he tried to take over methodist united and was blocked. the digital search, the differences, itv, channel 5, lots of areas where you would be hard pressed to say that the murdochs and the murdoch businesses were getting a good deal in the labor government. >> as to what mr. keating was saying, wasn't he simply saying this. unless mr. murdoch, too, think you're a big, bad bastard, there is no point in thinking you can do a deal with him because he will think you are weak. but the way he operates is by implied deals, by nods and winks. isn't that the message mr. keating was trying to get across to you? >> i don't think so. i think he was saying what he says in that broader context that i've set out in the statement. but i certainly think that the rupert murdoch would have been -- might have been thinking that historically he had had failed businesses with the labor party, it looked like it was going to be labor government, historically they would not have gone after whatever it might have been, so my point was i was never witness to and don'

. >>> leaders of the united methodist church have voted against changing language in their church doctrine that calls homosexuality incompatible with christian teaching. meeting at their general conference, held every four years, church delegates from around the world also defeated an amendment that said united methodists could disagree over homosexuality and still live together as a church. >>> the vatican this week tightened its control over the umbrella group that represents many catholic charities around the world. caritas international has 164 members, including in the u.s., catholic charities and catholic relief services. under the new rules, a vatican office must approve the group's contracts with other nonprofits and foreign governments. top caritas officials must also take a loyalty oath to uphold the catholic faith. the changes me two weeks aer e vacan cracked down on the largest group of catholic nuns in the united states. >>> a new report from the pew research center shows very little support for al qaeda in the muslim countries it surveyed. according to the center's global att

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. >> since april 2011, bangles and beads have preyed upon the united methodist church in middle river. the church has served the community since 1773. today several windows have been smashed and stray breeze last in the process. >> they came in and shredded. >> some of the damage is so extensive, church members don't have the expertise to make repairs themselves. they will have to call professionals. >> the number being spent on repairs could have been spent on outreach activities. texted church provides food and shelter on a rotating basis with other churches. parishioners have a lot of theories on who is behind this and why. >> some of the neighbors here object to us having homeless men in here. we are trying to do the proper thing to help them out. >> a simple air conditioning unit for the office. >> members say for air conditioning units have been stolen and two others ready -- rendered useless. >> somebody has come by and cut the lines. they did not even steal the copper, they just maliciously came by and cut the line. >> please call 1, of stealing copper from an air-conditioner.

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the latest vandlism at orems unite methodist church took out 7 windows and the welcome sign. church members are digging into their pockets to make repairs. vandals bashed in 7, 6-foot windows. vandals hit back in april. the ac unit needs to be fixed and several month ago, the basement windows were targeted. new ones were put in but now there are holes. and a year ago, four ac units were taken from the building. and this morning, new security cameras will be installed to help keep a lookout. >> people are invited to the church but not to tear it up. >> people are going around and just, you know, seeing easy targets like a church that you don't have a lot of people here at night. >> the -- >> reporter: now church leaders tell us that the frequent damages make it difficult when it comes to insurance. multiple claims and the chance of getting dropped. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 6:32. concerns this morning about closing rec centers in baltimore. there was a protest last night at city hall where demonstrators say they are not happy about the city's 19 million dollar p

i am from the united methodist church in san francisco. i am from this city. you are a part of this city. all of us are part of the city of san francisco. it seems to me at times, we began with bringing not solutions, but divisions. when we bring division, it hurts. somebody in our city. that is exactly what has happened in regards to this sunday parking meter situation. i think supervisor cohen is right. you have not solved the problem. you just created more attention and perhaps, sometimes, even more serious problems. we find people on able to get things resolved. here we are, i would hope that we would be creative. it is time for us to not accept things as they are. things as they are just do not work sometimes. i want us to know that there is always the plight of people who are hurting in our city. they need assistance. rather than bring people and and bring resources, we have to go get resources. when it comes to the church, and especially in the black community, it is the soul of the community and the neighborhoods. we should be

i am from the united methodist church in san francisco. i am from this city. you are a part of this city. all of us are part of the city of san francisco. it seems to me at times, we began with bringing not solutions, but divisions. when we bring division, it hurts. somebody in our city. that is exactly what has happened in regards to this sunday parking meter situation. i think supervisor cohen is right. you have not solved the problem. you just created more attention and perhaps, sometimes, even more serious problems. we find people on able to get things resolved. here we are, i would hope that we would be

more vandalism at the orems united methodist church and now there's a move to protect thechurch. more. >> reporter: we have -- sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: we know a local business will dedicate four security cameras for the church. they are going up the 8:30. the latest vandalism took out 7 windows and the welcome sign. right now, church members are dipping into their pockets to make repairs on this church. vandals bashed in 7, six-foot windows and it's not the first time they hit the church. they hit in april and the ac unit has to be fixed. several months ago the basement windows were targeted and new one were put in and now there's holes there. four ac units were taken from the building and this morning new security cameras will be be installed to help keep a lookout. >> people are invited to the church but not to tear it up. >> people are going around and seeing easy targets like a church that you don't have a lot of people here at night. >> now church leaders tell us that the frequent damage is making it hard when it comes to insurance. multiple claims and the cha

senator, in which we talked about everything from what he had seen earlier in the day to the united methodist conference of the united methodist church in indiana. it was a wide-ranging discussion. that night, john and i ended up in the london sky bar. it wasn't quite something out of star wars, but i think the motorcade and all the sirens that have brought us into town, piqued the interest of the intelligence community that is centered in odessa. in ukraine, it they are only one of seven of eight nations that border the black sea. as we sat in the bar, every time i looked up at him at the smoky figure on the other side of the bar, he seemed to be looking at me. then there was a group of people at a table, and they started us asking questions. who are you? where you going? and the guy said there are no flights from here to london. and i remember john saying, well, we are actually going to albania for us. then it became apparent that maybe these folks were looking for information that we should not be discussing so much. but that is one of the elements that i shared with john shaw is he resear

the century-old walker community united methodist church was home to progressive groups including communities united against police brutality, minnesota democrat rights action committee, and the welfare rights committee. the church welcomed lgbt people and approved a statement last year embracing same-sex marriage. the cause of the fire remains unknown, but one official said it may been sparked by lightning. the church building was also the birthplace of kfai community radio, and the station's first home. the justice department is investigating allegations of widespread sexual abuse by male guards at a women's prison in alabama. the probe comes after the legal aid group equal justice initiative filed a complaint based on interviews with more than 50 women. the group found sexual assault and harassment had become a way of life for women prisoners who were routinely punished and often placed in segregation of the reported the abuse. one former prisoner said male guards had unrestricted access to showers and would follow women to the bathroom in the middle of the night. in peru, the government h

senator, in which we talked about everything from what he had seen earlier in the day to the united methodist conference of the united methodist church in indiana. it was a wide-ranging discussion. that night, john and i ended up in the london sky bar. it wasn't quite something out of star wars, but i think the motorcade and all the sirens that have brought us into town, piqued the interest of the intelligence community that is centered in odessa. in ukraine, it they are only one of seven of eight nations that border the black sea. as we sat in the bar, every time i looked up at him at the smoky figure on the other side of the bar, he seemed to be looking at me. then there was a group of people at a table, and they started us asking questions. who are you? where you going? and the guy said there are no flights from here to london. and i remember john saying, well, we are actually going to albania for us. then it became apparent that maybe these folks were looking for information that we should not be discussing so much. but that is one of the elements that i shared with john shaw is he resear

>> it was taught to me by my father who is a president of the united methodist school board in waco,exas, and in brian, texas. but in order to help people, you have to have something to help them with. to have something to help them with, you have to have people that can get jobs, keep jobs, progress and when you start raising taxes and borrowing money that you don't have, you put that burden on the future generations. you also put it on the, what are called the poor. >> indeed. and let's not forget putting the burden on the elderly who rely on meals on wheels. congressman joe barton, thank you so much for joining us today, sir. >> it's always fun. thank you. >> stay with us. the day's top lines are coming up. >> education is our future because schools is this nation's back bone. >> he defends women's rights. >> every day i come in contact with women. do i sometimes fantasize about their undergarments? sure. do i go -- when i see them? no. [ female announcer ] did you know the average person smiles more than 50 times a day? so brighten your smile a healthy way with listerine® whiteni

at first pastor neal tollboom of the united methodist church in moorstown, new jersey, believes fixingbe a relatively simple mission. >> steeple's been around for about 140 years. we hired a company to go up and take a look at the condition of the steeple. >> the work which is still in progress two weeks later begins november 3rd, 2011. it's about 1:30 in the afternoon when the worker's bucket becomes wedged against the steeple. they're stuck 122 feet in the air. church officials call the morristown fire department, who raise up their own ladder, but it's too short. next they try the neighboring town's ladder truck. >> second ladder was -- had maybe another 3 to 4 feet of reach above what the original ladder was because of our positioning and our angle, but it still wasn't close enough. >> the pressure is on. a crowd has gathered and word is out to the local new york city news media. a police helicopter arrives, but it's too dangerous for it to get close to the bucket. so rescue from above is out. and rescue from below is impossible. the firefighters really need a miracle. eventually t

remember the united methodist church refused to give up its ban on gay clergy had a big con conferencea lot of education that needs to be ton. >> you are doing great work berry lynn thank you so much. americans united au.org. we will be right back. >> this is the bill press show. [ kristal ] we're just taking a sample of all our different items in our festival of shrimp. the crab-stuffed shrimp are awesome! tequila lime tacos. [ man ] delicious! [ male announcer ] it's festival of shrimp! for $12.99 try any two shrimp creations like new barbeque glazed shrimp. offer ends soon. we're servers at red lobster. and we sea food differently. weeknights on current tv. ♪ >> on your radio and on current tv, this is the bill press show. >> president obama on the road again today. how about it? up in new york city with a very very busy schedule. he leaves the white house at 9:35 a.m. out to andrews and up to jfk and will helicopter into barnard college where he is giving the commencement address this afternoon at about 1:00 o'clock, taping an appearance on the view and he will have two campaign ev

we have the voting students, an alumnus and we have three bishops of the united methodist church on theso it turns over more or less every four years people have to be reaffirmed. there is a term limit of three, four year terms. that can there can be exceptions but by and large 42 is a good-sized. it's obviously has to not only govern the university but encourage others to be part of the university. c-span: go back to the first moment you thought about getting george w. bush to bring his library and his museum here to this campus. >> guest: the first time we set it in action, when he started running, but we didn't do anything at all until after the florida vote. after that vote, i walked into vice president for executive affairs the position i had in oklahoma and his name was tom berry. i said dr. very what do you know about a presidential library? he said i don't know anything about presidential library. i said wrong answer, you are going to become an expert so he had been to most of them. we put together a committee and started working toward it and it was a very tense, competitive si