and he was able to separate out christianity from jesus, say no to christianity and say yes to yeast. >> how many of the colonists, what percentage were religiously affiliated or had had religious beliefs in some specific denomination? >> i'm not sure the percentage. but much smaller percentage of churchgoers than we have now. something more on the order of, i don't know, one out of five rather than the vast majority. and those who were christians and who did go to crunch typically didn't think a lot about jesus either. >> how much did jefferson take out of the bible? >> took out about 9/10 of the saying of jesus, tenth survived. >> took out the miracles? >> miracles, anything that sounded to him like calvinist theology, to jesus like god or healing and he took out the rest your ration, ends the story with the crucifix. >> did the early founders view the united states as a christian organization? >> nasa a good question. some of them did and many did not but i think it's fair to say that most of them had a more deistic view, a view that yes, god, yes, afterlife and rewards and punish

the christian built a makeshift church in the wilderness. their new place of worship and presence unwelcomed by local muslims. >> this woman said muslims burned the church and we were forced to enter the forest. >> this man wants christians to leave the area. we live in the surrounding area and houses affected. >> chairman says the christians are still afraid to return to their homes. >> we are trying our best to send them home safely and demanding they should give them the compensation of the lord. >> christians are unlikely to return to village and freedom is unlikely for remsha. even if she is cleared of blasphemy charges, extremists may try to kill her if she returns home. mark martin, cbn news. >> coming up, thousands flee their homeland because of civil c2r. se where they are going and whoo is t taking ththem in. >> welcome back, ongoing civil war in syria has thousands racing to escape violence. christians in the region see an opportunity to bring hope in the midst of tragedy. >> as gary lane reports, they are stepping in to bring ref

. >>> plus, some evangelicals say mormons are not christians. mormons insist that they are. >>> and the jewish high holidays begin thi weekend. they recite special prayers for forgiveness for 40 days. t >>> welcome, i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. protests exploded in many parts of the muslim world this week sparked by an online video made in the u.s. that mocks islam and the prophet muhammad. the protests have set off a vigorous international debate about religion and violence and the boundaries between free speech, intolerance and ncitent. emitt. after ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were killed in libya, secretary te sofla htaryil clinton categorically rejected the message of the anti-islam video. at the same time, she reiterated u.s. support for the freedom of expression and deplored the violent response to the video. >> we condemn the violence that has resulted in the strongest terms and we greatly appreciate the many muslims in the united states and around the world who have spoken out on this iss

no christians? >> there are no more christians in algeria, in tunisia, in libya. where there was a majority of christians 700, 800 years ago. they're gone. there's no one. so it is not difficult to imagine that in the rest of the region that will also happen as more christians are immigrating. they're leaching. they're going to australia. they're going to the states. they're going to europe. >> suarez: meaning the current instability carries the risk of not just further shrinking christianity in the religion's birth place but bringing its disappearance that much closer. >> woodruff: you can see a slide show of images from the pope's visit to lebanon on our website. find that on the rundown. >> ifill: again, the major developments of the day. the fury over a film that attacks the prophet mohammed spilled into more of the muslim world, including afghanistan, even as the middle east calmed. and president obama announced a new trade action against chinese imports, while mitt romney made a fresh appeal f

once reviled and persecuted, christianity is triumphant. historians havargued about the causes of the fall of the roman empire ever since it happened, when saint augustine wrote that the empire had been part of god's divine plan for the furtherance of christianity through the world, that it had now fulfilled its historical purpose. modern scholars have found political, material, economic, social reasons for the decline, but have been most impressed by the spiritual crisis which swept through all roman classes in the fourth century and is marked by the breakdown of the social, ethical, and religious concepts which had bound the classical world view together. the roman empire had brought to its rulers inconceivable wealth, as we can still see today in its vast building projects. but the rights of individual people to moral fulfillment had never been met. so the rise of christianity, the superseding of the great pagan temples of rome-- like this one of antoninus pius-- by christian churches, marks a fundamental sht in the western story into th

at age 33, ralph reed was the christian right's wonder boy. anointed in a 1995 "time" magazine cover story as the "right hand of god" for spinning the trust of conservative christians into political gold. it was reed who built the christian coalition of televangelist pat robertson into a powerful arm of the republican party. >> as religious conservatives we have finally gained what we have always sought. a place at the table, a sense of legitimacy and a voice in the conversation that we call democracy. >> in 2000, reed helped put george w. bush and dick cheney in the white house. >> ralph reed is with us, he's the southeast regional chairman. >> and four years later he corralled true believers for their re-election. but reed fell from grace in 2006 after he was implicated in the biggest washington scandal since watergate. his pal and colleague, the lobbyist jack abramoff, pleaded guilty to defrauding clients of millions of dollars. some of which had landed in reed's pockets as well. reed's exile in political purgatory was cut short in 2008 by

christian is right. this system is broke. the system itself. and politicians have set up to benefit themselves. one thing worse is spiking. it is when they allowed the last year to work extra hours to get a better pension. it is killing public pension and set an example by lawmaker who is are supposed to set a example. throw them out. >> way to lead by examine people in new york and california. don't want to just picot east coasters. christian dorsey, thank you for joining us. >> everybody, coming up. lights and camera and health care and hollywood getting tax dollars to promote the health care law. is it proof that the entire [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay ale... but feel alive. the new c class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >> it is time for what i need to know for next week, tracey. >> apparently your tax d

were your parents christian, or did you come from... >> my parents are christian, yes. >> do they have anything to say about the fact that you've become a hindu? >> my father passed away before he knew. my mother, in the beginning, was upset, okay? and i think it was the fear that she felt that i was going to be taken away or brainwashed, or taken away from god. and i explained to her, god, there's only one - i love god, i respect jesus, he's god too. but i feel that hinduism has answered all the questions that i've had, as opposed to christianity that has not answered all my questions. >> well, we've been talking in our class about religious experience. is there a way that you might define the spiritual aspect, the spiritual experience when say you're in meditation or in prayer, something of that sort? >> the spiritual experience that you encounter is just of pure love and pure bliss. and then, that feeling that you bring, you try to share it with the world, you try to bring it to the world. it's not something that, you keep it inside - you want to live your spirituality; you don't wa

christian is right. this system is broke. the system itself. and politicians have set up to benefit themselves. one thing worse is spiking. it is when they allowed the last year to work extra hours to get a better pension. it is killing public pension and set an example by lawmaker who is are supposed to set a example. throw them out. >> way to lead by examine people in new york and california. don't want to just picot east coasters. christian dorsey, thank you for joining us. >> everybody, coming up. lights and camera and health care and hollywood getting tax dollars to promote the health care law. is it proof that the entire law should end up on >> it is time for what i need to know for next week, tracey. >> apparently your tax dollars going to promote obama care on tv shows like modern fama fam and grey's anatomy. >> wayne rogers. >> i think jeffries is going to recovery like the economy is. it is an envisionment banking term. >> johnathon? >> being contrary means taking risk and take in a smart way. i ownm&m. they are distressed part of the

christian is right. this system is broke. the system itself. politicians have set up to benefit themselves. one thing worse is spiking. it is when they allowed the last year to work extra hours to get a better pension. it is killing public pension and set an example by lawmaker who is are supposed to set a example. throw them out. >> way to lead by examine people in new york and california. don't want to just picot east coasters. christian dorsey, thank you for joining us. >> everybody, coming up. lights and camera and health care and hollywood getting tax dollars to promote the health care law. is it proof that the entire law should end up on the cutting room floor. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard

for the early christians and christians today, the fish is exactly that - a powerful sacred symbol. fishing in acre couldn't be more commonplace. since the earliest settlement on this spot, fishermen have turned to the ocean for sustenance. however, in jesus's ministry, and as a symbol for early christians, the fish takes on sacred power. walking by the sea of galilee, he tells his first disciples he will make them fishers of men. further up the coast, a pilgrim will find the church of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes - a sacred space commemorating the spot where jesus fed 5,000 followers with just five loaves and two small fishes. again, what is ordinary - bread and fish - becomes extraordinary through a hierophany that is now a foundational part the christian mythos. in fact, the sacred fish - a common symbol in the pagan world - was also pervasive in the earliest christian communities. the simple fish symbol, arranged by taking the letters from the greek word for fish, came to secretly symbolize the words "jesus christ," "god's son," "savior." as christian doctrine dev

the profit -- the prophet mohammad freed and then married a christian slave called maria. >> christianity is threatening islam. >> he employs followers to approach christians and explain to them that their fate is misguided. am only the koran comes from god and the sacred -- >> only the koran comes from god and is sacred. >> all right, something now to lift the human spirit. every september, bond germany -- bonn, germany, pays tribute to one of its most famous sons at the bond beethoven festival, and deutsche welle commission's a work from a young composer -- at the bonn beethoven festival. the piece is inspired by the artist's home town, istanbul. he wanted to capture what it is like to be stuck in an istanbul traffic jam. i cannot tell you what it is like, but the traffic is brash and vivacious and a little chaotic. one of beethoven's most popular works is his seventh symphony. this year at the festival, a team scheduled to be played by two different orchestras. >> the piece is 200 years old and has been recorded more than 500 times. so the pressure is high for those playing and directi

we know that virgin birth was not a part of the earliest christian preaching. theliest generation, the earliest decades of christian preaching had to do with the resurrection, the fact that this man who is crucified is our messiah and god raised him from the dead. that was the systems of the early preaching. it was in theceeding decades as more questions began to arise have vicinity began to really take hold that questions were to arise that well, if he was divine how did that happen? and then questions of his birth became very important questions. it's very clear that, for example, luke went back and had to do research. he had to investigate. he tells us that at the start of his gospel. in order to find out what he calls the exact truth. and the fact that he concluded that jesus was born of a virgin may well be because that was a part of the tradition that he discovered as he went back and did his research. >> do you have thoughts on what you're hearing? >> of course i do. this is my business. >> what are your thoughts? >> two things. one thing, again, augusti

life and the church missing a value in making these people recognized and bring them to the christian faith as models and place before recess people commit called upon for intercession. the zero aspects of sainthood that we will get into. >>> when we talk about canonization it is to be inscribed in the canons of the church. to be in the church for ever. >>> there's a book called the roman martyrology the official book that has all of the lessons in the sense of the church and a summary of the lives and all have a day on which they are recognized and celebrated in the mass and also the liturgy of the hours. >>> even today over celebrating the st. today? >>> john the baptist is being celebrated his be heading he appears twice in the church calendar the first time is on his birthday in the second time today we recognize his be handing his martyrdom he is not because stink stephen the first murder but john the baptist is really murder even before him. >>> of course as the process of canonization but there is an understanding perhaps the meth if you are murdered her automatically sent is t

it's very typical of islam, of christianity - in this case, christianity, the coptic orthodox phase - typical, at some senses, in judaism, where you're here and you're so in love with god, allah, yahweh, whatever - jesus - you're so in love, that slowly but surely, the barrier between you and the other breaks down until there's this exultant unity. i don't honestly believe any of these monks would dare say, "i became god" - but maybe they would; i don't know. but there's not that idea of that sort of oneness, but you become at one - or not two, as the swami might say. that's what i'm hearing. but watch again. it's fascinating - a world away in terms of religion. we've got hinduism, for our monist mysticism, we might have heard something or will hear something from original peoples, first national peoples, native americans. now we're going through the coptic orthodox faith, and two folks in this roll-in, both equally astute. one is brother mark, who used to be, i believe, a dentist or some kind of professional field, and he gave that up in order to go to this monastery, where he lives

life and the churches seen a value in making these people recognized and breen them to the christian faith as models and people that can be called upon for intercession these are all aspects that will give in to >>> when we talk about it i can't believe it just occurred to me that i've been a catholic for 60 years but it is to be inscribed in the canons of the church. >>> there's a booklet called the roman murder in the g the official books and has of the lessons in the sink to the chechen has a summary of their lives and all have a day on which they are recognized and celebrated in the mass and the liturgy of the hours we're even today when recording >>> john the baptist is being celebrated his be heading he appears twice in the church as khaled a first time on his birthday in the second time recognized to be handing his be heading his were called the first murder john the baptist was a murder even before him >>> there's a process of the there's an understanding and perhaps a meth if you are murdered that you are automatically a st. >>> you are in reality he go directly to heaven an

. >> he is a christian who loves jesus. for religion, i hate it and literally resent it >> utube sensation jeff joins the governor tonight. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applause] >> mike: thank you. wow. what a great audience we have here tonight and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. we hear the latest job numbers and they are not good. they are dismal. estimated 23 million americans don't have jobs beyond those numbers there are real people and some of them are in a world of hurt. i have a special friend in iowa and got to know her in -- and her family in 2008. she is a beautiful young lady and a some say a special needs child but i prefer to say she is truly special. yesterday, wendy went to work like she has in the past len years in the local wendy restaurant but it was locked up and a sign on the front said it was closed. and the manager explainedine though the store was doing well. but the company said it needed renovation in this economy it was not enough money for the c

there have been anti-christian riots and actions against churches and christian and many coptic christiansto the united states and other countries for safety and security. now that the identity of this person is known i certainly hope that there won't be a backlash but you can't discount that factor. because what we're seeing in egypt as well as libya and yemen is that these moderate governments, relatively moderate that have been elected are now being attacked by extremist forces who didn't win the election. they have hateful agendas. very aggressive. so they could possibly use something like this. i hope they won't but they could possibly use this to incite further violence. >> talking to coptics in egypt they are afraid. they are terrified about what might happen. tomorrow is a very important day. day of prayer. we already see these riots at american embassies and consulates in nine countries what could tomorrow bring? >> well, this has been a tragic week as you well know for the united states and we've had our embassies and consulates besieged by protesters and violence. tomorrow is mo