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. >> tim o'brien, kim lawton. many thanks. >>> also this week the supreme court refused to hear an appeal in a case involving christmas carol and other songs in holiday school concerts.7ç the third circuit ruled against such music saying included it amounted to government endorsement of religion. but since the supreme court refused to hear the case, the prohibition stance in new jersey and pennsylvania. >> a chinese dissident currently in prison for diversion has won this year's peace prize. lui xiaobo was honored for his actions in his country. chinese authorities denounced the award. >>> meanwhile, the vatican voiced concerns over a nobel prize announced this week. on monday british scientist edwards was awarded the nobel prize for medicine for developing invitro fertilization. since then the technique permitted the birth of approximately 4 million babies. but the roman-catholic church opposes the procedure. a vatican official called edwards' work unethical because it involves the destruction of human embryos. >

. >> tim o'brien, kim lawton. many thanks. >>> also this week the supreme court refused to hear an appeal in a case involving christmas carol and other songs in holiday school concerts.7ç the third circuit ruled against such music saying included it amounted to government endorsement of religion. but since the supreme court refused to hear the case, the prohibition stance in new jersey and pennsylvania. >> a chinese dissident currently in prison for diversion has won this year's peace prize. lui xiaobo was honored for his actions in his country. chinese authorities denounced the award. >>> meanwhile, the vatican voiced concerns over a nobel prize announced this week. on monday british scientist edwards was awarded the nobel prize for medici for developing invitro fertilization. since then the technique permitted the birth of approximately 4 million babies. but the roman-catholic church opposes the procedure. a vatican official called edwards' work unethical because it involves the destruction of human embryos. >>>

two weeks ago kim lawton reported on how the tea party movement is rallying religious conservatives a trend that's expected to help the republicans tuesday. this week kim reports on the democrats and questions that are being raised about whether they eligious outreach. >> reporter: in southern virginia's fifth district, democratic congressman tom perriello is in a tight race for reelection. on this day the roman catholic candidate is in lynchburg, helping deliver food with meals on wheels. it's part of his volunteer tithing initiative, in which perriello and his campaign staff give 10% of their time to local charities. >> tithing in my faith tradition is about giving 10% of what you have, and the most precious commodity we have on the campaign is our time. it reminds us why we are doing this in the first place, and we always leave a little more inspired and fired up than when we went in, and i think that's an important part of keeping the focus on serving the people and not the political games. >> reporter: perriello has been speaking a lot about his faith on the campaign trail, visit