god uses believers that they run into and god gives them a devine appointment. right now, 93 percent of the globe gets christian radio and so even many mecca, we know people here, radio programs, television breaks through. in iran, they get people to throw away satellite dishes. they forbid them. then it ends up, a couple of weeks later, the people rehook them up and watching television again. there is a fear of the gospel getting in there. it is getting through electronically. >> what is the best way to share the gospel with a muslim 1 on 1? >> put away all of your preconceived notions and prejudices. they are not all terrorists. just by the very fact they left the middle east to come here shows they are dissatisfied with something. they are open to the gospel. respect, love, honor to them. not arguing, not talking about politics. that will get you off to a really nice start. we saw muslims and because of how they were treated in america, it drew them back into their family and faith and went back to the middle east and became more radical. >> i know august is

of god's righteousness, god's wrath, god's holiness. >> i think what happens for many people is theyrd about the judgment before the love. but if you start with the love and the judgment flows out of that, god's love is for us to flourish in god's good world. for us to flourish in god's good world, judgments have to be made. well, that then now that puts judgment in s properlace >> many evangelicals have been severe in their condemnation of bell. some even called him a heretic. >> we care about people, and people who have grown up in the church, who have sung these same songs, who are being won over by somebody who has produced great videos and is a good communicator but is ultimately teaching a false gospel. >> what made people mad about rob bell was that he calls himself a conservative evangelical, and he beeves in a much loor idea of heaven and salvaon than conservative evangelicals traditionally believe in. so if he had called himself an episcopalian, for example, nobody would have batted an eye. >> miller says the conversation itself isn't new, but the fact that it's taking plac

mortality i believe brings us closer to god. a lot of it pro has to do with the press -- in the quest for finding answers and how to explain what goes on after we live. that is something that is enviable. i don't know how is ha unfolding for me. maybe when i am lying there with some kind of cancer eating my body, i may call upon god. at this point, i am a skeptic. as much as i would love the field got, nothing gives people more -- looking at parapsychology or answers to if we have a sixth sense for if we can be clairvoyant. all these things that we think might be possible, but we really don't know. tavis: to the point that you might be some are trying to figure this out before you make a transition to some place other than planet earth, if you were to depart this world without having figured of this house, ha how might you faint you might process that? >>-there are many people that die without figuring it out and just don't know. you can feel grateful if you have the light bulb above your head or your heart has been filled or wh

most believe in one god and heaven and hell and bible is the literal word of god and jesus will return in their lifetime. >> to the importance of jesus in people's lives to attendance to believe in god to prayer, one after another africa ranks at the highest level in terms of global comparison. >> he says christianity nor particular is exploding. in 1900 there were 7 million christians in sub sahara africa, that is up 7 fold to 770 million. christians are 70 percent of the population. >> it has to be one of the most rapid transformations in the last 2,000 years. >> muslims has seen a big rise from 11 million in 1900 to some 234 million in 2010. >> it is not to say the indigenous african beliefs are not being practices on the continent. half of the people questions here in south africa believed sacrifice to the ancestors and spirits can protect people from harm. >> despite the dominance of christianity and islam itraditional african beliefs haven't diminished. jack could never have imagined today's phenomenal growth. born in gaborn to swiss parents, he says he was 20 years old when he g

or didn't believe in god. if he did, how you believe in god. this became very interesting to me. i came to a view that we are very much determined by the perspective from which we stand and look at the world. everyone of us. you will perspective, i have a perspective. these perspectives relate to our background. that has become my thing. if i can put it that way, i spent my life trying to understand individuals perspectives. you don't have to agree with me. i want to know where they are and in terms of their perspective help them help themselves. in terms of dealing with a marriage, with a divorce, with business decisions, whatever. >> and still you have gone between teaching and being a parish pastor, soul right out of seminary, what did you choose? >> right out of seminary i was an assistant minister in a church in philadelphia working with young people. that was exciting. i probably wasn't that much older than they were, but we were all thinking of the same thing trying to figure out some of the same things

today with the words that we pray here in this service, god calls us, and god calls us forward. using the voices of this community. this afternoon we will bring the earthly remains of betty ford to their resting place. standing near the tomb is a simple black stone bearing these words, "i am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, and so i ask you to confirm me as your president with your prayers." ive not campaigned either for the presidency or tvice presidency. i am indebted to no man and only one woman. my dear wife, as i begin this very difficult job. your father offered those words to a nation hungry for leadership. but he also spoke them to your mother. we isolate the power of virtue when we associate it with extraordinary people. as if virtue was a matter of birth. social privilege or opportunity. the power of virtue lies in the potential of the ordinary. it lies in the potential of any person to act in any situation for the sake of the good. and for what is better. rather than simply for self and for what is convenient. we see it whe

, god, god, god, god, god bless america, my -- >> on behalf of the united states. >> on behalf of theny religion i want. >> on this block in dearborn, michigan, you can see two churches on one side, the mosque in the middle, and two churches from the other side. and it's the tolerance that the united states has for everybody, for all religions that built this massive and this beautiful country. and it is that lack -- it is the lack of that tolerance, if it happens, that could destroy this country. ♪ >> missionary monk. >> you're a missionary monk here in utah? >> yes, ma'am. >> why did you come to america? >> because i came over here to teach the buddhist teaching and meditation. >> and why do you want to stay in america? >> oh, because i love america. ♪ >> raise your right hand. your right hand. ♪ [ applause ] >> smile pretty. >> when you come to the united states, you know, if you work hard and full-heartedly, you'll reach wherever you want. that's what made us come here. and that's why we're raising our kids here. in lebanon, there is a lot of politics. if you know somebody, you ca

god. we also cater to the young people. we let the young people step up and take charge of the music. do our preaching. young people love it. they want to participate in the growth of the church. >> reporter: the youth go out of their way to spread god's love. singing gospel songs on the street. >> we just pray and worship on the street and let god move and touch people's lives. when someone stands next to you, we talk to them. >> reporter: these young christians hope through their involvement, the church can be maybe young again. cbn news, tokyo. >>> that's so awesome. 70% of japanese claim no religion less than 2% of japans 127 million people are christian. >>> up next, overcoming danger should be a witness for christ. this columbian woman shares her faith in a war zone. >> in hungary some evangelicals feel the law strips their freedom. one pastor said it's the greatest discrimination against evangelicals since communism. not all agree, we spoke to dr. peter hock and a deacon. he believe

blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see god.lessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of god. blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shell said all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your report in heaven, for the profits which are before you, the gospel of the lord. >> praise be to crest. --christ. [no audio] >> betty ford was my friend and i am honored to be here today to help celebrate the life of this truly remarkable woman. i never imagined when we first met 40 years ago that we would develop such a close personal friendship. at that time, that was the wife of the vice president of united states and she danced with martha graham dance company and performed in carnegie hall. she was a leader in the fight for women's rights and she had come to georgia with the michigan art train. jimmy was governor and we invited betty to stay at the

that was how to surrender to god. and to accept the grace of god in my life.arms, i felt like the prodigal son coming home and i felt god's look through her. that was a great gift. but mom and dad left us kids a great legacy and an assurance. i am have been smiling for debt -- i have been smiling four days because i knew were mom is. she is with her maker. she had a personal relationship with god through christ. many of us have sat there in our family time and time again -- hundreds of times i sat and help mom's hand and prayed together. we talked about the joy of our salvation through christ. that is what puts a smile on my face. we know dad is there already. mom is heading there now. they gave us a great legacy, a great gift. mike, jack, and susan will tell you the same thing. they used to sit with us at a table or someplace and explain to us how every night they would pray for us. as little kids, growing up, we got to the white house, later -- dad or mom would tell the same story. they would say, your mom and dad every night we go to bed, we pray for you ch

i'm hearing something now i'm i'm getting oh my god god is talk jake jake do you feel it do you feel it do you feel it and feel safe under it do you feel it do you feel god god has own he's he's got a message is that he's come through the message got he's got a message for rick perry no he wants he wants me to use the television the magic of images fine through the air to tell rick perry to shut up rick perry directly from god shut up take it out of. the way we wave we i'm getting i'm getting. for the rest of you out there in t.v. land coca gilberto for president twenty sixteen jake thanks for being with us and out of prison all right. glenn beck for every one thing you manage to get right you get about a dozen things wrong but this time you've gone so far that i feel embarrassed for you double faced on here following the tragedy in norway that took the lives of seventy six people glenn beck implied on his national radio program that the situation well heinous was soon asserted more ways than one he expressed concern about the left leaning or weeds in labor party's summer camp on toy

i mean, 50% of people approve of god's handling of natural disasters? i mean, he is god. to prevent these things. i think there's a tendency on the part of the faithful to defend god at all costs, but sometimes at the expense of humanity. it would seem to me that god as the father of humanity would rather that we indict him at times and absolve people. the standard religious defense of god in the face of a tornado, in the face of a tsunami or -- >> bad things happening to good people. >> -- is that the people are sinful or that karma, maybe their soul did something in a previous life. this is nonsense. people don't deserve these terrible tragedies zme deserve much better. and god is a perfect being so his world ought to reflect that perfection. hence i'm surprised his poll numbers were that high. i'm a very religious man but i do believe our world has glaring imperfections that need to be remedied. >> all your life i'm sure you have had people who are in your congregation and you yourself have probably had times when you said i don't understand, i believe in god but i don

we share a common belief in god.that foundation as part of our mutual friendship made enduring and thriving in our accident possible. >> glenn: with that faith, is there anything that you believe you cannot conquer? >> i don't think there is anything. with god, all things are possible. >> of course. >> glenn: back in just a second. >> glenn: we are back with stephanie neilson and christian neilson. we have the final remaining minutes. i wanted to -- i'm sorry. i can't remember your game again. you're from portland, oregon. what is your name? >> daphne. >> glenn: yes. your question? >> how did you change from a negative mind set to a positive one? >> it didn't happen really fast. it took me a while. but the being positive to me means look at what i have already that is wonderful. i still have wonderful things. i still have four beautiful children and a handsome husband. i still had my faith and my relationships. so i just remember thinking about those things and pretty soon they outnumbered the awful things i was goin

. >>> also, a homeless shelter in montana called god's love. as its founders prospered, they gave much of their money away. >> usually, when they got any money tir first thought is "who can we bless? who can we give this money to?" >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designed and customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. with an august 2nd deadline looming for raising the country's debt limit, president obama this week appealed for a solution that would require both big cuts in spending and more revenue. >> so the bottom line is this -- any agreement to reduce our deficit is going to require tough decisions and balanced solutions. the president urged congress to r

god knows that's what the father demanded. >> god knows all about us. there's not a secret crevice of our heart that he's not fully aware of. >> but could the son obey? >> god never expects of us that which we cannot do. god never demands of us what he does not empower. >> imagine now that it's 1979, a little place called okarche, oklahoma, a drive into oklahoma city as people were discovering then before it happened. >> okarche and a smaller

we're conscious of interceding before god for people. and it's a place of conversatic where we constantly try to become who we are meant to be as fully human persons and overcome to demons and the less positive aspects of our life. >> in some ways life here is the same as it's always been, governed by the rule of st. benedict. seven times a day, the nuns gather for prayer, starting well before down. they spend hours in church and in lectio divina, reading the bible and other sacred texts. >> the first word of the rule is listen, and in that sense you learn to listen to how god is speaking to you, and to the holy spirit in your daily life and how you gradually more attune yourself to his grace. and it takes a lifetime to sustain that. and in the sense you learn to love, and love your sisters as they are, and where they are. and it's a sense of freedom. >> most of the day is spent in silence. its peaceful. most of the time. >> the abby is also a working farm with 80 head of cattle. >> takes energy to keep up! >> for four hours a day, every

o god of grace and glory, remember our sister betty. we thank you for giving her to us to know and love as a companion. console us who mourn. give us faith to see in death, the gate to eternal life so that we may continue our course on earth until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before, through jesus christ our lord, amen. >> amen. >> most merciful god whose wisdom is beyond our understanding, deal graciously with mike, jack, steve, susan, and their families as they grieve. surround them with your love that they may not be overwhelmed by their loss but have confidence in your goodness and strength to meet the days to come through jesus christ our lord. amen. please be seated. >> the word of the lord according to isaiah. "hast thou not known or heard that the everlasting god, the creator of the end of the earth fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. he gives power to the faint. to them that have no might he increases strength. even the youth shall fall faint and be weary and ut

smokin' hot god.yer here. >> god created a beautiful human being and he's grateful. >> gentlemen, fascinating to have both of you on. i know we'll do a lot more in the future. i look forward to it. >> thank you. >>> coming up on "gma" this sunday morning. a much lighter topic, the doggy drama queen. we'll tell you more about this incredible canine actoto from the divine to the also kind of divine. i can surely make do with less than two. and that's how sharing works. cause sharing means caring. and caring means sharing. and sharing means caring.♪ ♪ and that's how sharing works.♪ vo: bk minis are easy to share, ♪and that's how sharing works. vo: but that doesn't mean they're easy to share. ♪and that's how sharing works. get yours at burger king, before someone else does. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you. mm... oh, you're welcome. what? my taste buds -- they're thanking me. uh-huh. like new splenda® essentials™ no c

and say god, you're going to have to fix this." (laughter) inspiring words. perry has looked at our problem squarely in the eye and said "i got nothing." (laughter) "jump in any time here." (laughter and applause) of course after this, the atheists took a break from scratching "in god we trust" off our nickels to attack the governor. >> the freedom from religion foundation is arguing perry's attendance violates the separation of church and state. >> this is exclusively christian and it is absolutely crossing the line of church and state. >> stephen: not true, godless man cube! (laughter) the response railly is open to everyone. its web site clearly states that people of all ages, races, and backgrounds will be in attendance to proclaim jesus as savior. (laughter) see? it doesn't cross the line between church and state! it erases it! (laughter) folks, rick perry is the guy. because this rally proves he's tight with god. they would make a great ticket! now, i'm thinking yahweh for vice president because, like joe biden, he's kind of

people and then with the coming of christ that god there were two positions god rewrote the covenant to say it was christians or he included the christians and the jews the position of all big various religious practices in america varies between the two but hey jean who is basically the leader he said texan cost seventy one years old no politically very influential is that the christians in this you should be allowed to defend israel because that is where the lawyers could establish the second coming that's their theological conviction and i mean there if they're lobbying congress on behalf of those beliefs are they influencing our ancestors' influential and policy is this a powerful lobby that if this question is elica law that's the to your logical premise the political premise of course is that israel likes this a lot because israel welcomes support in the united states and they see the christians here. as part of this coalition which says israel right or wrong we should never pay for palestinian state because that is against god's word which is certainly against israeli policy s

god is peace peace good people are what we do with a peaceful nature god is merciful but god is righteous god is holy we must demonstrate holiness in the world you know we want you know if. that's exactly right ok but i think it's very interesting here is that you know we tell you people talk about a christian lifestyle and in the end he actually cost a lot of money and again looking at all of these christian items that you can buy and you can have a lot of money out there i go to you david in sydney i mean you know for thinking more along the lines of evangelicals maybe like in the united states i mean your jesus jacket jesus shoes jesus had a go to the jesus does this go in you know in all of this and i mean even for a middle class family if you want to get along in that kind of lifestyle maybe you're in a and a small town you know i mean it's very impressive because again it gets down to dollars and cents. i find it hard to take a whole sort of a very seriously i'm afraid i think what the other person sighing right you know in terms of the integrity of what are you trying to present th

god speed, betty.have served and continue to serve our country, especially the ford family. and to talk about this wonderful women. when mrs. ford signed with the daunting honor of speaking at her funeral, it will come as a surprise to none of you that the assignment came with instructions. [laughter] mrs. ford wanted me to remind everyone of the way things used to be in washington, and i wouldn't be at all surprised if she timed her death to make sure that she could convey the message of comity during this week, when it seems so badly needed. [laughter] a couple months ago when the statue of president ford was unveiled in the rico republican but this arm, rotunda of the united states capitol, the ford children recalled happily their days lehighton sneak under the watchful of george washington and george washington in heaven above. times remain a secret spaces the cap will sometimes coming upon something truly spooky form some of the most visit memories that any events congressional brats as we are not

god is peace peace we interact with people what we do we must have a peaceful nature god is merciful must demonstrate that god is right just god is holy we must demonstrate holiness in our lives you know but you know it's i think. that's exactly right ok but i think it's very interesting here is that you know we've had these people talk about a christian lifestyle and that he actually cost a lot of money and again looking at all of these christian items that you can buy you're going to have a lot of money out there trying to you david in sydney i mean you know for thinking more along the lines of evangelicals maybe like in the united states i mean your jesus jacket jesus shoes jesus had and go to the jesus disco and you know and all of this and i mean even for a middle class family if you want to get along in that kind of lifestyle maybe you're in a in a small town you know i mean it's very oppressive because again it gets down to dollars and cents. yeah i find it hard to take that also out of a very seriously on the pride i think. you know in terms of the integrity. the goal of good

demonstrate that god is right as god is holy holiness and you know we want you know if. that's exactly right ok but i think it's very interesting here is that you know we have these people talk about a christian lifestyle and that he actually cast a lot of money in here again looking at all of these christian items that you can buy you got to have a lot of money out there i go to you david in sydney i mean you know for thinking more along the lines of evangelicals maybe like in the united states split i mean get your jesus jacket jesus shoes jesus had him go to the jesus this disco and you know and all of this and i mean even for a middle class family if you want to get along in that kind of lifestyle maybe you're in a in a small town you know i mean it's very oppressive because again it gets down to dollars and cents. yes i find it hard to type that whole side of it very seriously i'm afraid i think what the other brothers are sighing right you know in terms of the integrity perfectly trying to present the goal of good marketing i think should be to make their message c

god god ♪ god god god bless america ♪ ♪ my home -- >> when required by law -- >> when required by lawhe tolerance the united states has for everybody, for all religions that built this massive and beautiful country. and it is that lack of -- it is the lack of that tolerance, if it happens, that could destroy this country. >> of you're a missionary monk here in utah? >> yes, ma'am. >> why did you come to america? >> because i want to teach the buddhist teaching, the buddha teaching and meditation. >> and why do you want to stay in america? >> oh, because i love america. >> raise your right hand. >> smile pretty. >> when you come to the united states, you know, you work hard and full heartedly, that's what you want. that's why we're raising our kids here. leban lebanon, there's a lot of politics. if you know somebody, even if you don't have the right qualifications, you'll get your spot. but here in the united states, if you don't know anybody, it's your work, hard work, you will be there. >> a lot of places, you can work really hard. a lot of places you can die working really hard and

god. as the sun rises over washington every day the first light of the sun strikes the words praise be to god. i try to remember that as they come into washington because it is a special city. i think for those that live here you can occasionally forget that. but i think it's very important for us to remember that it is a very special city. so my first political memories are not of the trip in campaign. so again, little girl from georgia, 1974, and my father decides to run for congress. as a republican. back then there were no republicans from georgia. not really. there was rodney cook. it was not madly. are were both how we and my father. get them all in a room together, that was it. he decided to run. and because he was at west georgia, that meant that he would run against jack quinn who at the time was the dean of the georgia delegation. he was the most senior person. i'm sure many people told him it wasn't a good idea. and we are talking earlier, and i know that we have great granddaug

who claims she was able to cure her homosexuality through god. >> i believe god was by my side.alling my name even though i was trapped in this sin. >> on the wall was a personal endorsement from dr. bachmann recommending her book and saying her book spoke a truth that could set people free. >> reporter: becker attended five sessions at the bachmann clinic, charged about $73 for each visit. each session began and ended with a prayer. the american psychological association has told members the idea of converting gays through therapy and prayer, called reparative therapy, is both ineffective and potentially harmful. >> efforts to pray away sexual orientation from the evidence we've seen areunlikely to be effective. now, that's not to say that people can't change their behavior or even change their identity, but changing their sexual orientation, changing that deep part of them about who they're attracted to, which emerges spontaneously in adolescence without choice, we have not seen any evidence that such therapies or such religious practices change that. >> reporter: the group th

>> god. god. god. death row is a place that brings out the truest human being in you. it makes you realize you can't take nothing for granted. you need to love every moment of each day and praise and thank god for each moment you have out here. for the system to do what it did to me -- i was the only child from my mother. i was a father too. the system didn't see none of that. it did not see me not having a criminal record. it's hard to accept. it's hard to keep on continuing to accept a prosecutor or somebody that wants to sentence swub to death with a system that's corrupt as ours. all right. [applause] >> i want to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors who have made the summit possible. the law firm of brown and furtel and my good friend, dave young, thank you. the criminal trial lawyers association. we'll hear from their incoming president in a few minutes. and also stuart hanlon as well as the bar association of san francisco. so let's have a round of applause for our sponsors today . let's get down to it. so before we get started i want to introduce someone