we just didn't. >> reporter: and the jeffries-meyers family is not alone.ccording to the national study of youth and religion, fewer than one-fourth of 18-to-23-year-olds think it's important to marry someone in the same faith. and even the clergy has accepted that in america today interfaith marriages are an increasing reality. >> the days are gone when you go to school with only a jewish community, only a catholic community. to say you can't talk to this one, you can't see this one, you can't get involved in this one -- that isn't real. it just isn't a reality at all in their life. >> reporter: what bridget and paul have in their favor is that they are deeply aware of the problems they are facing and will continue to face, and of the joys. for "religion & ethics newsweekly," i'm betty rollin in lake geneva, wisconsin. >>> finally, celebrations this week for what would have been the 100th birthday of mother teresa. crowds gathered in india at a mass to honor the late nun who cared for the country's destitute. mother teresa died in 1997. the roman catholic

. >> susie: joining us now to talk more about all this, art hogan, chief market strategist with jeffries and company. hi, susie. >> let's pick up on what he just reported. a one in three chance of a recession. is that what was behind today's market sell-off? >> heuer is. i think that the soft patch in the economic data stream we have seen in may and june and into some of the july numbers has really got investors concerned that there is a credible possibility of a double dip and that is what the market is trying to price n the credible possibility that the economy slows down to the point we go in reverse and have a double dip recession. something we haven't seen since the early '80sment i don't think it is a one in three chance. i think it is much more like 15 or 20% chance. and i think what we're really in is a new normal of slower growth in the economies that's going to be bumpy. it is going to improve but it's going to be slow. and that will not help job creation. >> susie: we are definitely seeing this as you look at corporate balance sheets most of the fortune 500 companies have put

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jeffry. i completely agree with him. it is sad to me personally, i find there is no fear mongering or any sort of that whatsoever if you look at basic context of what is going on in our government, it is clear that liberals are trying to steer us in a different direction to have bigger government and have more control of personal things that we should control ourselves. i think it's just obvious. mr. jeffrey, you hit the nail on the head and i'm going out to get this book. i want you to talk about your seven ways that liberals are trying to take over private citizens' hot concept spread your money, your ideas, all the different things -- thought concepts. your money, your ideas, all the different things -- host: all right, we will leave at year. -- leave it there. can you talk about all seven ways? guest: retirement, socials occurred, obamacare, property, property rights, freedom of speech, the right to life and whether you live or die, and the seventh is freedom of conscience. host: two political issues that are for for

on many occasions about the transition there. -- and i hope i have done that for ambassador jim jeffriesleaves tonight. it has not been easy to put the government together. we have tried to be very helpful and will continue to be helpful, because iraq does need a government. in the meantime, we work very hard with our military colleagues to make this year a year of transition from military-led operations to civilian-led operations. çóthere have been numerous security challenges that continue to exist. i am sure you all saw the horrific news this morning at the suicide bombing in front of a military installation where people were killed. several -- i have often said it oftet offers no instant gratification, but i do believe there is real progress there. as we speak, major oil companies are beginning to put drill bits in the ground. iraq, i think, will emerge as one of the major oil producers of the world. i think that part of the picture is really coming into focus, and i think the iraqis are really making some progress. having done what i could do with my team, in terms of making it bett

ambassador jim jeffries is arriving as we speak. the foreign service has embraced the monumental challenge of this transition, but also the transition of iraq were broadly, and of the u.s. relationship to iraq. i'm proud of all the foreign service officers who have gone. people do not bring their families. instead of living with your wife and children, you live with a roommate. you have it filled the form to make sure that the roommate does not drink, smoke, or put to bed too late, or wake up too early. it is quite an expense. you also experienced the thrill of getting a duck and cover al arm. we have come off of several weeks in which we had rocket fire nearly every day on the green zone. the new people leap out of bed and hide under them. the old people keep going. if you're there for only a couple more days, you also begin to leave from your bed, and jump into your bed. it has been an experience to live there, to be sure. i really do believe if you look at where we have been there, and where we're going, that is definitely going

ambassador jim jeffries is probably a riding as we speak. i think it is a place where the foreign service has embraced the monumental challenge of the civilian-military transition, and also the transition of iraq or broadly and the transition of the u.s. relationship in iraq and i am very proud of all foreign service officers who ha gone there. as you know, people do not go with their families. instead of living with one's wife and children, you live with a roommate. you fill out forto make sure the room made does not smoke or does not party late or does not wake up too early or too late. it is quite an experience. and you also experience the thrill of getting the so-called duck and cover all our at certain periods -- in fact, we just came off of several weeks in which we have a rocket fired just about every day on the green zone. so you get this stuff in cover, the new people leap out of bed and hide in the bed, and the old people just keep on going. and if you were there for a couple more days, you continue to do that. it ian experience to

ambassador jim jeffries is probably a riding as we speak.ce where the foreign service has embraced the monumental challenge of the civilian-military transition, and also the transition of iraq or broadly and the transition of the u.s. relationship in iraq and i am very proud of all foreign service officers who have gone there. as you know, people do not go with their families. instead of living with one's wife and children, you live with a roommate. you fill out form to make sure the room made does not smoke or does not party late or does not wake up too early or too late. it is quite an experience. and you also experience the thrill of getting the so-called duck and cover all our at certain periods -- in fact, we just came off of several weeks in which we have a rocket fired just about every day on the green zone. so you get this stuff in cover, the new people leap out of bed and hide in the bed, and the old people just keep on going. and if you were there for a couple more days, you continue to do that. it is an experience to live the ther

do you expect there is a great deal of goodwill and feelings toward jim jeffries that he will be more effective in negotiating a new government? what are you feeling from that? >> we have been very fortunate to years to have a number of distinguished statesmen as ambassadors in baghdad. each has confronted a different set of challenges. different ambassadors have worked effectively to address the challenges. and is hard to say to compare these administrators -- these ambassadors, they are all distinguished as diplomats. they have all engaged effectively with the government in baghdad. krystle was an ambassador as working through our relationship with iraq. -- chris hill was ambassador as we worked through our relationship. ryan crocker was there when we were still executing a largely military strategy. each of those conditions were different. the interest in the united states during a particular stage in our involvement in iraq was different. but jim jeffreys we hope he will succeed just as chris hill did. >> do you expect him to be effective in negotiating with the government? >> yes