you wrong i believe me we could find many many more talks news makes money by trying to incite islamophobia and racial and ethnic animosity and that's why fox news and sean hannity are tonight's tool time winners. now do you have a name pastor terry jones we interviewed this florida pastor when he first threatened to burn the koran on september eleventh of two thousand and ten and although jones never actually carried out the koran burning himself after receiving a phone call from secretary of defense robert gates this march he presided over a burning i follow church member and those actions carry severe backlash with protests in afghanistan that led to the deaths of eight un workers and if that didn't set off alarms for this pastor he's now decided to create conflict again this time he's planning a protest in front of one of the largest mosques in the us our he's christian for is there and has the story. there warren michigan is a summer of just about thirty miles southwest of detroit home of the original order motor company in fact i'm walking along forward road right now but here in the

it's time for tonight's tool time award and tonight it goes to a man who i'd say is the pain of islamophobia and no it's not terry jones he's just an idiot in fact it's frank gaffney a conspiracy theorist and founder of the center for security policy who's now come forward with a set of ridiculous claims but this time he's targeting the most well known member of the o.t. think back to when pastor terry jones oversaw the burning of the koran this march he went ahead with it even after canceling his plans the first time around after several members of the g.o.p. begged and pleaded with him to reconsider for sake of our wars abroad so after the warring really did take place we saw violent protests break out in the afghan city of mazar e sharif or u.n. workers lost their lives i one of the people who came out strongly against the book burning was general david petraeus and all that hateful intolerance extremely disrespectful and condemned it in the strongest manner possible and that seems like a logical response to a hateful action right now for a gapper he doesn't think so and back to normal pi

one of the findings is that since 9/11, there has been a steady rise of islamophobia. a number of muslims are afraid their mosques have been infiltrated by the fbi and the san francisco department is -- san francisco police department is working with the fbi. this creates mistrust. all sense of profiling creates mistrust. another finding is communities previously or currently targetted by surveillance and profiling, for example, the japanese-american and african- american communities draw parallels between their experience and the amemsa community. one simple recommendation is the board of supervisors and human rights commission work to enhance community relations with the amemsa community and advocate for policies that protect, promote and secure human-rights for amemsa people in san francisco. the second recommendation is that in addition to monthly reviews by rotating designated police commissioners, the review of requests and of authorizations for the initiation of investigation for pursuing 8 pursuing 8.10 be done by the entire commission on a quarterly basis. tha

some of the islamophobia that we've seen demonstrated in the last couple of years is a fight over religionnk we have dealt with it. >> we have a remarkable opportunity in this country. this is the first nation that brings people from the four corners of the earth from every conceivable ethnic racial religious national background to build together a country. we have an opportunity to be a city on a hill where the mosque, the synagogue, the church, the secular community works together -- in a world in which those communities are too often -- >> reverend sharpton? >> that happens more than it doesn't. we shouldn't forget when we talk about incivility now, just a few years ago there were children being bombed in a church, there were people being beaten throughout the south, you know, and we came together as a country and passed the laws that made it possible for mississippi to now have the most number of black elected officials of any state in the union so i think that, you know, we do overcome these things. we have to fight to overcome them and we must do that, but we shouldn't be too despair

durbin said he hoped his hearing would counter islamophobia in the u.s.cardinal theodore mccarrick, former archbishop of washington, was among those testifying. he said america should be an example for the rest of the world. >> as other countries wrestle with how to treat religious minorities, let them look to our nation, where we work to ensure that our muslim sisters and brothers are treated with dignity and that their religious identity and beliefs must be treated with respect. >>> we have a special report today on religion and social media. faith-based groups are finding new and creative ways to use online technologies. many say this is dramatically expanding the reach of their ministries. but what impact is it having on beliefs, practices, and religious authority structures? kim lawton takes a look. >>> on any given weekend, some 15,000 people worship with the evangelical northland church, but about a third othem never set foot in the building here in longwood, florida. they're worshipping online via the web and facebook and smartphones. >> we call o

state to ban or at least try to ban shari'a law despite it being a non issue so for keeping the islamophobia alive and well here in the us texas republican congressman leo berman is tonight's tool time winner. and now do you know the saying if you can't beat em join em well apparently the democrats are taking this motto to heart for the upcoming two thousand and twelve elections turns out democrats are forming organizations designed to accept campaign contributions from undisclosed donors and i'm to let you think on that for a minute. the democrats the liberals supposedly are setting up an infrastructure to accept anonymous campaign contributions does that ring a bell to anybody does that sound at all familiar to you that's because it's the exact same political tactic used by the republicans and the two thousand and ten election and if memory serves me correctly liberals were up in arms over this contentious on raising that it all thanks in part to supreme court passing citizens united people need to be aware of what's going on this is unprecedented saying you've got to you've got these fund

now coming out seems that another state has jumped on the islamophobia bandwagon i'll tell you how one state representative justify the needs of fans to realize it's night school time and while congress voted on the budget bill we can't help but wonder if the debate over the national debt is just the opening act for the upcoming trying to twelve election was a breakout issue on returns. let's not forget that we are in the far right right now. i think. the well. we have the global nuclear safety get ready for.

now as a report of last week pastor terry jones took his message of islamophobia gear born michigan how one of the largest muslim american populations in the u.s. and as some of the town prepare for his arrival anywhere i'm sure expect our case christine for is our was in dearborn for the event and she brings us all the details from the weekend. on the. it is a tale of two worlds or at least two hemispheres and you could say this is where they meet sixty years in the shade of the ford headquarters lies dearborn michigan it may be in the midwest. and it looks and sounds be much more like the middle east. because we're going to go with the largest muslim population not to mention the largest mosque in north america. on this day the mosque the islamic center of america is packed. it is awesome on people. it's respect. nearly a thousand people from every religion have gathered joining together for a common cause to stand against this man florida pastor terry jones i believe the koran strictly followed can and does lead to terrorist activities many many people believe that around america but

taking a break but still to come tonight a fox news host claims that that network never incite islamophobia we have the video to prove him wrong and nice to all time segments and this is the holy week for christians around the world but the main atheist invention kicks off in iowa and they're expecting a large crowds will speak what they sell from any president of american atheists about atheism here in america but if it's going to. give we the far right. we haven't got the guts to say so get ready because the freedom. hi guys welcome to showers tell me i'm going to show.

difference and i will also continue our coverage of koran burning pastor terry jones as he spreads islamophobia and dearborn michigan but despite his hateful message the pastor well what he says is protected under the first amendment but would this same message be applied if let's say a muslim were to speak out against christians now today is also earth day so we ask everyone to take care of the planet that we share and also look into those who work hard to protect nature all the risk of destroying their reputations we're talking eco terrorists and we want to know why these guys are given such a bad rap and you know we're fans of happy hours for joining us for a toast as we discuss some of the craziest stories making headlines this week like a criminal who got caught thanks to his all telling tattoos across his chest and we're saving all that fun for the end of the show but first let's move on to our top story. some days you wake up and think what is going on in this country let me give you have used is to stick from polls that came out today from the new york times and c.b.s. only fifty seven

we're taking a break but still a concert a fox news host claims that that network never inside islamophobia we have the video to prove him wrong it's nice tool time segments and this is the holy week for christians around the world but the main atheist mention kicks off in iowa and they're expecting a large crowds we'll speak with dave silverman president of american atheists about atheism here in america that in just a month. we are right. and. we have the. safe get ready because of the freedom. i guys.

break the conversation and i think the conversation has gotten worse in terms of perceptions of a islamophobia come sensitivity on these issues and i think the one thing i would advise those looking at the issues is to say the substance of the hearings is a discussion we should be having yet the tone and context has to be different and the question is how do we enlist and empower those already have our similar interests at heart even if they are not american agents or allies how to be in power than in ways created a powerful soviet the ultimate in the food and gatekeeper against al qaeda's physiology. >> that is a good transition to the next panel, but as we have in this one, the last word? >> we talked a lot in the intelligence community about how do we change the narrative and the perceptions in the muslim world so there's less attraction to al qaeda and jihad. we can't make policy we try to remain mute and that's our obligation. thank you. that's the obligation but i would like to buttonhole to talk about the subject. i feel that the air that we consistently make is to try to shape the deba

statements condemning anti-semitism, and farah wrote the official statement condemning islamophobia is how it was worded at the conference. and the night before the conference we decided to swap speeches. and so when the conference begins with the focus on hatred and muslims, i was sitting in the u.s. chair. and when they called on the united states i introduced myself, my name is hannah rosenthal, i'm the special envoy on global anti-semitism, and i want to condemn in the strongest words possible all that is going on that is increasing hatred of muslims. and then when the next session focused on the subject of anti-semitism, the same thing happened. and farah and spoke as the representative for engagement to muslim communities around the world, condemn in the strongest words possible, anti-semitism. the message was strong, and at these conferences there are a lot of statements written and spoken. and so when you do something different, it, it may catch attention, and it did. but there also was the message that in addition to the profound message we were saying, it mattered who said it