. >> plus, as the holy month of ramadan begins, reciting the entire koran by heart, more than 6,000 verses. >>> major funding for "religion & ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation, dedicated to its founders and christian religion, community development and education. additional funding provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and group retirement product. that's why we're your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter. the jane henson foundation and corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. religious groups are among those expressing sorrow and outrage over the shooting massacre at a colorado movie theater on friday. president obama called for a day of prayer and reflection for the victims and their families. in other news, as the international community continued to wrestle over a response to the growing violence in syria, religious leaders intensified their calls for more humanitarian aid and an end to the crisis. a catholic archbisho

teaching girls to the koran by maybe the ages of 6 to 12.gely beneficial for the girls, because they're ability to distinguish the difference between what the koran says and what the culture is saying to them, the messages they're getting. oftentime they're confused by. all the girl in the school are getting a secular caddie indication, studying all the norm at subjects that girls do hoo, and she wants them to go out and get degrees, jobs and live public lives. she's using the koran to teach them it's within their rights as a muslim woman to do that. >> tell us what has happened since you shot this documentary. i understand this was something that was featured before the uprising in syria began. >> we did finish shooting the documentary in november 2010 before the uprising began. houda and her family are safe. they're not in the country currently. i did speak to her daughter today, she's not in syria, but is in touch with people who are. everybody in her family are safe. the girls in the mosque are safe, but they're in a terrible position. t

, a state within the state, a government within the government, a muslim city, a city ruled by the koran, end of quote. and perhaps many americans see immigration as something which is inherently good for our country. since i know it contributed in the past so much to the united states, but while most of the former immigrants to the united states came from europe, a continent with the same judeo-christian heritage and roots, europe contemporary immigrants do not share, do not share our common roots. on the contrary. the islamization of our society today in europe is undermining that same western judeo-christian values. and i'm not talking about the threat of terrorism of violence alone. there is also the phenomenon of non-violent jihad. europe's increasingly assertive islamic lobby has successfully pressured european politicians into implementing pro-islamic policies and adopting elements of islamic sharia law, and the numbers of people who organize their lives according to islamic requirements is growing. especially amongst younger people. let me give you a few numbers. among 15-year-ol

. >> i don't think the foundation for schools should be any religious institution, whether it's koranah, whenever, you know, i don't think that religion has any place in our schools what so ever. i know there are going going to be people angry at me for saying that but i don't think separate of church and state entails, and look, he was dead wrong to say the koran should be the basis for this. no religious should be the public for public school autos we've been talking about islamic infiltration of the west including the united states. the group to whom he's speaking islamic circle of north america associated with the muslim brotherhood which has groups operating in the united states. their purpose to undermine america from within, install sharia ask so on, here is a u.s. member of congress advocating this in our schools, your reaction? >> when i think of innovation i don't think of madrases. they might have been something different in 13th or 12th century but now they're memoirizing the koran and that is all they do. two thirds are in the studies this doesn't need to innovation, it l

muslim al sadiqquey, the imam presenting the president a koran in the white house shortly after 9/11. next slide. this chap. he worked in the white house for most of 2001. he was the muslim gatekeeper and facilitated most of those photographs that you just saw there. he's currently on the board of directors of the american conservative union. the organization is bringing cpac here. past practice is any guide, he will appear here. he will maybe do as he did in washington in february lead the pledge of allegiance augarranged and orchestrated, i'm sorry to say by grover norquist for the purpose of promoting a man that i believe is if you take a look at part four of the course, musl muslimbrotherhoodinamerica.com that you'll have no illusion both by the virtue of the fact that his parents started three of the top muslim brotherhood organizations in the united states and he has been involved with them from that day to this, working on their agendas, working with their operatives and promoting, in other words, the cause of what he calls the uma to which he has pledged his life. now, ladies

ç >> a lot of people say i can justify according to the bible or koran.s cheating on somebody, you have a right. god tells it a certain way. it is, but be better -- we are human beings. we are given choice, right from wrong. i knew what was right. what i did, i can't justify it. she had a mother. she was somebody's daughter. she had a father. the worst part is, i have a daughter with my wife and she don't have a mother or a father for what i did. i live with that every day. >> born in pakistan, but raised in wyoming, bhutto told us his religion made him a victim as well. >> during my trial, it was after september 11th. so it was part of it. not one case like mine, anybody got a sentence like i did because i'm from pakistan. i believe in muslim. you know what i mean, i'm muslim. still, i'm a firm believer, whatever i have coming, nobody can stop it. nobody can benefit me or nobody can harm me without his permission. the way of the muslim i believe is when leaves fall from the tree, it doesn't fall without his will. so every day what i do, what i don't, it'

. >> my father came from a very poor family in the koran belt of turkey.ulled himself out and became a surgeon. deep down inside of me there's that craving to show him that i'm worthy, that i'm a man. >> reporter: diana sepulveda is one of the thousandsch people he helped. up until a year ago, her daily commute could have killed her. she could not climb thosz subway stairs without getting badly wind. >> i was born with a heart disease. >> reporter: and the nearly two packs of cigarettes a day sure didn't help. >> i spoke smoked for 38 years. >> reporter: you smoked for 38 years? >> 38 years. >> reporter: how much? >> almost two packs. >> reporter: even though you knew you had a heart murmur? >> yes. >> reporter: at 53, her failing health was ruining her life more and more every day. increasingly presence dit, diana found her way to the new york halls of columbus campus and dr. oz. >> i really didn't want anyone else. >> there is no good way. >> now, will i have to have this surgery done right away. >> you're going to have to pull the trigger on this. i wou

>> koran. >> the mere fact that a peace officer -- correct. >> the mere fact that that they suffer a conviction does not mean they are unfit for the job. >> you need to define the term, sir. we're talking about sheriff and officer. one makes policies, priorities, and one is the face of the organization. the standard for them is higher than anyone else in your organization. >> if the sheriff of the county suffered a criminal conviction, it it would be your opinion that they would be unfit to hold the office. >> absolutely. >> if that has ever happened, you could not understand the reason for it. >> i would not think it would be in the best interest of the county they serve. >> you yourself have never held elected office, am i right about that? >> i have not. >> you understand that sheriffs are constitutional officers. they are one of the five officers that are elected. >> that is correct. >> you believe in the democratic process, right? >> absolutely. i have been defending it for 47 years. >> one of the things you wrote in your declaration is if the sheriff does not hold themselves ac

might do to kill the son koran they comment too much my father will be me people have sacrificed risking their lives to put the truth for the generations to understand. that. we've got to be like us are we on the podcast i think it. was more like this you want to have that you can't we have not only would we. that's very hard to see nonviolence as distributional if there pleaded with you that we have elections and we don't have what it is of our people you don't listen then in law generation comes and says well i'll buy this tried nonviolence maybe we should try violence how do you bring people who were that we weighed the government as look if i did force people . there is. a bit. of a battle by when one speaks of genocide one chance of a wonder or darvell or allusion never speaks of the congo. or the united nations and is there be a conflict in the world since world war two. was a geological scandal because of the enormous mineral wealth that's in its soil the . conflict is based on who's going to control the resources of the congo that's really what's at stake we're talking about ten

muslim men in turkey have been circumcised, as part of the muslim identity, though it is not in the koran>> according to theology, a man can still be muslim without being circumcised. it is not compulsory, but it is a strong symbol of islam, just as it is it is imperial religion is more than just hold the scripture. tradition is just as important. >> even so, circumcision has fuelled heated debate even in turkey. last month's ruling has been slammed on internet forums, but some believe boys should be able to decide for themselves when they are older. a year ago, this therapist published a book on her research, which concluded the circumcision was outdated and unnecessary. it crossed a lot of controversy. >> healthy boys -- i wonder. if you believe in god, god creates human beings perfect. on the other hand, you are saying god made a mistake, so we have to correct it. >> but that is not how it is seen by much of turkish society. this waste collector in the system will save up for 12 years so his three sons could be circumcised. it won him the social recognition that is crucial living in a

. >> even though they have their bible or koran, whatever religious preference they are, they'll stillons in it. you'll find razor blades and dope stuffed in the bindings. everybody finds god in prison. if you're looking for him, this is where he's at. come on in. >> we've met some inmates that have seemed very devout, even as they grapple with the realities of their crime. ♪ >> it was in the middle of central california we heard the sounds of the muslim call to prayer emanating from a cell at kern valley state prison. cellmates jose garza and rehan ali bhutto explain to our crew how their religious practices aren't hindered by prison bars. >> at 5:00 we come up and do prayers. we begin our day like that. >> talk to me guys, why this cell is so different from the other cells you've been in. >> it's based on cleanness. we have to be clean. we keep ourselves clean and organized. islam is islam. in here or the street, it's the same. >> but bhutto and garza have more in common than religion. >> my sentence is life without a possibility of patrol. >> i'm charged with murder, first degree, s

at others, the koran. >> people are much different and could not bring this together. all the problems, all the fighting started because of this. >> with the taliban ruled afghanistan, they banned art and considered it to be unislamic. thousands of kilometers divide these exhibitions, but at times, afghanistan feels very close. on the right is the palace in kabul. on the left, the castle. the two have remarkable similarities. she has only no war in her country. she is 22, lives in kabul. an art student, she paints when words failed her. >> australia -- it has affected my thinking. i do better with the drawings, paintings. >> but does everything have to be politicized? he finds the taliban dull and makes sound collages. he wants to be a contemporary artist, not a political one. >> talking about war. we already suffered from everything. let's become united. let's have peace, and it has just become too much. everyone talks about the -- about that. that kind of art may be sells better. >> here in the garden, it is easy to forget the war for a while, but everyone knows a pe

nowhere in the koran it says that you can go for society like that. it's forbidden in islam. similarly, jihad can actually take the certain situations, but when you ask these voices, what is meant by jihad? they said the killing. who is that? pakistan security forces. but why? they are siding with those who want to harm us. it takes time to convince these people that this is not the real islam. islam means peace. it takes months and sometimes weeks and sometimes months to convince and transform the mind. particularly those who have gone through a lot. they were able to transform not only this boy, but this was just the beginning. we now have a place and very well in the society, the most difficult and challenging part for us even today is to be the acceptance of the community. they are back in their own communities. they had to build a better trust with the communities so far have been able to take back 79 boys back to the communities and have placed them well. they were working in different places. they are really productive. they have been productive citizens. >> it's a pow

been misinterpreted to transform them into jihadists and society attackers because nowhere in the koran does it is a you can go for suicide attack. it is forbidden in islam. it can take place in insurgent situations, but when you ask these boys, what is jihad? killing of the infidel. and who is the infidel? pakistan, security forces are n infidels. but why? because they are siding with those who want to harm us. it takes time to convince these people that this is not the real islam. islam means peace, and it takes months and sometimes like, you know, sometimes weeks and sometimes months to convince and to transform the mindset and particularly those who are going through a lot. so we were able to transform not only this boy, but this was just the beginning and of course, we now have placed them very well in the society. the most difficult and challenging part for us even today is to the acceptance of the community. the re-integration of these boys back in their own communities and we had to build a better trust with the communities to be accepted and thank god, we have been able to brin

been misinterpreted to transform them into jihadis, into societal attackers, because nowhere in the koran it says that society is, you can go for society like that. it's forbidden in islam. similarly, jihad can actually take place in certain situations but when you ask these boys, what is meant by jihad in this state? killing of the infidel, and who is the infidel? pakistan security forces are the infidels, but why? because they are siding with those who want to harm us. it takes time to convince these people that this is not the real islam. islam means peace. it takes months and sometimes weeks and sometimes months to convince and transform the mind-set, particularly those who have gone through a lot. we were able to transform not only this boy, but this was just the beginning. and of course we are now, have placed them very well in the society. the most difficult and challenging part for us even today is the acceptance of the community, the reintegration of these boys back in their own communities, and we had to build a better, i would say, trust with the communities so that they accept

islamised movements and mohamed morsi has reportedly called for a constitution that is based on the koran and sharia law in the case of egypt we're taking a piece of the board that was one of our pieces this is why it was one of the strongest american assets in the middle east and for many years we've removed that piece and brought in some people who i do not think will be friendly to us. in this video film last month and egyptian cleric rally support for the brotherhood's presidential candidate so that there can no. you know we are yet to hear that. ok that. said. the muslim brotherhood has many different factions many different elements they are a political organization but they also have ties to terrorism they're also directly intertwined with what's going on in syria according to the new york times cia officers secretly stationed in turkey are currently working with syria's muslim brotherhood to smuggle automatic rifles grenades and ammunition into the country it didn't work out enough to understand what. i mean you know it would be. like you know sort of have you been here. or you sh

the tapes also include a call from zimmerman to koran-burning pass pastor terry jones. >> i want to thank you for your prayers. >> reporter: asking jones to call off a rally at stanford in april, and instead, visit with him in prison. >> perhaps you can come and visit and pray with me. >> reporter: that meeting between jones and zimmerman never happened. and zimmerman is a free man on bail, but he is in hiding somewhere around stanford. diane. >> thanks so much, matt. >>> and in syria tonight what is being called the worst fighting yet near the capital city of damascus, just miles from the city's center. the first time president bashar assad's forces have taken aim at rebel forces in syria's capital. eyewitnesses say residents are fleeing with suitcases and foam mattresses. and the red cross has now officially classified the fighting as a civil war. >>> back here at home, the pressure is building on republican mitt romney to release more than two years of his tax returns. even members of his own party are saying this issue is building. but romney stood his ground and it's "your voice your