the gnostic christians are targeted, marcionite christians and other duelist christians-- christianse the old testament as part of their canon-- are targeted. the list of enemies goes on and on. there's a kind of, in a sense, internal purge of the church as one emperor ruling one empire tries to have this single church. >> to appreciate the remarkable, dramatic evolution that had occurred in so short a period, one might counterpose the image of pliny in his courtroom under the emperor trajan, sending christians off to their execution simply for being called christians, to the majesty of constantine presiding over the great gathering of bishops that he had called to resolve particular questions. the imperium, on the one hand, being used clearly to extinguish a religious movement; the imperium, on the other hand, being used clearly to undergird and support a religious movement, the same religious movement, in so short a period of time. >> narrator: the cross, the hated symbol of death and defeat, now emerged as the symbol of triumph. and in the eyes of some, the apocalyptic prophecy of

government is hostile to christian churches. pastor hung says police often come to the church and ask him questis. however, the success of the church's ministry to drug's addicts has earned favor from the government authoriti. >> they persecute us and threaten us. i said i only do the work of the lord to teach and love. after they see my faith an transformation of the people, they respect me and don't bother us anymore. >> because of god's miracles of healing and deliverance, these former drug addicts and their families worship the lord with great passion. it is an intensity that demonstrates their deep grat gratitude for their newfound freedom. >>> these people are now worshipping one of the churches in eastern europe. >> welcome back. in the 1980s, christians in the eastern european nation of hungry had to meet secretly. they were harassed by secret police and communist authorities. tried to destroy congregations. my colleague george thom traveled to budapest and visited an underground church. it is now in the open and 50,000

he stated haes christian. he was campaigns in new mexico when a woman asked about his faith. >> i am a christian by choice. the precepts of jesus christ spoke to me in terms of the life i want to lead. i think also understanding that you know, at jesus christ dying for my sins spoke to the humility we all have to have as humabeings. we are sinful and flawed and make mistakes. and we achieve salvation through the grace of god. >> the president pointed out that arica is a predominantly christian nation, but he said jews, muslims, hindus, agnostics and buddhists have their own path to grace. >>> coming up, how christian ministryis using this little fish to fight the world's deadlit diseases. >> chaos in the streets of ek wi dor after the police turned on the president protesting a law that would cut their benefits. the president tried to meet with them. some officers got physical shoving him and using tear gas. they rushed him to the hospital where he remained under siege. the military had to rescue him turning t

>> today on christian world news, indonesia, 2 natural disasters in 24 hours. how bad is the damage and who is helping the people survive? >> he is the man some call can the pastor. our exclusive interview with the spiritual leader who help it had trapped chilean miners survive eir o deal. >> and motorcycles, music and the message of the gospel. a new generation of pree preachers. >> double disasters strike the pacific island of indonia. the number of victims of indonesia tsunami has topped 400. hundreds remain missing and many have been swept out to sea. on top of that disasteis volcanic eruption. heather sells has more on the rescue and relief operations. >> reporter: aid supplies are finally ly beginning to trickle in. cbn operation blessing have struggled with rough seas and bad days. >> our team was on for 16 hours beforethey could disembark and head for shore. not all of our relief supplies have been able to be unloaded. >> new ariel shots reveal widespread devastation. the tsunami left homes inhabitabl >> the medical team we have are working until late i

if you accept christianity, will god make you rich? or doe following jesus require giving away to the poor all the possessions you don't really need? lucky reports on pastor platt and his message. >> i'm in over my head at every level. don't tell that to this church, but i'm clueless. yeah, if you could keep that a secret, but i am clueless. >> "clueless" is not the word members of the congregation would use to describe pastor david platt here at the church at brook hills in birmingham, alabama. he has a doctorate and two master's degrees from the new orleans baptist theological seminary. at 26, he became the youngest pastor in the country to lead a megachurch, a rich mega church. and then something radical happened. >> i guess i would call it a crisis of belief, where looking at the bible and i'm preaching and i'm thinking do i really believe this? >> he started questioning how his christian beliefs are intertwined with the american dream of prosperity and success. >> i don't in any way want to come across as anti-america. at the same

north, government is arab muslim fighting black christians in the south. they tried to impose islam. they said no. we don't want to become muslims. as a result 2 million people killed and 5 million homeless. they don't have a good taste in their mouth because of the north. >> that is when we see these innocent victims, arms and ears cut off because they won't bow to islam. >> i think with this referendum, if it happens, there is some doubt, if it comes off, maybe violence afterwards if they vote to su seed. if they do, what about the oil revenue? oil is in the south, north controls the pipene and have to work out agreement on the cash. >> thks so much for your insits, we appreciate. we'll be righback. >> finally today christians in israel helping holocaust victims live in dignity. here is julie stall. >> this is bite hum. in english it means a warm home. it unique because it is the only place in israel where holocaust survivors can live for free. >> they receive medical treatment, meals, also games and drama. they have a painting club, craft club, really l

that christianity itself, as a...a new and constantlymprovising form of judaism, is able to spread as it does throughout the roman world. >> narrator: paul himself was a diaspora jew. convinced that god had chosen him to spread the word about jesus, he traveled to antioch, the capital of roman syria. >> antioch has one of the largest jewish communities outside of the jewish homeland-- it's been suggested that maybe something like 40,000 people in this jewish community. so we can... we must imagine a number of different jewish congregations and subsections of the city in and through which paul could have moved and still felt very much at home within the jewish community. >> wherever you have a sufficient number of jews, you have a jewish community. wherever you have a jewish community, you would have a jewish synagogue. >> narrator: by the fourth century, the synagogue had become a formal place of worship. but in paul's day, especially in the diaspora, it was more of a community center. >> another remarkable feature of

if you accept christianity, will god make you rich? or does following jesus require giving away to the poor all the possessions you don't really need? lucky reports on pastor platt and his message. >> i'm in over my head at every level. don't tell that to this church, but i'm clueless. yeah, if you could keep that a secret, but i am clueless. >> "clueless" is not the word members of the congregation would use to describe pastor david platt here at the church at brook hills in birmingham, alabama. he has a doctorate and two master's degrees from the new orleans baptist theological seminary. at 26, he became the youngest pastor in the country to lead a megachurch, a rich mega church. and then something radical happened. >> i guess i would call it a crisis of belief, where looking at the bible and i'm preaching and i'm thinking do i really believe this? >> he started questioning how his christian beliefs are intertwined with the american dream of prosperity and success. >> i don't in any way want to come across as anti-america. at the sam

we know what does it mean for the christianity, the baptism site and it is the dream of every christianto be baptized in healthy water and not in polluted water like it is nowadays. >> one, two, three, jump! >> reporter: even as the big media splash brought hordes of reporters and cameras, the baptisms and the prayers of pilgrims went on undisturbed. pastor daniel santos, who organizes regular trips for congregants of his church outside london, had not heard about the river's pollution problems, and since this part was not affected, he was unconcerned. >> we're not much in it and now because we came here for a spiritual purpose. >> reporter: so it doesn't particularly bother you. >> yeah, because we also don't take much time here. >> reporter: that comes as a relief to tourist operators here, worried that the publicity might drive away business. they point out that israeli authorities regularly test the water to ensure it's healthy. gidon bromberg says the publicity has led to the construction of sewage treatment plants in israel and jordan and greater awareness of the jordan in a part

we know what does it mean for the christianity, the baptism site and it is the dream of every christianto be baptized in healthy water and not in polluted water like it is nowadays. >> one, two, three, jump! >> reporter: even as the big media splash brought hordes of reporters and cameras, the baptisms and the prayers of pilgrims went on undisturbed. pastor daniel santos, who organizes regular trips for congregants of his church outside london, had not heard about the river's pollution problems, and since this part was not affected, he was unconcerned. >> we're not much in it and now because we came here for a spiritual purpose. >> reporter: so it doesn't particularly bother you. >> yeah, because we also don't take much time here. >> reporter: that comes as a relief to tourist operators here, worried that the publicity might drive away business. they point out that israeli authorities regularly test the water to ensure it's healthy. gidon bromberg says the publicity has led to the construction of sewage treatment plants in israel and jordan and greater awareness of the jordan in a part

this is a liberal christian.rals said 30 years ago saying we have to start subsidizing illegitimacy. this poor woman had a child out of wedlock. why do we punish the child? she had a child out of wedlock. what happens is we subsidize legitimacy. then the illegitimacy rate is 50%. the second worse thing done to blacks and it was done by liberals. >> mike: nobody has been more adamant about the fact that government shouldn't spend money that isn't theirs and i was against the tarp bill and a lot of republicans were wringing their hands and saying they were for it. i said they were wrong. it's not a responsibility of government. i was against stimulus and obama care. >> you have many excellent positions which is why you are a christian liberal. the not punishing the children of illegal aliens makes the point beautifully. your heart is in the right place, you're a christian but you don't see if you subsidize something you get more of it. we subsidize ill legitimatesy for years. the christian heart says don't punish t

. >> christian hartsock. works in hollywood and direction films with a conservative message. >> freeze. >> how far do you think young conservatives will go to expose the truth? >> as far as we need. >> jason mattera. >> senator franken. >> confronts liberal lawmakers in the hallways of congress. >> why don't you mind your god dam business. >> i'm serious. >> you have to shut up right now. >> and ryan sorba. >> pepsi zero, water. >> he's an anti-gay activist not afraid to stir up controversy. >> sodomy is wrong. it's immoral. do you hate christian. >> i don't hate christians. >> why are you yelling at me like that. >> armed with video cameras, ideas, and the internet, it's a new wave of good old-fashioned guerilla journalism. many call themselves investigative journalists. reporting on stories others are afraid to report. disappointed and angry they say the mainstream media let them down. so they decided to do the job themselves. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome hanna giles. >> and they are rock stars of the m

what is a christian, reverend graham. who is a christian? the inquisition claimed to be christians. the gay episcopalian bishop is a christian. the internet diss are christians. -- the baptists are christians. sarah palin and barack obama and bill clinton are all christians. who is to say which one is more christian than the other? and that is a point about islam. i am not defending it. i lost -- my cousins were executed who were muslims, they were executed by this regime. my best students were executed by this regime. i was deprived of my identity as a woman. they might -- some might be evil but we're not all good. that is the point. >> hold on, please. >> when we talk about there are millions of muslims in this world that are wonderful people who don't beat their wives, who don't practice -- >> why do you call it a wicked religion, an evil religion? >> i think to take your daughter because you think that religion gives you the authority, sharia gives you the authority for honor killing, and we saw the young girl in ohio -- >> but does it? >> does not. >> it does. >> does not. >> i

when "christian world news" returns, a novel rips from the headlines. we will talk to joel rosenberg about his latest thrler. >> welcome back. a christian pastor in iran is scheduled to be put to deatha october 24. usef carries a charge from iran and targeted from converting muslims to christ. ahmadijad believe that is a figure knn as mahdi will appear. and called the 12th imam and joel rosenberg's thriller, about his new book, "the twelfth imam." >> joel, this is a fascinating read. and why now? >> because it affts the policy now. the leaders of islam that this 12th imam is coming and once he comes either israel and the united states, judeo-christian society will have already been destroyed. or all the conditions for their destruction will be there. and the messiah will come and finish all the ifendal. and ahmadinejad said this summer that he visited with the 12th imam. he said this in july. and no one know what ise means by this. but he's said that he's had meetings with the 12th imam. who are they meeting with? a person? a spirit? a combination. or j

it is our judeo-christian heritage.am also belongs to germany. >> his speech drew positive reactions. he was seen as extending his hand to the 4 million moslems in germany. >> what do i think? it is wrong. >> it is good for muslims to see that they are recognized by politicians. >> it really moved me. i expected something like that from him. >> that was great. it was nice the way he said it and it was interesting. >> there was criticism, too. many conservatives worry that his comments. islam and christianity on equal footing. that is-- many conservatives worry that his comments put islam and christianity on equal footing. >> if he means that islam belongs to german culture, i woudld say no. our culture is western christian. >> politicians maintained a consistent -- maintain the consensus that islam and christianity live side-by-side peacefully. the head of the bavarian conservatives stoke further debate by saying the german labor market by saying that it did not need more turks or arabs. >> that is my contribution. >> i

christians did not riot. were not terror cells formed of christians wanting to blow up artists in new york. if the foolish pastor and foolish pastor in florida had burned the koran that would not have been the cause of the violence. that would have been the excuse for the violence. whether it's cartoons, an infidel touching a koran, the isla [ applause ] >> why why should it be insensitive then i will ask -- why should it be insensitive if you're not blurring the lines between those who killed and the rest of the religion? >> no, it's -- >> why are you there deliberately blurring the lines? >> because that is ground that was the first chapter in a war with radical islam. at this very moment, christiane, the reality that we all face is that there are evil men that worship death that want to bring to us a day much worse than the morning of 9/11. >> but where should this center be built? >> well, it could be built anywhere in new york. there's mosques being built every month in new york. there are many more mosq

things that are not directly christian?k like? and i thought of you, governor, perhaps you're a fine fellow. >> mike: and what would these crazy things be. i was against tarp. >> you have some crazy liberal-- >> such as? >> i did not prepare for this, but when you were running for president, i'm much move critical of people red wing for president, that's a big job. you were very soft on illegal immigration. >> mike: i didn't believe. >> not like-- >> and i still don't believe for amnesty on illegal immigrants, i don't know how that's soft. i was endorsed by the founder of the minutemen, that's about as conservative-- >> i never like a-- unless there's one authority, and you compared illegal immigration to slavery and speaking as an african-american, i'm very offended by that. okay, i'm not really an african-american, but i am offended. look, everybody wants to be black in this country, a point that i made in great detail in my last book, guilty. everybody wants to claim the mantle hood of victimhood. unless you were brought

when a muslim converts to christianity, consuences can be dire. gary lane traveled to countries to show those bold enough to risk it all. >> reporter: it is hard to be a christian in a musl-dominanted society especially in egypt. christians were murdered in the streets in the city of luxor. even in the capitol city of cairo. >> in november of 2008, they attempted view are an attack. it can be viewed online on utube. it is sending a clear message this is acceptable behavior. >> mainly targets converts from

christianity i have have denied my roots the roots of my christian family i have decided to be an artist i was traveling through the muslim world for the frankfurter allgemeine a newspaper and i converted to islam in here rot in afghanistan when i speak about islam i speak from my own knowledge i have to have lived for a long time for many many years together with muslims but now i am an ex muslim i'm a reborn christian but now i'm a christian from from the bottom of my heart not because my. well i would not because i was raised in a christian family i came back to my roots and much stronger than before but i don't speak to you or to people to praise christianity so what future do you predict for this continent financial and economical crisis it looks like it will come back and whenever you had in history whenever you have. economical problems. and people more. groups not respect the state law and the. respect. you have a. wall of civil wall. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with. no holds barred global financial headlines. every month we gi

and exodus of christians. simon mcgregor-wood is in the west bank. >> reporter: for the pope, the best way to stop christians from leaving the middle east is to create a palestinian state. "peace is urgent," he said, "peace is indispensable." but the final vatican statement singled out israel and some israeli settlers for special criticism. saying, they should not use the word of god to wrongly justify injustices against the palestinians. and the american archbishop who headed the conference went further, denying the concept of a promise land for the jewish people, saying israel's occupation could not be based on sacred scriptures. israel's foreign ministry warned the vatican not to revive ancient disputes. christians have been fleeing islamic extremism. but it's the israeli-palestinian conflict which has caught the attention and the headlines. in the last 40 years here in the palestinian territories, the christian population has fallen, from almost 20% to less than 2% of the total. this, in the land where jes

why are christians fleeing the middle east? and why the vatican's reaction this weekend has triggered an uproar in israel. >>> border boondoggle. after four years and a billion dollars, the government may now abandon a high tech invisible fence rising on the mexican border. >>> and, out of bounds. the nfl cracks down on vicious hits. is this a game-changer? >>> good evening. there are nine days left, and as we enter the last full week of the campaign, all signs point to the republicans making significant gains. today, top republicans were not shy at all about making some bold predictions. as for the democrats, president obama's schedule speaks volumes about the anxiety level on that side of the aisle. so we're going to start tonight with david kerley who is in washington. good evening, david. >> reporter: good evening, dan. the president just came off four straight days of campaigning and he is far from done, hoping to turn around the polls. tomorrow, president obama is back on the campaign trail, trying to stop the republican

good evening i'm christian schaffer. more banks are putting the brakes on the foreclosure process to review paperwork that may be fraudulent. diana a has that story. >> reporter: the number of banks halting foreclosures is growing amid the revelation home owners were evicted with the blessing of bank officials who didn't bother to read the paperwork they were seek some called robo signers. >> they have been violating the law repeatedly. it's a lot cheaper and a lot quicker if they ignore the law. >> reporter: so far j. p. morgan chase, ally and pnc financial group have halted foreclosures in 23 states. bank of america has halted sales of foreclosed homes in all 50 states while they review their paperwork. >> you're dealing with 50,000 loans in one case maybe 50, 40, 60,000. that's plenty of paperwork to have to go through. >> reporter: what the does this mean for the consumer first it bicycle troubled homeowners some time. faced with the prospect of reviewing so much paperwork banks may decide not to foreclosure after al

a six-session curriculum that helps christians and jews, christian and jewish teens "explore their relationshipen their consumption and their faith, and the health of the planet." suggested ad for church bulletins reads do you wonder you can do to make the biggest difference in the future of the planet? how do you think a christian would answer that question? probably something jesus related, right? god is a little particular on what your top priorities should be. i'm pretty sure reducing your carbon foot print probably is not very high on the list. however, taking care of his creation would be. hmm. confusing, isn't it? well, they're not stopping with let there be stuff. they are now going right into our churches and our synagogues. it's for the planet, you know. they want you to join a group. that is the best thing our teens can do, join a group. is that sulfur, i smell? yes! i think so. join me now is cal beister, founder and national spokesman of the cornwall alliance for the stewardship of creation. and david barton, the founder and president of wall builders. welcome both. >> thank you. >

i'm christiane amanpour. and at the top of the news this week, countdown to vote 2010. >> i can see november from my house. >> we need all of you fired up. >> this morning, the democrats, will they get out their base? will that be enough to stem the losses? an exclusive interview with the chair of the democratic national committee tim kaine. then midterm madness. >> i do not wear high heels. >> candidates who say the darnedest things. plus, the best political analysis on our roundtable with abc's george will, political director amy walter and two former white house insiders now political strategists ed gillespie from the bush administration and anita dunn from the obama administration. >>> then, a general's story. the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on war, the presidents he's served and the mystery behind the missing nuclear code. an interview with retired general hugh shelton. >>> and "the sunday funnies." >> britain on wednesday announced that it will cut 500,000 jobs, reduce welfare payments

president christian wulff called on germany's turkish community to actively engage in society. he reiterated that are a welcome part of germany. this comes amid an ongoing debate in germany about the integration of immigrants into german society, especially turks, who make up the largest ethnic minority. >> the turkish president gave his german counterpart a warm welcome. prior to the trip, wulff had made headlines for his comment that islam is part of germany. in turkey, the german president continued his call for mutual respect. in a speech on tuesday, he appealed to his host to protect the religious freedom of minorities. >> we expect that christians in muslim countries have the same rights to live their fate publicly, educe new clergy, and build churches. >> it is hard to gauge what the turkish property in -- turkish parliament made of the appeal, but in germany his words resonated with politicians. >> religious freedom is enshrined in our constitution. we hope this can become possible in turkey as well. >> we made it clear that religious freedom is the world's future. >> w

auric good christian? -- or a good christian? what is your conclusion? >> i know that his wife is a deacon in the church. i do not think that is the issue. this issue is why did he join a group that mocks people of faith? they do not join a group that mocks people of faith? >> how can you respond to anonymous accusations from a guy that wants to make of stuff about me in college? do you want to have a debate? let's have a debate tonight about national issues. if you want to discuss with your high school buddies what happened in college, go ahead. but let's debate tonight about obamacare. all you do is make up accusations about me in college. that shows such a dearth of knowledge and such a dearth of position that really disqualifies you from holding office. [applause] >> dr. paul, from the past three debates, mr. connally does not believe you think is that social security is constitutional. do you believe it is? >> i have never said that it is not constitutional. i have questioned the constitutionality of

jews, christians, and muslims. the notion or tactic of a suicide bomber, i think, is inherently political. muslims starthi'a this in lebanon, and they have backed away from it. now is among the sunnis. arab christians have played an important role in the development of a rich society and culture in the region, and the they will continue to, but at a different phase in history, you might remember, the palestinian terrorist organizations had a disproportionate representation by palestinian christians. two of the most lethal palestinian terrorist organizations back in the day were headed by arab christians, yet no one at that time thought it was an expression of the essence of christian faith anymore than i think that we should believe the use of violence by some muslims is an expression of islam. it is simply not true. host: is it important to capture laden?cked-- ben guest: he is only a simple, and has not been operationally effective going back to six years ago when i was in pakistan. we have not been able to get h

christian fraser, bbc news, paris. >> it is a sad day for football. the world governing body has provisionally suspended two executive committee members. the two men denied offering to sell their boats in a contest to host the 2018 world cup. three american hikers accused of espionage in iran will face trial. the hikers were arrested when they strayed across the border from iraq. a british contractor taken hostage and somalia has been released by his captors, six days after he was kidnapped. his children denied paying a ransom for his release. a saudi prince has been jailed for life for murdering his lover in a hotel. he was convicted of killing him after a long period of violent abuse. >> a woman was accused of murdering her rival in love bite sabotaging her -- in love bite sabotaging her parachute. we have this report from brussels. >> they spent almost every weekend skydiving, but she felt you were death. her name and reserve parachute had been sabotaged. els clottemans was charged with her murder. but when and where the levers of the same man. the

she meets with president christian -- pinera meets with president christian wulff before ending his tour. christian wulff has wrapped up his visit to turkey, describing it as "extremely positive." the trip came at a time of heated debate over the integration in germany's -- in germany with the muslim population. >> the byzantine cathedral, the structure later used as a mosque, and now as a museum and unique monument to culture. wulff appealed for cultural and religious tolerance, speaking out on sensitive topics like women's rights. he and his turkish counterpart took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a german-turkh university being built in a istanbul. >> this university will be another key element in german- turkish corp.. it will add -- cooperation. it will boost our german-turkish friendship. >> turkey is banking on christian wulff. they hope that they will be supportive of the drive for european union membership. >> wayne rooney has signed a new five-year contract with manchester uned. it is an abrupt u-turn. he just said he wanted to quit. he might have been swayed by a deal th