it to be a human story to be connected and engage and relate and wouldn't feel it's a story from thousands of years ago. >> kelly: what was it it like for the two of you growing up and realizing that you wanted to accomplish something greater, you wanted to accomplish the american dream. >> we both come from very poor families in very working class neighborhoods and came to america in search of the american dream, with nothing, and this is a country that opens doors. >> kelly: and it's certainly opened doors for mark and roma. they both are hoping their bible series will be used to teach young students the foundation of the bible, to show its impact on art, literature, history and human development. >> heather: so what were they like in person? >> i

meantime, "the american bible challenge" is the highest rated program on the game show network. >> everybody knows their bible here. >> reporter: and the faithful are taking to twitter. the handsome actor who plays christ in the mini-series is trending under #hotjesus. neighbors have been hosting viewing parties complete with study guides, boosting viewership. >> i think it's just great. the bible is being spoken of by millions and millions and millions. >> reporter: and with an estimated 88% of americans owning a copy of the good book -- >> i will be with you. >> reporter: -- hollywood has faith in an audience for bible stories. chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >> and that's our broadcast on this friday night and for this week. thank you for being here with us. don't forget, we're back on the air tonight with an all-new "rock center" at 10:00/9:00 central. live from this very studio. i'm brian williams. lester holt will be here with you tomorrow. we will look for you back here on monday night. in the meantime, please have a good weekend. good night. >>> right now at 6:00 only on nbc a sou

the bible, the mini series that people can't get enough of, more than 10 million viewers. that is special heartening for me there is a high percentage of young people tuning in. we have a sneak peek of the final chapter which is the story of the crucifixion, burial and rising of jesus christ. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> eric: so bob, why do you think it is resonating with americans and especially with young ones? >> bob: first of all, we still are subjected quite a religious country. it is easter week. i think if you look back at the history of movies and tv shows that have dealt with the issue of the bible and with jesus, they have done very well. so this is not a surprise. the surprise to me the, two and others don't do more of it. that is what surprises me. >> eric: ten million viewers, everyone would love to have that. why don't we see more people producing these kinds of shows. >> greg: good question. i didn't watch the bible because i know how it ends. i have to tell you it's great to see a show like the bible beat everything on tv. i doubt anything hollywood as much since the price

they say look, it's not in the bible, it wasn't what was intended, you know. r wanted anything other than a man and a woman to marry and so on. as somebody who is very well versed in the scriptures and indeed uses them a lot and has done with the president, what do you say to those people who use the bible and its scriptures as a sacrosanct defense, if you like, against moving times? >> you know, it's something that i think we have to grapple with because on the one hand as you highlight, piers, there are verses in the old testament and the new from deuteronomy to the apostle paul that speak to issues related to homosexuality. on the other hand, jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love god and to love your neighbor and to let that spirit of love dominate in terms of your actions and the way that you approach the world. the epistles go on to say the greatest of all of these things is love. so we can't talk about one aspect of the bible but not speak to the leading factor, the factor that christ highlighted the most, which is the love that we hav

the bible says the sons will pay for the fathers' mistakes. host: talk to us about lincoln's faith and how that worked into his administration. guest: abraham lincoln was a man of faith, but he was also a man of politics. he was a partisan politician. his goal was to create a republican party that would succeed national and to reward republicans with patronage jobs to make sure the party grew and expanded nationally. he came from a very partisan era. as a man of faith, he was an interesting progression as well. he never belonged to a church. he was accused in his earliest political days of being a skeptic. he had to answer that charge during one of his legislative campaigns and assure people he was a believer. he never did join the church, although he attended. he was very literate in the bible. he read it. he knew it. he studied it. biblical phrases enter his speeches. as he goes on in political life, he becomes more deeply religious. it is almost as if it was impossible for him to accept personal responsibility for 750,000 deaths in the unit

. >> do you read the fox news version of the bible? come on, man. sus turned over tables in the temple. he was worried about profit making. excessive wealth gathering. >> bill: i will deal with that hill, you know what you? are not accurate in what you just said. i'm not going to give away anymore. i want you to read the book and buy it so that the government can take almost half of all my proceeds from the book. >> they should take 80% from you. >> bill: yeah, just me. you and michael moore he said the same thick. just me. all right, hill. >> good to see you. >> bill: hill and i agree the government can come in and punish people who are earning a lot of money. >> pay their fair share. >> bill: did the producers of the bible hire a man who looks like president obama to play the devil? looks like it. we'll have a report. then hillary clinton once said no to gay marriage, now she says yes. take a look at that situation in is just [ male announcer ] at his current pace, bob will retire when he's 153, which would be fine if bob were a vampire. but he's n

>> yes. >> the bible is a long book. of it, and you are very, very true to the stories. i know that was important to the two of you. you tell a very particular story which you see as one story, don't you? many stories tied together, one story of god calling a people for the benefit of the whole world. am i wrong? >> we see it as one continual love story. god's love for all of us. a lot of people look at it in snippets. or small pieces. it's one arcing story. from genesis to revelation. one continuous story. >> why did you need to do it? it sounds like. you don't take on something like this unless you felt compelled. >> we felt like a seed was sohn sown in our hearts. we felt called to do it. it was a great opportunity that we could step in together and work together on this and we're still speaking to each other. >> and you're still married. >> how long was that? this is a long process, and you guys are really working together for the long time. >> on location in morocco for how many months? >> five plus. we had dust in p

. >> think lout the bible and especially in stories about jesus, events like the appearance of angelsthe virgin birth and the resurrection, require people to have faith. biblical scholars and religious leaders will tell you what jesus christ's passion is to them. and you'll walk with me through jerusalem's only city and the first accept try world of jesus christ. >> this is a house going back 2,000 years, this is where kaiapas lived. >> new testament sclar jerome murphy o'connell hooz appeared in three specials about jesus? when you look at the -- but of course, retelling of the story is a new performance. >> whenever we look at the bible, we have to keep in mind what we're reading, we're not reading a history book. >> father jonathan morris advised mel gibson in the making of "the passion of the christ." >> whether or not the death of a man named jesus of nazareth actually happened. another question is whether he was the son of god and whether he was divine and that cannot be proven. >> i try to poke holes at the things when i'm examining them and i could not poke any legitimate hole

first, me reading the bible - just like jimmy swswaggart. no, i don't hit it on my hand or anything like that. but we went out to north shore congregation israel reformed synagogue here in the chicago area, and we will come and talk shortly to rabbi bronstein, who does a wonderful job on our dimensional triangle. but what i did is i just - i wanted to take a bible, and i picked up one of the psalms. the psalms, in many cases, are, well, they're songs about the great mythic tradition. and i just picked one psalm, i think it's 139, unless it's 136, but it's right in the 130s, and i'm just going to read it, and listen for how the creation myths, the liberation myth or exodus myth, and then the sinai myth are encapsulated in this. and then you can kind of imagine david perhaps - king david sitting around playing his lyre after the goats are milked or whatever they did back there or the figs are eaten, and he's singing the mythic drama, and people are sitting around the campfire, and they're listening, and it's undergirding or underscoring their s

reality tv programs are inexpensive sigh compared to the bible. the cable stations all across the spectrum are producing much better television. and i think perhaps it is the unsatisfying sugar high you might get from watching one reality show. you actually want to see something of substance, great acting ande really great lighting. it tells a story and it tells the importance of communicating to younger people and it is visual. everything they look at -- if you study the revolution, you read the story about the evolution and then you click on the link to watch a video about gorming washington being sworn in as the first president. that is something happening in hollywood. >> i don't think our country is polarized by religion. we stored it in the attic like old furniture and replaced it withing more contemporary which is disposable entertainment like pornography that fills people's time. i don't think it is a rejection of religion. it is a rejection of truth. we are seeing an end of truth and replacing relativism. once you let go of religion, you l

the bible is a cornerstone of our culture. >> the couple believe the bible is the foundation of societybeyond their christian faith. >> this is the most important story in the history of western civilization. it was important to make it in a way that was heart thought and relevant. >> we really wanted to make the human story, to allow it to be emotionally connected so the people could engage and relate, not just a story of people thousands of years ago. >> what was it like for the two you of growing up and realizing that you wanted to accomplish something greater, you wanted to accomplish the american dream? >> we both come from very poor countries in very working class neighborhoods. we came to america in search of the american dream with nothing. this is a country that opens doors. >> the couple living their life beyond the dream. >>heather: they are hoping their bible series will be used to teach young students the foundation of the bible, to show its impact on art, literature, history, and human development. >>gregg: a disturbing medical sign, could cold sores be linked to memory lo

the bible does not contradict true science. macon that district the passing fads of scientific theory that are always evolving. for example, it used to be thought that the does mows always existed. but then we had sir frederick coil who named the big bang theory who said guess what the universe had a beginning 13.7 billion years ago. again, frederick coil a cambridge mathematician said the chance of inanimate matter. >> bill: do you believe it started 13.7 billion years ago. >> i think it could have been. one of the things fundamentalists christians say the earth is 6,000 years old. the bible never makes that claim. >> bill: you are a smart guy and i want to it take it out of the theological realm. you know the evolutionary theory. my belief system is that there is a higher power. and then the evolution was the way he created the world. now, i was taught in my catholic school that a lot of the stories in the bible are allegorical. for example, there are -- in the old testament where you stone people, you have slaves, obviously j

did anybody watch the bible series? >> just parts of it. >> no, i what's busy going against the 10 commandments. >> i want to know why they always have british people playing the character? >> why does jesus look aryan, did you see that? that greek soccer player would have loved this jesus. >> i thought jim jbullet was jesus. >> they should be a bunch of italians fighting among themselves. >> i have some movies you will like. bill, you said say ton would return in the form of a kenyan-born president. >> i don't want to say happy, but it is smug. >> at first i thought this was not intentional. mark burnett was the producer and he was given to the obama campaign in the past. but who is the producer of celebrity apprentice? it is headed by none other than donald trump who thinks he was born there. >> and each of them thinks the other is satan. >> exactly. >> if this is bush, they would have gotten a guy who looked like him and named him george wsatan. who cares? he is the president. they will take shots at the president in

the "bible" has millions tuning in every sunday night. at number really expected to be just as high tonight when the show's finale airs. so what's the fascination with the story that's as old as time? kristin bellgrin takes a look. >> god warned me! he told me to build a boat. >> reporter: it's been called the greatest story ever told, and it seems the "bible" hasn't lost its touch. >> i think that what this miniseries shows is that if you make it good and you make it appealing, that the audience will show up to watch religious-themed entertainment. >> reporter: and the audience has done more than just show up. after tonight's finale, an estimated 100 million people worldwide will have watched the history channel miniseries, some hosting viewing parties, using study guides, and tweeting. the actor who plays christ is trending under the hashtag hotjesus. for executive producers bark burnett and his wife, roma downey, who stars as mary, it was a no-brainer. >> you think about it, shakespeare wouldn't have existed really without the bible. >>

. >> watters tip of the day on the bible. way. >> factor tip of the day in a moment about the bible. first good news last night. killing kennedy and killing lincoln remain close to the top. and year and a half, and kennedy six months on the list and number one, we thank you all very much. if you buy any of my books on bill o'reilly right come, we'll send you companies and the declaration of independence, free, they're suitable for framing. and now the mail. i'm sorry, bill, i know i get more political savvy from an american idol contestant than bob beckel. you may not agree with him, but he's not an air head. and washington, president obama wants to keep the drone program secret, fine, but exposes the kill bin laden operation to hollywood compromises the identity of the pakistani doctor. the president is only transparent if it serves him. mr. o'reilly, you and mr. miller should be ashamed, mocking the suffering of fish, an insensitivity that's truly sickening. >> miller is tired of the obamas. turn on the tv i had he' rather w

that is not what the bible talks about. it is not having the government doing it for you, that is your service to another. that is what conservativism is about. this is me chosing who i want to help and what i want to contribute to help somebody else if i choose to do so. in the catholic church is 10 to 15 times more efficient with money to the charities than government. >> the policies drives the catholic church out of the government. >> of course, they want to get rid of the tax credits. >> and because of same-sex marriage. up in boston the catholic church the out of the adoption business right now, because they are forced to give exact same preference to a same-sex couple male-female couple. they decided to completely get of of the adoption business. so explain to me how the world is better off with the catholic church not being involved? >> one other thing. it snot like you can say, today abortion is ok. it is not your book. you didn't write the bible. we don't get to change what is in there. if you believe in catholicis

>> now trending, the tv battle over "the bible" on the heels of the epic mini series, bill o'reilly's unholy war. >> god is the greatest, so bill is going to do very well. >> kim kardashian, blasting the headlines about her unflattering pregnancy patterns. >> people pick the worst shot, a bad angle. everyone has that. >> who is naomi campbell smack talking now. >> shut your lips before you come and talk to me. >> mario is with miss universe getting her big bang theory. >> if it's mars, pluto, uranus. >> oh! >> universal orlando resorts! >> "extra, extra." >> hey, everyone, welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez at the universal

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nowhere in the bible -- >> i'm a christian. >> it's not mentioned in the bible. >> that's not true. that's not true. i'm a christian. i'm a christian. i'm a christian. i'm going to tell you right now -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> the curse of hamm was used to say we are the victims -- >> are you trying to get old testament? remember, the new covenant with christ, the new covenant with god, that's why we have the new testament. >> dana, dana, dana, dana -- [ speaking simultaneously ] >> dana, dana, dana, what do you say to van's point that it wasn't so long ago he wouldn't have been able to get married without the help of the government interfering? isn't that an incredibly salient point? >> you know what, republicans all throughout, piers, i agree with that because republicans, that's why you have the republican party because they split from democrats and split from the kkk, the militant faction of that. they didn't believe they were the original abolitionists, the frederick douglass republicans. they thought that was horrible. that's why you had individuals fight for the civil r