into the mogel time in india this come from hindu and western cultures brought together. when the mogels came from persia to north india they saw the story telling and thought it was a beautiful art form. they were not engaged with the story but saw the beauty in the footwork and hand movement. they brought the dancers into their courts. they were a form of entertainment. so, i want you to put your imagination caps on. we will go from the forest into a beautiful mogel palace. there are velvet carpets and peacocks walking around. there are beautiful paintings and everyone all of you, the audience have come to enjoy the court and the king sits on his thrown in the corner twirling his mustache and he called for his dancers and they come to the room. you are here to be entertained by them. this is called taught. taught is a highly stylized tuning of the mind and body together. you will see very fast turns ending in sharp stances and things with our eyes and eye brows and our neck, our hands. and you will also hear a language, which you might have heard. this is the language o

yes. >> i thought the 1, 2, 3, 4 pattern. >> good. >> that's counting in hindu. you know how to count to 4. see. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> pause. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. pause. >> that's a rhythmic pattern that repeats itself 3 times about did you know we are doing multicasion and dividing up here? you didn't. so, this music we are dancing on is rhythmicly complicated the underline rhythmic does not go in a straight line. it goes if a cycle beginning on 1 and ending on 1. we are dancing on a 16 beat cycle. you can count to 16. why don't you keep the cycle and we will put a high on top of that. count with one and you can clap. 13, 14, 15, 16, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. did you know what you just did? >> you divided 16 into 3 equal parts. i bet you didn't think that was possible i know a physicist that didn't think it was possible. we are rocket scientists. half of you count 16, half do the t high. you can do it. first you try the 16. don't do the t hi

jews have said similar thing, a hindu divinity and incorrespond natured in earth. you can find hindu temples that will have christmas eve devoted to jesus. >> you know about the doctrine of the virgin birth. >> yes, i do. >> that means that mary conceived independently of any male traditionally instrumentality. how many non-christians believe in the virgin birth? >> you're really quizzing me today, aren't you. >> this is all in your book. >> it's about half, it's about half, that's right. >> what do you make of that? non-christians, half of them believe in the virgin birth? >> well, what i make of it is that a lot of non-christians are a lot of orthodox than non-christians are. interesting. hindus are going to say things much more orthodox in many things than, you know, i tearians were, or for that matter a liberal congregationist church. >> jesus' image is adaptable. you speak in your book about mr. rogers, jesus, the humanitarian jesus, the gentle jesus, is that right? >> that's right. >> and you see that as a reaction to the calvinism which was cold and preached

dancers show the hindu aspect of the dance by using the positions of our hands we will show you we are decorating the stage and make a water picture and cleaning the stage with the water. plucking flowers and decorating the stage with the petals of the flowers. we will awaken the 5 senses through the blowing of a conch shell. we will demonstrate the 3 duty, creator, producer and the destroyer in order to make way for new creation. [music] [applause] good morning. afternoon, actually. so, as you can see this is an elaborate dance form and has many hand movements which have a specific meaning. in the piece we are about to show you and share with you we will actually pi lly teach you d movements. this means to tell a story. in old times they would travel and tell the stores about the events of the timeses. i need you all to stand up to learn these. excellent. take a stretch. lift our arms up high to the sky. we will start by creating trees. we will turn our arms into tree branches. our finger tips into leaves and we will sway in the breeze. when the wind picks up we will sway faster. we w

the enemy is muslim, christian, atheist, hindu, jew. he is our collective face, our evolution, the devolution, the ripening of long injustices. thank you. the next poet is michael palmer. >> what of that wolf hound at full stride. what of the woman that serves as fairl guide and witness to the snowy hive? what of the singer robed in red and frozen at mid-song? and the stone, its brokenness, or the voice oft seen that says note the dragon seen but asking no questions of flight, no questions of irridescence, what of that century, did you see it pass? what of that wolf hound at your back? and then a poem that is for mahmud darlish called the dream of narcissus. the dream of narcissus, that there would be a silence loud as time. the dream of the writer that there could be a silence loud as time, the dream of time that rest might come, the dream of rest, that unrest might arise. the dream of the palm, the pilgrims would enter the village. the dream of the village, that they depart with their palms and the house dreaming of his leveling and t

the hindu of some of the nicest people you'll ever meet.'m not trying to push people down and see them as second class because they're not as my faith. when we're electing a president, we're looking at their values and leadership values and their faith as well. >> you're going to be speaking at washington national park. give us the most important message you want the folks to leave with. >> i think it that god is on your side. he's a good god. you may have made mistakes, you may have some big obstacles but you can still become who god has created to you be. let go of yesterday, let today be a new beginning and be the best that you can and you'll get to where god wants you to be. >> thanks very much for coming into the situation room. >> my pleasure, wolf. thank you. >> we're also learning more about mitt romney by taking a closer look at his mormon faith including his days as a bishop inside the church. we'll hear from people who turned to him for advice. and an lawmaker kept out of afghanistan by the president of afghanistan. i'll ask why

they also invest in their spirituality, and in their god shiva, the hindu god of destruction and rebirth. by selling farm waste, their modest situation improved enough for them to build a temple for shiva. others want to join them. this mountain of farm waste doesn't belong to the plant but rather to a middle man. what was once worthless now has a market value. increasingly, people are moving away from coal and employing farm waste as fuel. >> it is good for the farmers. more competition means better prices. when someone makes me an offer in rupees, someone else might come along and offer double. as a farmer, i sell to the buyer offering the best price. >> i was purchasing the material about 600 rupees per ton. now i am pay 2100, 2200 per ton. so the prices have increased more then 3 folds and that is because of the competition even though competitors might offer higher prices, farmers will still supply the plant. plant owners want to generate power using biomass, and the farmers want to offer them a reliable supply. this will be a long term revenue source for them. and this has increase

and we also have some that are working in buddhist communities, hindu, and others. >> reporter: maureenaniels, herself a former parish nurse, now trains nurses to work in faith communities, looking after the whole person. >> we're not just our heart or our liver or our kidneys, you know. we have -- there's the person that's there, and part of being a person is that whole dimension of spirit that makes us who we are. and you can't break it down into pieces the way we've been doing, you know. it really needs to be, you know, who is this whole person? what is their life about? >> come in, susan. have a seat. >> reporter: donna smith-pupillo coordinates a network of parish nurses in and around st. louis. some work mostly with the poor and uninsured or with young families. but they all share the same sense of purpose. >> parish nursing is about the intentional care of the spirit and bringing back in for all of us a sense of wholeness that embraces both the mind, the body, and the spirit and that it's doable for almost all congregations, synagogues, and mosques. it is doable for almost all co

is the world's most populous muslim nation, but certainly there are a vast number of christians, hindus and buddhists as well. in the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of intolerant acts against religious minorities -- christians in particular. i think if we do not see any recognition of that from the prime minister, he may well be criticized in indonesia. the other thing i think human- rights group and people in the will bee of papua looking keenly to see whether he makes any mention of them in his speech. there has spent all low-level war for independence there for many decades and i think they will be looking to see if there is any mention of that in the speech. >> we are waiting for the british prime minister david cameron. looks like there is some movement. is he coming into the room? we hope you can say. -- can see. we believe he is being introduced. a round of applause there. this is part of his trade mission in the region. i think she is just introduced there. there is a round of applause . i think we are expected to see him any minute now. as our correspo

to pay respect to a hindu goddess, residents light torches and then just throw them at each other. why not? followers believe the act honors the godess who fought off demons, according to mythology. after that, burns are treated with holy water, and, amazingly -- i don't know if i believe this -- but participants say no one has ever been seriously injured in this ceremony, which is hard to believe. >> it's holy water. >> during the ceremony, throwing, you know, torches at other people. i don't know. >> the crowd was right there too. no one obviously cared. >>> it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day on nbc. in washington, opening statements are expected to begin in the retrial of retired baseball pitching legend roger clemens. clemens is accused of perjury after denying he took performance-enhancing drugs while under oath before congress. >>> thousands of cities across the country and around the world are taking part in the second annual world book night where 2.5 million books will be donated to a variety of locations, including milit

. >> liftoff for the indian missile, named after the indian -- after the hindu god of fire. india can now launch a nuclear strike anywhere except the americans. >> the successful launch -- >> the prime minister hailing a national triumph. >> a game-changer missile which brings in the get into the big boys club. >> indian television channels have been celebrating the successful test, complete with alarming graphics showing missiles landing in unidentified cities. >> india hopes it is a weapon of peace, not war. >> mercifully, the missile is targeted at china, it's growing regional rival. india says the policy is about deterrence, but it needs to show it is possible. >> it is a technology demonstration. if we did not have a missile of this ability, the may 1988 indicia -- initiative would remain incomplete. >> but china is playing down india's missile tests. the ford spokesman says the countries should be partners, not competitors. it is only days since north korea tried and failed to test its own missile, provoking criticism in the west. the u.s. and its allies will not prote

white, brown, yellow, black, christian, jewish, muslim, buddhist, hindu, sikh. we have all entitled to the protections of our laws and to the protection of law enforcement. and we, minorities, are harmed by these kinds of practices. we feel less safe and we are less safe. as a result of characteristics about ourselves that we are powerless to change. it is not being an adherent to any religion that makes them a threat to security. it is not being any particular color that makes someone a threat to security. it is hateful, harmful unjust actions of individuals that are threats to security. communities do not bear collective responsibility for the wrongdoing of any one person. if i could assign a different religious label to every terrorist who has ever lived, i would. i disavow them, their beliefs, their values, their means, and their ends. i have felt anger, sadness and disappointment. but those feelings make me want to build a better future. not tear anyone's present down. and that is why i'm a student of the law. that is why i'm the outreach chair of the musli

there are also a handful of muslim, jewish and hindu chaplains. jason torpy, an iraq veteran, wants to know why the much larger group of atheists or humanists, estimated to be about 40,000 soldiers, don't have their own chaplain. >> they have trainings for the jewish perspective and the eastern orthodox perspective and the christian science perspective even though, you know, our group -- even just the atheists, not even the general nontheists, you know -- even though we dwarf their numbers. >> torpy is a graduate of west point. he was a captain in the first armored division and is now the president of the military association oftheists anfree thinkers. >> if i'm atheist or humanist, where's that support for us? the same reason that a christian will benefit from that and a muslim will benefit from that and be a better soldier if they're affirmed, and they can grow in their values, and they can plug into their community. we will benefit from that as well, but we can't right now because the chaplains either are ignorant of or hostile to nontheistic b

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southern india gathering to lunge fiery torches at one another, playing respect to a hindu goddess.sts for 15 minutes. burns sustained during the tradition sprayed with holy water. people in southern injury say the ritual has never resulted in death or serious injury. i don't think i believe that whatsoever. this, of course, not even in the top two or three bizarre things in history. here it is, everything we just showed you is an elaborate setup so we can show you this again. watch it again for the first time. it's india baby tossing. this is another ritual. they say it heals, the baby a lifetime of health and happiness. let's get just one more. can we get another baby drop? the babies they say are never harmed in this ritual. an amazing thing. i could watch that all day. >>> still ahead, your fiery tweets and texts are just ahead. and "morning joe" just moments away. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but

of course, you know, the buddhists and the hindus and the new agers and the ramthaites and religious studies professors, and it went on and on and on. but, the guy- i talked to him for quite a bit longer than that afterwards, and you know, he just truly believes that if you don't see christianity, if you don't believe those fundamentals- in other words, doctrine interpreting myth- if you don't believe that, then you're going to hell. and finally, as we're leaving, the guy grabs my arm and he says, "john, john, i love you, but you've got to accept jesus, you've got to do it!" he's getting tears in his eyes- he's so afraid that i'm going to walk out of his building and not get it. and he follows me up on it with books, you know, religious tracks and tapes he'll send me of sermons, and he's even on email. you know, we've got our fundamentalists out there- well, they'd be the first, you know, to use the technology. but he's keeping track of me- you know, he wants to make sure if i'm up on my reading and i get it, because he's so afraid that anybody that isn't inside that circle, they're

they still have persecution of muslims, and they have radical hindus. they have big problems. by and large, india is a success story looking at some of the other countries, and it's important because of the muslim minority. >> china? >> very different problem. officially an atheist state. no religion is invited to flourish in china except as part of the bureaucratic understanding of the state. it's a top-down status understanding. socialist, communism, whatever you will, and there's an official communist party. the most important thing to understand about china is that the communist party allows capitalists to be part of it, but not religious believers. what does that tell you? it tells you, first of all, that it's a very practical strain of communism. communism, by definition, is anti-capitalist, but in the 1980s, the chinese decided that they wanted to develop economic enterprise within their country, and so they said, you know, to get rich is glorious. well, this tells you that if they were to make this kind of decision about religion, that they could make enormous changes,

the rocket is named after the hindu god of fire.s 50 tons action three-stage rocket and can hit the chinese capital city of beijing and someplaces in europe with a nuclear war led and puts india in the club of nations that can build nuclear missiles. but there is hardly any international blow back from india's new weapon. the chief fox correspondent is with us. this is certainly a game changer for the indian military. >>jonathan: and the range of the rocket that makes the difference. india has been a nuclear power for many years but with this rocket they can fire east and hit the chinese cities you talk about, beijing and shanghai, for instance. and they can aim west and hit iran and that is why the indian scientists are so excited about this. listen. >> the military capability is very important. so it is a very important step in terms of strengthening strategy. all defense can quickly become offense and that is the concern to there is any. >>shepard: even the chinese are not too terribly concerned. >>jonathan: the official reaction

. >> people think bin laden is hiding in the hindu kush. >> he had already sent navy s.e.a.l.s to pakistan to take him out. a terrorist tried to blow up a bomb in times square. intelligence officials are on the lookout for a threat to mark the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. we talk to john brennan, thanks for coming in. >> good morning, george. >> security is beefed up, pernlspernl especially at airports. >> we're especially vigilant. at this time, we don't see active plots under way. we are maintaining guard. we're following every lead. there are always reports about al qaeda trying to penetrate our defenses. at this point, the counterterrorism professionals are doing their jobs here and abroad. >> the office of homeland security said this week that they believe that the al qaeda affiliate in yemen is looking to try to attack airports. >> we're focusing on them. they've tried to integrate an ied into a printer cartridge. they're continuing to try to carry out an attack against u.s. persons and against the homeland. we're working closely with your yemeni partners. >> are they stil

. >> if he's not a christian, say someone is a muslim, someone is a hindu or someone's jewish, do you not a christian be president of the united states. >> i wouldn't have a problem with it because i love all people. i think in the united states it would be a, you know, maybe a long time before we would elect somebody, maybe a muslim or a hindu or something just because i think it's still 90% of us are christians, but you know, i've spent a lot of time in india with my father and they're some of the nicest people you'll meet. i'm not saying they're second class because they're not of my faith, i look at their values and their leadership ability and their faith is a big part as well. >> those who listen to you, there's a line that you've said that resonates with a lot of folks. god doesn't want us to be broke. >> yea. >> what do you mean by that? >> i believe that we're not supposed to be -- growing up, was there a part of christianity that says you've got to be poor and defeated to show that you're humble and you're supposed to suffer. i don't see god like that. i think we're supposed

it's named after the hindu god of fire. >> shepard: it's a 50-ton three stage rocket that puts indiaons with the power to develop and build long range ballistic missiles. in contrast with north korea's recent failed missile test, there is hardly any international blow back over india's new weapon. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt has the news. indian military officials seem, i don't know, pretty fired up about this development. >> yeah. they see it as a huge technical achievement and a big step on the path toward becoming a major world power. they are also quick to point out that this is not supposed to demonstrate any offensive power. but merely to act as a deterrent. what it is about here is the range of this missile. they have had nukes for quite some time. now they can aim those nuclear warheads or will be in a couple of years east towards china and west toward iran. that is the key for the indians here, shep. >> shepard: most interesting in all of this is nobody seems to care. >> very interesting. the u.s. officials say this is very different because india is a s

president obama was enjoying jokes about osama bin laden -- >> people think bin laden is hiding in the hindu kush. did you know that every day if 4:00 to 5:00, he hosts a show on c-span? >> he had already sent navy s.e.a.l.s to pakistan to take out the al qaeda leader. it was two years ago that we learned that a terrorist tried to blow up a bomb in times square. intelligence officials are on the lookout for a threat to mark the anniversary of osama bin laden's death. for the latest on that threat, the chief counterterrorism adviser to the president, john brennan. >> good morning, george. >> we know that al qaeda pays attention to anniversaries. security is beefed up, especially at airports. is there a threat? >> we're especially vigilant. at a time that marx the one-year anniversary of osama bin laden's death, we're especially vigilant. at this time, we don't see active plots under way. we are maintaining guard. we're following every lead. there are always reports about al qaeda trying to penetrate our defenses. at this point, the counterterrorism professionals are doing their jobs here and