god. plus one nation under god, christians across this country gathered for the 61st annual day of prayer. we go to our nation's capitol where folks join together to mark the historic events. one man's daring escape puts two great nations to the test. hello everyone i am george thomas. china and united states in a diplomatic war. a blind chinese activist is asking the united states to ask him get safely out of china. the controversy disrupted a china summit in beijing. efrem graham reports. >> now they are trying to find a solution, the blind chinese activist pleads for more help from washington. clinton spoke around the issue urging china to improve its human right effort. >> we believe all governments have to answer to citizens aspirations for dignity and rule of law. and no nation can or should deny those rights. >> china is outraged by the comments and criticizes the u.s. for getting involved. the man was being held under house arrest and suffering regular beatings. he managed to evade his captors and make it to the u.s. embassy. he left claiming he felt safe. hours later chen guangche

that calls the premise one at the s it mean america is of god nation? speaking as a christian i do believe he works is a sovereign got of history but to say the united states is the new israel which was very common and has been adopted by some on the religious right who believe in this a newt israel and a call to the mission because he does his work in the world but i believe the church to follow jesus christ in their everyday lives. >> host: professor babcock you write america is moving to be more secular? is that necessarily bad? >> no. is historical. i call my fellow christians to recognize america is secular not because poor was taken and out to has adopted here and it was a watershed but to is a century is long process. the modern age last five or 600 years is a materialistic world view in which religious ideas are increasingly marginalized. we are a little behind western europe but to it is part of the process. it is inevitable. christianity is historical and our values and believes should be transcended to rise above that. >> host: you close the

living god nations what can go for sure they need to see change new committees have been set up to monitor police complaints while an extra two hundred thousand officers will be hired in the next two years but for those like shamima who have to live every day without her beloved daughter the government's reforms are simply too little too late when. the both of them i have totally lost my faith in the police we were just living our life quietly even though we did not have enough money we didn't do anything wrong so why did they kill my daughter it just makes me so angry. and still trying to make sense of her family's tragedy preassure either mumbai india. all right crossing straight to the world of business to marina cars or is god the latest good morning to arena well it's been a relatively quiet week because of public holidays etc so tell us how's the market activity picking up now. you know wall it is picking up slowly asia is trading and we have something to talk about find them because for the past couple of days it's really been quiet in the russian markets will open later so well as

living god nations what can go for sure they need to see change new committees have been set up to monitor police complaints while an extra two hundred thousand officers will be hired in the next two years but for those like shamima who have to live every day without her beloved daughter the government's reforms are simply too little too late when. the well i have totally lost my faith in the police we were just living our life quietly even though we did not have enough money we didn't do anything wrong so why did they kill my daughter it just makes me so angry though. still trying to make sense of her family's tragedy preassure either r.t. mumbai india. crossing over to dimitri he's standing by the r.t. business to bring us up to day for this hour good to see you again investors yet again in. bad jobs data incoming from the u.s. that is absolutely true a d.p. has reported that the private sector has increased one hundred nineteen thousand has added one hundred nineteen thousand jobs and this is the slowest pace of growth since the month of september and therefore we are seeing that out of

american warriors pressing forward for freedom for her majesty, for family, for old glory, one nation under godwith liberty and justice for all. men and woman across our great nation stood up, left their homes, and valiantly marched forward. and back home, back home, a veteran's guardian angel remains on eternal watch. god sent and responsible for our existence, the one who would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and what sets her apart is the power of love, embraced within the cradle of her heart. she's an unsung hero who stayed at home, the one who had to spend christmas alone, a hug and a kiss good-bye and then you had to part. you left them with an ache and a pain in their heart. a blue star banner hangs on the window of a place you called home, a mother, a mother or wife weeps in prayer, she prays on her knees that the blue star doesn't turn to gold and have to live the rest of her life in despair. she reads from the good book at night by the glow of a dim-lit light, and she asked, somewhere over there tonight, we might have thoughts of home. would you just give him my blessin

and it's bound up in the idea that we are in some sense a god ordained nation. or a god-commissioned people. and i want to challenge that very directly. because there a lot of peoples in the course of human history who have claimed that. and one of the cultures that i discuss very specifically in the book is that of ancient rome. and ancient rome and self-ideals were the nation they were called out from among the nices by the god with with a specific mandate. that was to conquer people and extend roman ideas and values throughout the world. >> therefore, well, therefore. >> i think that calls into question the premise, if you translate a a into the contemporary theme to say what mesh is a god ordained or god destined nation. there is no question in my mind against speaking in a christian. god works in history. i believe that. i believe god is the sovereign god of history. to say that the united states is a knew israel, which was a very common idea in 19th century political ideology. i think in large measure has been adopted by some on the religious rights, and wh

author, three books on religion include ""american jesus," how the son of god became a national icon." hobbies: painful, of the boston red sox, diehard fan, a passion which introduced him to, quote, grand theological themes that would later preoccupy him including why a good god would allow such an evil team as the new york yankees to win so many world series, unquote. besides baseball, tennis. stephen richard prothero. >> stephen richard prothero, your father is also a physician, is that right? >> that's correct. >> did he see the motion picture by mel gibson? >> he did. >> what did he have to say about that? >> he found a real human being wouldn't survive 20 minutes into the movie because it's so violent, there's such brutality is brought on on jesus' body and not realistic from a medical perspective. >> meaning he would have never have made it on the top of the hill. >> he wouldn't even have made it to the bottom of the hill. >> that raises the question on whether the assertion made by mr. gibson that he's following scrupulously the gospel text is true, it would seem to indicate th

nation. this is spiritual warfare, we are asking god to shape and change the futures of nations. >> they werespecially moved. >> i felt as if i was part of a huge family, christians fervently praying the lord impacts the destination of my country. >> in a few days they were scattered to the four corners of the globe. carrying with them a renewed excitement and determination to see the nation won for jesus christ. >> perhaps the most amazing prayer gathering is the location, indonesia is home to the worldest largest muslims. >> indonesia, a huge island nation is southeast asia. the largest population of muslims live. >> there is something else taking place in our country. >> a deep desire among indonesians christians to make the name of jesus christ famous. >> we are compelled to tell others about christ. >> connecting some 500 indonesian cities with over 500 million believers. >> the epicenter is asia and indonesia. >> an hour's drive south of jakarta, churches invited 9,000 christians to take part in the world prayer assembly 2012. such a large christian event has never been hold in indonesi

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president chiu: we have been circulated meeting minutes before. could i have a motion to approve those minutes? those meeting minutes are approved. are there any communications? >> i have no communications, mr. president. items one through three comprise the consent agenda. these items will be acted upon by a single roll-call vote. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor wiener: aye. supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. president chiu: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor cohen: aye. supervisor elsbernd: aye. president chiu: those ordinances are passed. critical items four and five. >> item 4 is amending the planning code. item five is an ordinance amending the planning code, article 11, historic preservation. supervisor campos: thank you, mr. president. i want to ask a couple of questions to our planning department. as my colleagues may remember, one of the amendme

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> we have our 2012 board meeting minutes. could i have those motion and seconded. without objection, they are approved. are there any communications? >> there are 9. >> can we go to the agenda. >> items one through 10 comprised the agenda. if there is discussion of a matter is shabby removed and considered separately. >> colleagues roll-call vote. >>supervisor avalos: aye. supervisor campos: aye. supervisor chu: aye. supervisor farrell: aye. supervisor kim: aye. supervisor mar: aye. supervisor olague: aye. supervisor weiner: aye. >> motion is adopted. >> item 11 is appropriating approximately 6.6 million in salaries in french benefits -- fringe benefits for the projected increases in overtime. >> can we do this same house, same call. >> item 12 is a breeding 327,000 in it -- is 3-appropriating. grex this ordinance is passed. >> item 13, to increase the revolving cache of the apartment building pungent. it cracks -- >> next item. >> appr

. >> one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. his son aaron. >> i love my father very much. we're so close. not easy losing him. gave his life for the country. i'm proud of him. >> reporter: many feel obligated to give time to remember on this day the fallen hems and the cost to community and family. >> the lost hopes and dreams and the lost potential of men and women who have died in the service of our country. >> reporter: an obligation she hopes to pass on to her sonic colast. >> it's important to remember memorial day weekend, all of those who have given their life and freedom. >> freedom exacts the price and off the an fatal one and we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. >> reporter: in baltimore county bill fink, abc2 news. >> today should also be a day that we think about the veterans who need our help -- the homeless veterans. programs like the baltimore station help veterans get off the street and deal with issues like substance abus and tram -- post traumatic stress. if they get counseling within three yea

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> i will call roll-call. [roll-call] also with us this evening is the chief of police and this- frankel region 0-- and miss inez franikel. but we have a special presentation tonight, but we will call line items 1 and line item 2. please call item no. 1. >> consent calendar, request of the chief of police intercepted donation of $1,000 for the use of the sfpd mounted unit. >> there is some -- a memo for another donation for our mounted police unit. are there any suggestions or questions regarding that? hearing no public comment, do right here a motion? >> second. >> line item #2, the general public comment. >> the public is welcome to address issues but are not in the agenda that aren't within the jurisdiction of the commission. speakers should address the commission at all whole and not independent commissioners. neither police or commissioners are required to respond but they provide a brief response. please limit your comments to 3 mi

god spoke about the nation of israel. i love the palastinian muslims, the palastinian christians. i love the jewish, the way you only can reach both sides to pray for both sides and equipt people to share the message of christ. >> the bethlehem church is facing problems with the palastinian authority. there was a little more tolerance. what is happening now. >> they walk in the office, he kicks them out, you betrayed your original faith. i cannot register your children. your children are illegitimate. to tell someone that, it is a slap in the face. he said the church you got married at is illegitimate. you are living illegally. our church is "growing paingrow persecution. >> have you told the state department? >> clinton sent a letter to the embassy in jerusalem. it has been over a year now. >> you pastor a church in jerusalem, what happened there >> kick them out, only option is to purchase a building in jerusalem. right now i am praying and fasting for the lord to provide a church in east jerusalem. >> christians are leaving the holy land, the underground church is growing. >> j

thank god for this nation. [applause] that this great christian institution, you have all learned a thing or two about these gifts and good purposes they can serve. they are yours to have endorsed a share. sometimes, your liberty education will set you apart. and always, it will help direct or path. as you leave, and make for new places near and far, i hope for each one of you that your path will be long and life will be kind. the idea that the bride you hear in the friends you have found here, made these blessings be with you always. thank you all of you. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ >> this evening, remarks from president obama, then discussion with the constitution party's presidential nominee, and then "q&a" with nancy gibbs about the latest book. the bipartisan association is hosting a discussion about iran's nuclear program. the group represents the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus germany. we will hear from the former middle east advisor to p

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president chiu: we have the board meeting minutes from april 2, 2012. and from april 3. could i have a motion to approve those minutes? those meeting minutes are approved. >> i have no communications, mr. president. the first item of business is the policy discussion between the mayor and members of the board of supervisors representing the odd districts. the president will recognize the supervisors from districts 1, 3, 5, and nine. discussion now -- shall not exceed five minutes. president chiu: welcome back to the board. >> thank you very much, supervisors for inviting me back. i would like to think the public for being here as well. i hope everyone had a great weekend. i know i did. a lot of people out there for sunday streets. may is a busy month and i am working hard to prepare a balanced budget for your consideration on june 1. i am looking forward to thoughtful discussions. i look forward to working with each and every one of you.

. >> i pledge allegiance, to the flag, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president yee: so the first item is the approval of the board minutes. a first and second for the special meeting board minutes of may 1, 2012. commissioner: 2nd. president yee: any changes? roll call, please. secretary: [reading roll] five ayes. president yee: presentations to the board of education, superintendent's report. superintendent garcia? superintendent garcia: thank you. unfortunately, tonight is the board meeting from hell, which all of us hate going through, because every year, it does not make sense that we are put in a position with the may 15 deadline, and for some weird reason, it always seems to be the week that is the teacher appreciation week in the state of california, and we are involved in giving out layoffs. that is just an absurd state that we live in. that really goes to the heart of our community, the people who do all of the work and do great things, trying to work out a system that just does not give adequate funding, the proposed governor's budget, w

there is a feeling of a strong nation, tradition, god, all of those things. is a conservative person voting against herself into a stiff paper for that nation to one focused on social justice? there is a lot to be sent on both sides but nobody is voting for their self-interest. they are voting for the kind of country they want to live in. tavis: we are talking around the edges, help me understand the psychology behind the thinking of the tea party. >> i have argued that the idea for the tea party is the idea of carmela. the tea party is a mixture of libertarian and social conservatives. it is a diverse movement. i would not want to characterize it too precisely. but as i see at the central theme they're concerned about is the notion of karma. the idea that there is a lot of the universe, that if you do something bad, something bad is going to happen to you. this is like the protestant work ethic. work hard, you will succeed. if the government comes along and starts saying, you know what, a tube fails, i don't worry, we are going to give you welfare. you can be

. >>> in tonight's rewrite, mitt romney rewrites the one nation under god concept to one nation underly known as liberty baptist and pandered in every way he could to his audience with the obvious shared belief in the superiority of christianity over all other forms of religious expression. it was christian chest thumping at its worst. a speech in which mitt romney had nothing good to say about your religion if your religion isn't christian. >> the welcoming spirit of liberty is a tribute to the gracious christian example of your founder. jerry deserves the tribute he would have treasured most as a cheerful confident champion for christ. he explained by pointing to me and then himself, he said christ died between two thieves. young christians were drawn to such a university in ever great numbers. here you are. christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or the timid. it demands and creates heroic souls like wesley, will ber force and john paul ii and billy graham. each showed the relentless and powerful influence of the message of jesus christ. someone observed th

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ok, let's go to item eight. -- a. this is for. [no audio] this is right. thank you. if i hear no objection from the board, i would like to take this out of order, a special order of business for services of the district superintendent. [no audio] to serve as superintendent of schools, providing for a three- year term. >> thank carlos garcia for his outstanding leadership. the members appreciate it throughout the time they have been here, and we have to say that we are very pleased that richard will be the next superintendent because we have seen it, our members have seen his commitment in vision and implementation of the strategic plan, the value than those contained, and we have seen him operate on those values, and we are glad he is brought in as the next superintendent. commissioner: superintended garcia, we wish you well in your next journey, and we appreciate your keeping the outstanding leadership by appointing richard as the next

allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all a. i will call roll call now. [roll call] vice president marshall. >> he is in route. [roll call] also this evening we have the chief of police and the director of occ. >> welcome to the wednesday may 2, 2012 san francisco police commission meeting, and tonight we have a special meeting. we have our newest commissioner sworn in yesterday. let me introduce you to the former district attorney. shi'a join in -- she joins the attorney general, where she works as assistant to attorney general harris. she is a product of our public schools. gooshe has been very active, soi am going to introduce the commissioner and let her tell you more about herself. >> thank you. i think he told you highlights. that was an excellent presentation of the highlights of my career, but mostly i am honored that the board approved me for this position. i had the good fortune to work with the police department and all the public safety officers, so i am very happy to

retrospective of this bouillon cubist would be complete without mentioning his masterpiece "one nation under god" which depicts jesus presenting america the constitution he just wrote. (laughter) and founding father jesus is surrounded by other great americans. george washington. ababraham lincoln. ronald reagan. it's like where's waldo only what you're searching for is the smallest hint of subtlety. (laughter) now, folks, here's a treat. here's a real treat. if you go to mcnaughton's web site you can scroll over the figures in the painting for explanations of every symbolic person. like the liberal news reporter. satan. and mr. hollywood. (laughter) although you can't really blame mr. hollywood for immersing himself in the liberal entertainment industry. i mean, with that name, what other profession could he go into? (laughter) (cheers and applause) hand in hand. but, folks, you don't have to take it from me that this is important ground-breaking art. take it from the number one john mcnaughton fan, john mcnaughton. >> this painting is going to change america. it's going to make people think ab

and may the spirit of the true and living god fall fresh on this national consultation, god. may emerge even more united, more reformed equipped and renewed engaged in battle, like voting rights protection we thought were won years ago. help us not to grow weary in doing well, for you called us to stand courageously and boldly in the gap for those written out of the american dream and it is our commitment to write them back in. may the character and love of christ define all that we do above all else. this is our prayer today, for our speakers, for our chairman of the congressional black caucus, our pastor of congress and all of those who will address us this day, we praise you an we give you all the glory that is due your awesome, your matchless name, your mighty name, and we thank you, we thank you, we thank you, god. we can't thank you enough, god for all that you have done in jesus mighty name. amen >> thank you, dr. skinner. i will ask if you do just a shortened selection now for us, something that you choose and then our president, president, the reverend w. franklyn ri

but, from the beginning, this nation has rested in god, not man. [applause] religious liberty is the first freedom in our constitution. whether the causes justice for the persecuted, compassion for the needy, or mercy for the child waiting to be born, there is no greater force for good in the nation than christian conscience in action. [applause] religious freedom opens the door for americans that is close to many others. whether we walked through that door and what we do with our lives after is up to us. someone once observed that the great drama of christianity is not a crowd shot following the movements of collectives or nations. the drama is always personnel. individual. unfolding in one's own life. we are not alone in sensing this. men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life. i can tell you this much, all that you have heard here at liberty university about trusting in god and in his purpose for each of us makes for more than a good sermon. it makes for a good life.