or less christian? he leads 1.2 billion catholics around the world. so, yeah, i think it's -- every engaged gop primary voter ought to think about it and then make their own assessment. i don't think this tips the scale in any direction for south carolina. it's another thing we're talking about now for the next 24 hours or however long it is, unless it continues to go back and forth. but for 65% of the gop primary electorate in south carolina, that are evangelical, the majority of them aren't voting on values voters issues. there are a variety of other issues that are driving people to the polls. most especially economic issues. immigration, trade, that donald trump is speaking directly to. and frankly, answering in a way that nobody else in the gop primary fielded, which is why he's winning. so, you know, values voters, religious issues. even though you have a large percentage that are evangelical voters, aren't voting specifically on values voters' issues. >> margaret hoover, thank you. dana bash, ear

these two things working together is what gives us this kind of christian -- white christian minorityuntry, and that's a new experience for white christians to look around and say, wow, this coming election, we are a minority in the country. >> and i'll have smart people to grope my way forward. i want to thank my guests. join us tomorrow for a look inside the results from iowa. i'm ray suarez and that's the inside story. have a great night. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. the final stretch, only one more hour until iowa casts their first vote in the 2016 presidential race. and then it's on to new hampshire. >>> global health crisis, the world health organization holds an emergency meeting on the zika vi virus. >>> and the environmental impact of flint's water crisis.

these two things working together is what gives us this kind of christian -- white christian minorityuntry, and that's a new experience for white christians to look around and say, wow, this coming election, we are a minority in the country. >> and i'll have smart people to grope my way forward. i want to thank my guests. join us tomorrow for a look inside the results from iowa. i'm ray suarez and that's the inside story. have a great night. ♪ >>> >> i am excited about really getting into the debate with bernie sanders about the best way forward to fight for us and america >>> too close for comfort. hillary clinton and bernie sanders are neck and neck at the start of the presidential race. coming up in the next half hour, the w.h.o. declares a global emergency other the sdwlik virus but brazil says the

faced with the question of what makes christians tick, unbelievers maintain that christianity is just a practice of self-serving purposes. they can't comprehend that we might love our god so much that we are willing but that's what paul has asked us to do. we can stand around and argue about all the things that are going wrong in our world and in our nation, but really, before we can worry about all of that, maybe we need to take a good look at ourselves. the bible says that if we're going to make it through this confusing time, we have to start with a radical decision on our own interest, in our own part. this word "present" is a word which means "to bring your offering to the lord." and it's a picture of old testament sacrifices where they would bring their sacrificial offering in their hands and present it to god. paul uses that, and he says, "i want you to take yourselves, and i want you to present yourselves to god." when he speaks of our bodies, he's not talking about just skin and bones, he's talking about the totality of who we are. he's talking about coming to the lord and sa

she describes as a necessary fight against the rise of non-christian religions. >> christians have theird in the sand. they are just as deceived along with the you know the worldly people who don't even believe in god. >> are you concerned about the future of christianity? >> no. because i know the end. ha ha ha ha ha. but what was the first words that god said to mankind? he first blessed them then he said be fruitful, multiply. fill the earth, subdue and take dominion. so the peoples who do have children, and raise more children, they are going to gradually outpopulate and therefore, more likely begin to subdue and take dominion. >> and are you concerned that the birth rate in muslim families is much higher right now than the birth rate in christian families? >> yes, that's specifically so, yes. you? >> it is a concern, if they became more radical. but we pray for the muslim people, that they will come to faith in christ. >> but you're praying for conversion? >> well, yes because that's where their blessing before everyone not just them. we pray for jews and the islamics, all these cou

individual christians share the gospel and individual christians make up the church. and sometimes we say, "well, i go to the church and they preach the gospel and they share the gospel and people come to christ," and that's true. but people usually come to christ primarily because somebody has talked to them personally about their need of god. so here's the question that makes all of us uncomfortable. how long has it been since you shared your faith? and how long has it been since you tried? you see, we cannot be the church, a cutting edge, relevant church, without the priority of the great commission. but that priority is resident in every single person who comes here. when we become men and women on fire with the gospel on our lips, we become the church god created us to be. then there's one last thing. i told you there were three. the message of the gospel, and the great commandment. did you know there's a great commission and there's a great commandment? the great commandment is found in matthew 22 where we read that we're to love the lord our god and mind. and t

i'm proud to be a christian. and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now with our current president. okay? believe me. >> very strong response from donald trump, as you can see, to what the pope had said aboard that flight from mexico back to rome. let's get some perspective on all of this from mark burns, a donald trump supporter, he is also pastor of harvest praise and worship center in easley, south carolina. pastor, thanks very much for joining us. so what's your reaction to this exchange between the pope and donald trump? >> well, you know, i want to piggyback on what mr. trump said. i really think it's sad for the mexican government to really use the holy father as a pawn. again, the pope only receiving one part of a conversation of the mexican government is consistently using propaganda, such as bringing in the holy father himself to outmaneuver, outrank -- outmaneuver the united states' government and the leadership that we current

christianity is about jesus. but christianity is a humanitarian religion. it's not an isolationist religion. for the pope to say you're not a christian means you're not following in the foot steps of jesus. what jesus did was welcome the oppressed, healed the sick. extended himself to the poor. if you're not doing those actions, how do you say you're following the one who did? >> how surprised are you to hear the pope directly calling out donald trump and saying he doesn't sound like a christian? the pope and american politics. >> i was a little surprised. the pope said, i'm a human being. if i'm speaking about justice, about human dignity, i'm going to wade into political waters. if a politician who says to represent the people is talking about banning whole groups of people from entering the united states carte blanche, talking about building walls for people who are oppressed, people who are fleeing political oppression, to not be able to enter a country. this is not what the pope -- the pope cannot say that is acceptable. >> does this sway catholics? do

it is not just christian leaders looking after christians in that area, but it is a concern of a humanitarianevel for all those suffering. anchor: pope francis has been a n extraordinary pope in so many ways. what has been his role in bringing about this meeting? >> he is a man of peace. he is a man with a great sense of urgency also. early on, he let it be known he had sent a message to patriarch kirill saying you name the place, date, and time and i will be there. with that sense of urgency and great sense of compassion and concern for all the suffering in the world today, i think pope francis has wanted to galvanize christians into a united witness for peace and to do whatever we can to help our suffering brothers and sisters. anchor: monsignor, thank you for joining us. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the creation of an american candidate. how ted cruz went from an ambitious high school student in houston to a top republican running for president. last week, we brought you the story of the christmas card sent from the head of' britain's code

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obviously not catholic, but christian, a man of faith. donald trump, not christian? >> donald trump is a christian. he's made very clear his stance on supporting our conservative values. we christians will have a friend in the white house. he stood by that and i'm going to stand by the fact that he is a christian. i would n-- we're voting for th next president of the united states of america, so we can't expect donald trump -- he's not qualified to preach in anyone pulpit, but is he qualified to be the president of the united states? i absolutely think so. >> ben, the other day president obama said that donald trump -- now the pope is engaging with donald trump. did he just get elevated even further? >> getting headlines, the kardashians can get headlines. doesn't mean they're good people or we should be excited about what those headlines are. donald trump has a very unique dynamic now. he uses being a catholic as a negative against ted cruz, implying he wasn't an evangelical christian. he said, well, catholics come from cuba as if that is a negative thing to be cath

this helps to underscore the fact that he is a christian. cruise obviously are fitting in with voters. he's getting a say. and to rebut, and saying he's running to be commander in chief. and the president has to make tough decisions. they make decisions in the interests of the american people. >> this is an opportunity for donald trump, and he grabbed it. the pope is popular. and it could on that level hurt him. the new york news has been harshly anti-trump over the tough covers. it's been called anticorruption. is there not the risk that this can cap up to him. some say that validity is good publicity. at least in some measures, if it's too harsh. it's a sympathy vote. if they think the newspaper is unfair. it's not necessarily happening. you have to remember who is he appealing to. republicans or the caucus. there's a republican vote in all the states. >> true. but assuming he has the nomination, there'll be a political election and i don't know what to make for the polls. today they came out with national polls. i was struck by two things

trump not a christian. so during our one-on-one interview with trump, we asked him about that and other issues like immigration, defense spending, what you pay for phamaceutical drugs, the full interview is on the website. but listen to this. >> the pope says you're not a christian, you say the pope is asking disgraceful, what happens next in this story. >> well, the pope basically said that anybody that put u up a wall wouldn't be a christian. and i said, wait a minute, the vatican has these massive walls, remember that. what happened is i'm very strong with regard to the border. i'm very strong with regard to security for our country. we need a border, we need security. we need a wall, drugs are pouring across the border and we need a wall. so what happened is the mexican leaders, very intelligently said, oh, trump wants to build a wall, it's bad. and the pope said, anybody that would build a wall is not a christian. and well, i thought it was pretty bad statement, frankly, i have respect for that positio

it was suggested donald trump was not a christian in relation to his views on migration. donald trump said he was disgracef disgraceful-- the comments were disdprafl. >> reporter: it is the latest twist in an election donald trump's rhetoric. pope had this to say about a wall. >> translation: a person who thinks only about building walls wherever they may be and not building bridges is not christian. >> reporter: donald trump seemed undaunted by the dressing down by the leader of catholics. >> the pope said something to the effect that maybe donald trump isn't christian and he is questioning my faith. i am a christian and i'm proud of it. >> reporter: he fired back as only donald trump can >> religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. >> reporter: it is a confrontation unlike any other in american political history >> it pins the needle on unusual. it is as unusual as it gets and it is just another totally unprecedented event in this 2016 presidential campaign. i don't think you could finds another case where a pontiff got involved with a domestic polit

they have conservative christianity is representing traditionalism and values. to make sure the president turned the nation back to god delivered on their agenda. while there were moments of cooperation and common cause, far more often various components worked in isolation. opening up positions within shared issues and working in direct opposition they have never really discussed. the religious right with what could have been the best moment written by theological disagreements they got it clinical consequences and often divided by different political object is reflecting their unique theological convictions. what emerged during the years was the coalition of conservatives frequently fraught with dissension, disagreement and the possibility. for a white house that hesitated over outlining his valve to close it with what often appeared a religious right, the divisions within the network proved a useful scapegoat. rather than working to smooth over disagreements, a broker compromises, officials largely sat back and allowed the disunity to continue and pointed to

christian, okay? and he is questioning my faith. i was very surprised to see it but i am a christian. i'm proud of it. deirdre: with me now fox news religion contributor father jonathan morris. >> wow. deirdre: so glad to see you first and foremost. >> thank you, deirdre. deirdre: what do you make of this? donald trump fighting publicly with the pope? >> i understand why he would go back after the pope with the -- he didn't start it because, it was journalist who asked the question, right? but, i think the pope actually made a mistake here and i think knowing him, and knowing the vatican, i think he is going to clarify or apologize tomorrow for not saying that he believes his values on immigration are unchristian, because he does. mass deportation of 12 million without thinking about families or anything else? that's i believe, immoral. i believe it is unchristian. i think the pope does as well. but the pope said something that i think he will regret, not regret look say, oh, i didn't mean to say that

that's a christian mission >> reporter: you agree with the pope in this? >> yes. >> i agree with the pope as well. it is not christian or catholic to put up barriers of any sort >> reporter: donald trump likes anything big, big buildings and feuds, and it doesn't get any bigger than a spat with the pope. he isn't backing down. he says the pope will wish and pray that donald trump had been president. >> reporter: he has repeatedly been surprised in this presidential campaign saying what no other candidate will say and finding support among the american voters >> i don't think it's un-christian, more just protecting the country. each country is protect themselvess >> reporter: you agree with donald trump? >> in some what. i'm sad to say i kind of do. >> reporter: donald trump will soon find out whether joining a spat with one of the world's most powerful religious leaders come with a penalty at the ballot box >>> obama is to become the first citying u.s. president-- visiting u.s. president to cuba. venezuelan's president has announced that petrol is going up

good christian or something. not a nice thing to say. for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> reporter: as unusual as it is for the pope to question a presidential candidate's christianity, almost as unusual that candidate's response. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which as everyone knows is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: as for the pope's core criticism about trump's call to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico -- >> the mexican government and its leadership has made many disparaging remarks about me. the pope was in mexico. he doesn't see how mexican leadership is outsmarting our president and obama and our leadership has no clue as to the negotiation or anything else. >> reporter: in an instant, this mano-e-mano overshadied everything on the campaign trail. jeb bush, a devout catholic and the candidate most critical

unity christian one month ago. the knights are ranked third in the final poll. both opened up regional play after getting first round byes. we'll start with the wolfpack hosting sioux central. it didn't take long for the wolfpack to get on the board - from the opening tip - erika feenstra.banks it home. then in transition - pushing it up the floor quickly - kaira moss schooches that one off the glass. the rebels managed the game well in the first quarter - kenzie kuene just inside the three-point line pops that one. wasn't a high scoring first quarter - ashytn veerbeek great drive and a one e m finish. the top-ranked wolfpack win it 68 to 30 over sioux central. valley, anthon-oto. knights up 46 to 23 in the third - anna kiel - looks like she got fouled the first time - that's okay - gets her own board and gets thehe whistle this time - 26 points for her. knights defense is strong so the rams taking what they're given - emalee fundermann on the fortuitous play - she had 24 of mvao's 35 points. that knights defense i

christian names. let's get some class action suits as people who are believers as i am and tell them is this what you want? let's do it. now, they have to get in line for any of their complaints. that is what i wanted to say. thank you, very much. thet: i do appreciate ladies point. that is why i wrote the book. this is an increasing problem for peoples of faith around the country in a sector environment and public schools and whatnot. -- in a secular environment. i don't know that secularists would look at the name of the city of los angeles and think it is time to change it. your point is well taken that much of this country and its history was started by puritan refugees from europe or missionaries from spain. miami, florida, independent line, charlie, good morning. caller: i was wondering because you talk a lot about religious freedom. i feel this happens a lot more in the christian community. when they talk about religious freedom, it is only about christian religious freedom and not about other

good christian or something. it's unbelievable. which is really not a nice thing to say. for a religious leader to question a person's faith is disgraceful. i'm proud to be a christian. >> reporter: as unusual as it is for the pope to question a presidential candidate's christianity, almost as unusual, that candidate's response. >> if and when the vatican is attacked b attacked by isis, which everyone knows is isis' ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president because -- it's true. >> reporter: as for the pope's core criticism about trump's call to build a wall between the u.s. and mexico -- >> the mexican government and its leadership has made many disparaging remarks about me. see, the pope was in mexico. he doesn't see how mexican leadership is outsmarting our president and obama and our leadership has no clou as to the negotiation or anything else. >> reporter: in an instant this mano y mano between trump and the pope overshadow

christianity is under siege. every year it gets weaker and weaker and weaker and i had a meeting with various ministers and pastors about two months ago and i'm pretty good at figuring things out. we want to endorse you so badly, but we're afraid we want to lose our tax exempt status and i said what's this all about? that takes you and makes you less powerful than a man or woman walking up or down the street. you have less power. yet, if you look at it i was talking to someone. we have more christians. think of this. there has to be a ban on certain people coming into the country. we have no choice. there's something wrong. there's something really wrong. when i said muslim, if i would have said christian, people said we can't do anything about it. that's going to end, folks. we're going to say merry christmas now on christmas. politically, if we use that power, we're going to start going up, up, up because we are being decimated. just remember that. just remember i said it. pastor, it starts here. you like that?

i am proud to be a christian. and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakconsistently attacked and weakened unlike what is happening now. >> mark: there you heard him. trump calling the pontiff's comments disgraceful. live in the lynchburg newsroom, mark spain, abc 13 news. >>> a lynchburg man will spend ten months behind bars for selling pot on liberty university's campus. 20-year-old thomas wright must pay $61,000pay $61 thousand in restitutionpay $61 thousand in restitution. wright pled goyment 14 felony charges in december. they pulled wright over shortly undercover cop on the lu campus back in may. when they searched his home, they found more than 14,000 in cash and more marijuana. >>> we are also getting new information tonight about a reported threat at the campbell county high school, one of them. the sheriff's office said on valentine's day, a footville high school student called the school -- an official to report a threat through a social media app. that threat t

that is fundamentalist christianity. that's the one that was formed in 1925 by christian ministers of america and said you must believe those five. and if you had those five we wouldn't have a woman at wheaton college saying allah is our god. you wouldn't have rick warren saying allah is our god. you wouldn't have cardinal dolan saying allah is our god at a muslim convention in albania. and you wouldn't have guys like wycliffe who took jesus out of the bible 91 times because they said that offends muslims. they don't believe he's the son of god. in fact allah says if you believe that jesus is the son of god you'll burn in hell forever. oh isn't that something! does that sound like your bible? it isn't. the bible says in i john 2:22 whoever says that jesus is not the son of god is an antichrist. you say how can know that what you're saying is true? sura 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 17, 33 and 88, eight different times, allah says hell fire forever if you say jesus is the son of god. i could show you hundreds of times where jesus is th

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status and christian heritage and christian tradition. of a course, those were developments that were fairly recent origin. >> donald trump, i think probably until nine months ago no one could have imagined that he had a religious hair on his head and just today, i think, or maybe yesterday he secured jerry farwell's endorsement. sarah palin's endorsement within the past three days. he claims to carry the evangelical voters of evangelical causes and obviously that-- to the outside observer that is not really square and i think there is a piece in the times today about how he used to really look about his extramarital affairs and obviously his positions that were contrary to the right. how is it that you think that he has been able to garner the support of the people that he seems to have taken an opposed position to? >> that was a great question and i was hoping i would get a trump question, so thank you without. at the same time i think none of us really know how to explain trump. this is like one of the most complicated developments we

protect because they knew the christian significance. . apparently our intelligence agencies did not miscalculate. apparently our intelligence agencies made very clear to this administration, isis is not a j.v. team, these are dangerous people and they've got to be stopped, you've got to ramp up -- but -- so it wasn't our intelligence. we didn't have bad intelligence. the reports are out there. but the administration, thinking it knew better, than those on the ground in the area, did not take isis seriously. and now this christian monday tare, 1,4 lun years -- monastery, 1,400 years old, has been razed. this story from iraq, the oldest christian monastery in iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble. yet another victim of the islamic state's group -- islamic state group's destruction of ancient sites. for 1,400 years, compound survived assaults by nature and man. standing as a place of worship recently for u.s. troops. ier centuries, te generations of monks tucked candles into the niches and prayed in the cool chapel. the greek letters re

i am a very good christian. pope said something to the effect that may be donald trump is not christian. i am a christian. i am proud of it. neil: this one involves no other candidate. particularly on a very tough stance. shipping them back. they should not be here. a tough response to getting the pope's attention. the political fallout with gary. >> how are you doing. great to be with you. donald trump asked my advice, i probably would have avoided that stuff with the pope. neil: that there may be. the climate change. they may be receptive to that. what do you think? all due respect to the holy father. a legal and illegal. we have certainly done our fair share. juices loves hard-working taxpayers, t. comparing to illegal immigration. maybe donald trump should avoid arguing with the pope. i want to stay purely on politics. neil: we know more seeking security of liberty than any other country. i was irritated about all these folks sitting in judgment on the united nations. neil: seven of those countries. you stil

we're christian brothers. let's talk about the new numbers, you grabbed me a minute before we went on live. you said this is the first time that bernie sanders is ahead. >> yeah. >> yeah, i think. >> are you peeking too soon here? >> no, we have a long way to go. we started 46 points behind but he is now 3 points ahead. this is going to go on for a long time. they're both going to win some big states. big states against her, win states that she beat obama in last time. bernie is putting together a winning coalition. >> hillary clinton in chicago continued to make the case that she and not bernie sanders, i don't know what this means exactly, the natural heir to president obama. >> myo opponent has been critical of the president. he called him weak, i'm unapologetic. i would build on the progress president obama has made. i will take it further. >> well, when i asked to weigh in on the democratic race on tuesday, president obama told reporters is agree on certain issues. let's watch. >> i know hillary better th

santiago de cuba home to some 3,000 orthodox christians. two christian churches split in 1054 over theology disagreements and some say politics. most recently with tensions have been over ukrainian where the orthodox church is said to be losing influence. resolve their difference and focus on bigger issues, like the persecutions christians in middle east. thisis reunification, this renewed friendship is somethingyprevious popes wanted but their accomplished. never accomplished. so you're looking at pictures that just camento our newsroom, pictures that show the two religious leaders side by side greeting each other. we understand they are now meeting. that meeting expected to last for about another hour, so around 5:00 this afternoon we should see them coming out of that meeting where they will issue a declaration, a joint declaration denouncing some of the things going on in the middle east when it comes too christians, t this just one of the issues they'll be talking about. they'll be talking about other issues. we, of course, are going t

i'm proud to be a christian. no leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man's religion or faith. >> reporter: the billionaire candidate accusing mexico of using pope francis as a, quote, pawn, in the debate over immigration and border security. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which, as ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and prayed that donald trump would have been president. >> reporter: for good measure, the trump team even tweeting showing it's surrounded by here in south carolina, trump has recently himself questioned the christian faith of his rival, senator ted cruz. >> i've never seen anybody that lied as much as ted cruz. and he goes around saying he's a christian. >> reporter: but today, cruz wasn't picking sides. >> listen, that's between donald and the pope. i'm not going to get in the middle of that. i'll let them work it out. >> reporter: cruz also favors a border wall. do you think that's unchristian to buil

>> are you christian?i am. >> so one of the horrible things that i've heard very strongly, if you are a christian from -- and this was before the migration and before all of this. it was always very tough. before the migration, if you were a christian from syria, it was virtually impossible to duet into the united states. if you were a muslum from syria, it was extremely easy. one of the easiest places to come into the united states and become a citizen. hard to believe. you'd think it would be the other way around because of all the problems the christians are having over there. i would work very hard to get the problem solved, and i disagree with so many. i listen to lindsey graham talk. no wonder we've been in wars in the last 20 years in the middle east. you have to solve the problem. we have to take care of the christians. their heads are being kutd off. how long have you been over here? >> 28 years. >> so you really -- all all fairness, you saw a much different syria. so you have images probably that

i am proud to be a christian. jon: he went on. >> if and when the vatican is attacked by isis, which is isis's ultimate trophy, i can promise you that the pope would have only wished and parade that donald trump would have been president. jon: donald trump has sought to play up his christian faith in a bid to win over the key constituency of conservative evangelicals. having the pope call that into question is hardly helpful. >> my mother gave me this bible many years ago. jon: donald trump throughout has defied political gravity. what makes others crushed at the ground has often just led to him rising even higher. laura: for more on this story, jon joined me. can donald trump take on the pope, tingle with him, and emerge unscathed? jon: the first thing to say is to use the london cockney vernacular, blimey. just when you thought this couldn't get stranger, you've got the republican front-runner taking on the pope. my suspicion is he can, because every other time we have said, he's gone too far, this time it's rea

i'm proud to be a christian. and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now with our current president. okay?

or devout christian.ust a little factoid to bear in mind, pope francis wasn't alienating base, trump isn't comfortable of questioning other candidates in the running. that's a question. lou: the pope is also not alienating his base when we recognize that 27% of all catholics are immigrants in this country and continue -- the church continues to dwindle down 3% as a percentage of the total population. we're through with fun facts. >> i don't think the pope's going to win the south carolina primary the way he's going. lou: i'm not going to win the primary with my producers if i don't get out of here. thanks a lot, rich, betsy, bill, good to have you all here. >> thank you. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight -- why should they do that? don't they have -- never mind. we'd like to hear from you. vote on twitter, and follow me on twitter, "like" me on facebook, follow me on instagram at "lou dobbs tonight," links to everything at loudobbs.com. >>> we want to show you incredible video out of france tonight

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now it' s his christianity that' s under scrutiny. >> i' m a very good christian. >> i say only that this man is not a christian if he has said things like that. frank: the pontiff versus the politician. donald trump on an angry tirade against pope francis while campaigning in south carolina, a state known for evangelical christian voters. mr. trump: for a religious leader to question a persons faith is disgraceful. frank: the holy father questioning the republican candidate' s christianity. that' s because of comments trump made about building a wall on the mexican border to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the needed -- entering the u.s. pope francis: a person who only thinks about building walls, wherever they be located, and not building bridges is not a christian. this is not in the gospel. frank: boston college theology professor thomas groome says the pope has the moral and spiritual authority to question anyone' s faith. >> that' s his job. that' , and he doesn' t need to run for reelection. that' s nice about being pope. frank: but groome says trump went too far wh

evangelical christians have been one of the nation's sought of after voting blocks.y are poised goout donald trump being found to be the least religious. >> senator bernie sanders's jewish upbringing has been barely mentioned. that would have been surprising a few weeks ago. last week sanders said he's not involved in organized religion, a remark few would make. being public about one's religion has been an u.n. official requirement. as kameron kielly reports, the role of faith in u.s. politics is evolving. >> i believe in an america, where the separation of church and state is absolute. >> two months before the presidential election of 1960 democratic candidate john f kennedy made his case for why his religion should not make him president. >> i believe in an america that is officially neither catholic, protest ants. where no public official requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the pope. chumps or any other eclisy aftical source. >> some historians believe the speech helped him become the first and only catholic presidents. >> religion is a factor

proud to be a christian, and as president, i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is happening now. so far marco rubio and jeb bush are the only ones asked about the statement and declined to comment, i'll say they support strong immigration policies. maureen: two men facing murder aarges, accused of killing man from leesburg. he was found shot to death in upper marlboro on saturday. in 2010 he was sentenced to 12 years in prison. he was released for years later after testifying at a murder trial. harford county residents are again honoring a deputy killed in the line of duty. he and fellow deputy patrick bailey were killed after responding to a call last week at a restaurant. he was laid to rest yesterday. in the case was killed in a shootout. 6:00, a d.c. streetcar will finally be caring its first passengers. see how that community is reacting. coming up next, saying goodbye to saint elizabeth's in d.c. >> a much more weekend forecast with the possibility of another winter storm in some areas next week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico for your boat. see

or even someone like harry truman who was a christian, seemingly a legitimate or sincere christian and yet claimed that he was thankful to god for being able to drop the atomic bomb. so we can have someone who is a christian would want to think about healing the poor, lealg the sick and national divides but when it comes to war and national security, it seems like those things are ultimately more important than one's individual faith. nixon who was a quaker, grew up and went to a quaker college, was very much involved in the carpet-bombings in vietnam. >> reverend harkins, a question to you about the person you worked for, president obama, throughout his presidential tenure expressed his religious faith, he attends prayer breakfasts and yet some of his harshest critics are conservative christians. how do you explain that? >> because i think their opposition to him is really not borne out of a sense of religious complicity of him. their opposition is born out of race, it's born out of political ideology, you talk about somebody, these examples of prior presidents. i'd be hard pressed to

i am proud to be a christian and as president i will not allow christianity to be consistently attacked and weakened, unlike what is the back and forth could come up during tonight's town hall on the usc campus. trump will be joined by jeb bush and john kasich. we'll be there and will have live reports throughout the evening on wis with just three days before the first in the south primary- republican presidential candidates are fighting for every vote. and after a poor showing in new hampshire- senator marco rubio is bringing out some big palmetto state endorsements including, as of last night, the governor. will whitson has more from greenville. governor nikki haley on the campaign trail here in the upstate with marco rubio- addressing a young crowd- and hoping that crowd makes it to the polls saturday. haley- after her public endorsement of rubio last night in the midlands- took to the stage with the florida senator, joined by upstate congressman trey gowdy and the state's us senator tim scott- to stump for the presidential hopeful. the latest polls have rubio moving into third place