bill: plus former president bill clinton, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and cardinal timothy dollann us tonight. we can't back down from this fight because it's about religious freedom. it's close to the very heart. >> we have the best wrapped into one right now. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thank you for watching us us tonight. special edition of the factor. top story, florida senator marco rubio

bill: plus former president bill clinton, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and cardinal timothy dollan all join us tonight. we can't back down from this fight because it's about religious freedom. it's close to the very heart. >> we have the best wrapped into one right now. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thank you for watching us us tonight. special edition of the factor. top story, florida senator marco rubio widely considered to be vice presidential option. we asked the senator about that as well as many many other things. >> everywhere you go, people ask you about the vice president deal: i asked you a few months ago when we had you on about that should i continue to ask you? is it getting boring now? >> bill: convention they have got to have something to get people toen watch. >> that's h why he deserves for us to be respectful of that process. so journalists like you are going to ask. e of us -- >> bill: not going to stonewall. let me give you two things that two guys have said but on this program.

bill: plus former president bill clinton, former secretary of state condoleezza rice and cardinal timothy dollan can't back down from this fight because it's about religious freedom. it's close to the very heart. >> we have the best wrapped into one right now. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. >> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thank you for watching us us tonight. special edition of the factor. top story, florida senator marco rubio

timothy dollan joined dozens of archdiocese in a lawsuit against obama care. they are suing to block the mandate requiring catholic employers to provide health insurance that covers birth control. now, we talked to cardinal doll lynn just dollan just before the lawsuit was filed. >> i don't want to act like i'm judging the president. i don't know. there are those who tell me that i was mislead. there are those who tell me that you simply misunderstood. >> bill: they haven't backed off and you have a number of options that you can challenge. however, the church basically is in a position now of promoting an unpopular concept. the ban of contraception. >> you are right on target. it's a tough battle because of that and our opponent is very shrewd because they have chosen an issue that they know we are not very popular on. and that's why, bill, we have to be -- we have to be very vigorous in insisting that this is not about contraception. it's about religious freedom. and i don't want to judge people but i think there would be a drift in the administration that this is a good issue. and ifni we can divide the catholic community because it's already divided and if one can caricature the bishops as being hope