oz talking at rick warren's saddleback church.ave lost 60 pounds with this diet program -- >> i have 40 more to go, though. >> it's obviously working very well. it's called the daniel plan. you and the church have been doing this together. 15,000 people have signed up. they have shed a combined total of 250,000 pounds. how do you combine diet with prayer? >> it's funny how it started. first place, i never cared about how i looked. i didn't care how i looked. i was blessed with enormous energy, so i never paid attention. we baptize after every service. about a year ago, i was doing the baptism, and we do it the old fashioned way. i lift people under water and lift them out. on this day, i had 867 people to baptize. it took me about four hours. on about number 500 that i had lowered into the water and pulled up, i had a thought. it wasn't a very spiritual thought. it wasn't a pastor thought. man, we're all overweight. we're all fat. and then i thought, but i'm fat, and i can't expect other people to get in shape if i'm out of shape.

pastor rick warren is here. next. >>neil: four victims laid to rest today with a nationwide debate on how to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. the plan who brought us a purpose driven life trying to fad this sense of violence, pastor rick warren. very good do have you, pastor. a lot of folks have been doing a lot of that soul-searching, wondering where is the purpose in that? in all this violence? in all this bloodshed? little children and a shopping mall only a few days earlier and a theater a few months earlier, on and on. what do you say? >>guest: you are right. we have had seven major mass shootings since april and our nation is grieving from two sandy: hurricane sandy and sandy hook elementary school. time magazine called this the massacre of innocence and that is a term from the bible, 2,000 years ago the first christmas where king herrod killed all the babies under two, there are long term babies we have do feel with, four i know of, to stop this violence. first we have to deal with the short-te

. >> america's pastor rick warren joins me. >> people say i fell out of love. that's your choice. >> he talks religion, reason, and what america needs now. >> the good life isn't good enough. what you need is the better life. >> the election, the economy, same-sex marriage and more, to the issues that really matter. >> you know why we have to change the constitution? it was a flawed document. it was made by men. >> what does god mean to you? this is "piers morgan tonight." >> good evening, and happy holidays and welcome to a special "piers morgan tonight." joining me, one of the most influential speechtual leaders in the world, rick warren. we're going to talk about politics, sins, and much, much more. he's the author of "a purpose driven life." >> it's good to be here with you. >> what is the purpose of christmas? >> you know, the angels in the story the first christmas said three things. those three statements say the three purposes of christmas. they are celebration, salvation, and reconciliation. first thing the angels said was, i bring you good news of gre

with pastor rick warren. >>> plus, a change at the state department.s the benghazi report is finally released. we'll ask our sunday panel about the nomination of john kerry to replace hillary clinton. and, where the investigation of a terror attack that killed four americans goes now. and, our power player of the week, continues in holiday tradition, to show respect for veterans. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello, again from fox news in washington. at christmas, people who arnauty get coal in their stock and if the white house and congress don't make a deal in the next nine days to avoid the fiscal cliff we ring in the new year with big tax increases and spending cuts. here to talk about what is going to happen or two leading senators. john barrasso, chairman of the republican policy committee. and, from new york, democrat kent conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee. senators, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thanks for having me. >> chris: before heading to hawaii for christmas the president out a new, stripped-down

it's rick warren. tonight we're going to talk about faith, family, politics, sins, the questions of church and state and much, much more. pastor warren is the author of "a purpose driven life." welcome. >> good to be with you. >> what is the purpose of christmas. >> well, you know, the angels in the story of the first christmas said three things. and those three statements say the three purposes of christmas. they are celebration, salvation and reconciliation. the first thing the angels said was i bring you good news of great joy which shall be for all people. christmas isn't for christians. it says it's for all people. good news and great joy. it's a time to party. i love it that in the northern hemisphere that christmas comes in the darkest part of the year. you know, there's so much bad news in the world, we need good news. so the first purpose is celebration. i bring you good news of great joy. it's legitimate to have parties. then it says for unto you is born this day a savior who is christ the lor

rick warren's book first hit book shelves people were transformed by the message.cade later, the hard book was retooled and rereleased. it has taken people by a storm. i spoke to warren earlier and asked him why so mean people connected with the book's message. >> you know, uma. there are three fundmentam questions of life and intention and question of existence and why i am apply and does my life matter. those are yown versal questions. when the book came out 10 years ago. it ended up being red by 60 million merrence and in the last 10 years, i received a half million letters of people whose lives were changed by it . today, i get several hundred a day. >> i know what you are hoping for is to reach a new audience and younger generation of readers who may be affected by this message and perhaps their lives will be transformed as well. >> a girl who was 12 years old when purpose driven life came out is now 22 . she needs to know the purpose of her life. i really care about the 20 something generation, as i talk to them and i spend time talking to the age group. i ha

oz talking at rick warren's saddleback church.ssive guy. >> he is. >> you've lost 60 pounds with this diet program -- >> i have 40 more to go, though. >> it's interesting. it's called the daniel plan. >> yeah. >> you and the church have been doing this together. 15,000 people have signed up. participants have shed a combined total of 250,000 pounds. how do you combine diet with prayer? >> it's funny how this thing started. about a year ago -- first place, i've never cared about how i looked. i didn't care how i looked. i was blessed with enormous energy. so i never really paid attention. we baptize in our church after every service. once a month, i baptize. and about a year ago, i was doing a baptism and we do it the old-fashion way. we put people under the water. lift people in the water and out. on this day i had 857 people to baptize. took me about four hours. on about number 500, i had a thought, and it wasn't a very spiritual thought. it wasn't a pastor thought. it was, man, we're all overweight. we're all fat. i thought, but

bring out the best ♪ >>> pastor rick warren has been called a new breed of evangelical leaders.e purpose driven life" has sold more than 40 million copies. the book that addresses life's most significant questions, why am i here and what is my purpose has been around now for ten years and we're excited to have rick warren in studio 57. great to have you with us. >> good morning. >> 40 million copies. more than 40 million copies. what's the secret to the book's success. >> it's fundamental question. we have the question of existence why am i here. the question of intention. does my life have a purpose. and the question of significance does my life matter. it doesn't matter what the economy is good or bad, everybody is asking that. and they are asking it all around the world. you know i wrote the book ten years ago and now gallup poll says 60 million people read it in america. so two out of every ten people. i've been concerned about the next generation the people in their 20s. they got out of college and they have been waiting two, three, four years to get a job. and it's pretty

earlier i is spoke evangelical minister pastor rick warren. nine days later we are still mourning the victims of the shooting in newtown, connecticut. what are your thoughts about this tragedy? >> you know, time magazine is calling it the massacre of innocence. that actually is a phrase from the first christmas where herod killed baby boys under two at christmas time and it is tragic that this is happening at christmas time. i think with the two sandies, sandy hook and sandy hurricane we really need the christmas spirit right now. the deeper the pain, the deeper the grief, the fewer the words. there are long-term things we need to deal with to prevent this from happening again but right now we need to console those who are grieving. as a pastor, i deal with grief every day of my life and i have discovered that grief is actually a good thing. it is the way we make transitions in the losses of life. jesus said blessed are those who mourn they shall be comforted. if we stuff our grief what i figured out is that it comes out sideways later on in s

joining me, one of the most influential spiritual leaders in the world, rick warren. he's america's pastor. we're going to talk about politics, sins, and much, much more. pastor warren is the author of the best selling book "a purpose driven life." welcome. >> it's good to be here with you. >> what is the purpose of christmas? >> you know, the angels in the story the first christmas said three things. those three statements say the three purposes of christmas. they are celebration, salvation, and reconciliation. first thing the angels said was, i bring you good news of great joy. which shall be for all people. by the way, christmas isn't just for christians. they say it's for all people. good news for joy, it's a time to party. i love in the northern hemisphere, christmas comes at the darkest part of our year, kind of lightens up everything. there's so much bad news, we need good news. the first purpose is celebration. i bring you good news of great joy. it's legitimate to have parties. then is says, for unto you is born this day a savior, christ the lord. we all need

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rick warren is considered one of the most influential voices in american life. anniversary. we spoke with the pastor recently about his life and philosophy. >> so you talk about "the purpose driven life: what on earth am i here for?" we were joking that charlie says that to me every morning. >> you believe god has a purpose for me don't you? >> absolutely, charlie, even you. even you. [ laughter ] >> you do say in the book it's not about you. >> right. >> who is it about? >> well, it is all about god and his plan for us. the bible says god is love, not that he has love, he is love. so it's really all about learning how to love. learning how to love god. learning how to love each other. you know i'm -- most worried about this 20-something generation that is right n without work. i talked to three people on the plane who said, you know, i went to college four years, can't get a job. and now i'm told that my education really didn't matter that much. what's my purpose? >> uh-huh. >> so i thought that -- you know, it was time t rerelease this for a new generation. as

what does christmas mean to rick warren? >> the very first christmas the angels said three things. those three things are the three purposes of christmas. celebration. salvation. reconciliation. here are the three things. the first thing the angel announced is is i bring you good news of great joy which will be for all people. christmas is a time to celebrate and america right now needs to sel celebrate. people are down and discouraged. we had four, nearly five years of bad economic news. we need a party. [ laughter ] >> we need to celebrate. >> when pastor warren says you need a party, all right. >> i bring you good news of great joy. by the way which shall be for all people. >> sean: can we turn the water into wine, too, in the process? >> it christmas is not just for christians. which hall be for all people. it is for all people. a time for celebration. >> the angel said behold i bring to you born in this day in the the city of david is a savior this christ the lord. we all need a sav saviour. >> we need saving from our sins. from ourselves. from our faults. but a lot of people

. >> they continue to give opinions rick warren had an opinion. >> he said it is time to stop placinglame and start fixing things. listen to this. >> i think there's plenty of blame to go around. i would say this we need to stop blaming. you can't mix the problem while you were fixing the blame. i have trained leaders all over the world. one of the things i teach leadership is leaders accept the blame and give away the credit. >> every time you are blaming you are being blamed. i wish they would stop blaming and start fixing the problem. >> head over to stories you can bank on this morning. >> with lisess than 24-hours le i hope a lot of us show up today. it was a really dispinting sales weekend. lauren simonetti joins us this weekend. hi there, lauren. not as many people shopping. >> it's not much of a merry christmas. it hasn't been a big year for going over the fiscal cliff and over the fiscal cliff. >> they did goefr the malls they didn't seem to be buying that is a big deal since the saturday before christmas also known ooze super saturday it's the biggest sales day of the year.

rick warren tweeted this. susan rice's appalling words when she put election politics ahead of stopping the again side in rwanda. before that tweet was deleted. a 2002 article claims rice said this. if we use the word again side and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the november congressional election? our foreign affairs reporter is out front tonight. elise, does the criticism against rice add up, do you think? >> i don't think 100%, soledad. susan rice was director for u.n. affairs at the national security council at the time of the again side, the rwanda again side. that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time it was a working level staff position. her first in government, ambassador rice could make announcements at that level, but wouldn't be involved making an important decision getting involved militarily in rwanda. president clinton said he made the decision, it was the greatest mistake of his

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brasso, and democrat senator conrad set to talk about the fiscal cliff and the passpastor and author rick warren here to talk, as well. >> coming up, a proposal to put armed guards in every school in america, a proposal by the head of the n.r.a., and he made that proposal during a news conference today. first, bells ringing 28 times in shattered newtown, connecticut, 27 times for the innocent lives lost. once to the shooter himself as the nation marks one week. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, an

we're going to talk about newtown also with pastor rick warren, the man who wrote "the purpose-driven" the big best seller a decade ago that says god has a plan for us. we'll talk to him to get his take on how he reads these continuing acts of just unspeakable violence that we see every few months in this country. >> all right. and finally, one of the other issues you'll be talking about, is this report about benghazi, saying there were security failures from the top on down pretty much? >> well, that's right, but not quite the top on down. this was a report that was done by an independent panel, but appointed by secretary of state clinton. they have said there were gross, inadequate failures of security at the consulate, failure to beef up the security beforehand. but having said that, they placed the blame at the assistant secretary level, kind of the midmanager level. they did not blame secretary of state clinton. and one of the questions for our senators is going to be, is the controversy over? or where does it go now? particularly with susan rice, who was a target of so much fire

rick warren tweeted this.an rice's appalling words when she put election politics ahead of stopping the genocide in rwanda. before that tweet was delete ed -- a 2002 article that claims she said this. if we use the word genocide and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the november election? elyse, does the criticism against rice add up do you think? >> i don't think 100%. susan rice was director for u.n. affairs at the national security counsel at the time of the genocide. the rwanda genocide. now, that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time, it was a working level staff position. her first in government. ambassador rice could make announcements, but wouldn't be involved in making such an important decision about getting involved militarily in rwanda and president clinton said he made the decision. it was the greatest mistake of his presidency. and susan rice traveled to rwanda shortly after the genoci

coming up who might be able to add some ways of getting a higher call to deal with it and that's rick warreneally going to focus with him on the terrible events in newtown, sandy hook elementary school massacre and get a sense, some people say-- a lot of people say you can talk about gun control, you can take about mental health care, but a lot of it it is the morality of our country and is going missing in the morality in our country and so we'll talk to pastor warren about that. and in a bleak season it doesn't seem a lot to celebrate between the school shooting and fiscal cliff and a lot of bad news, what about, what is the meaning of christmas even in this tough season, and i'm really looking forward to that. >> alisyn: that sounds great, we'll be watching fox news sunday. check your local listings, merry christmas, chris. >> look, we had two references to the animal house, how bad would the segment. >> alisyn: i was going to bring up a food fight to bring it full circle, thanks, chris. >> clayton: coming up on the show, we've been told never try to sell your home during the holidays, bu

. >> we talked to rick warren, the author of the -- of "the purpose driven life," the best seller and we talked about washington and talked about newtown and also christmas in this somewhat bleak season. in terms of washington he said he doesn't think politics will solve anything. it really will have to be solved in people's daily lives in terms of their spiritual awakening. he says that the fixing and the blame is so great here that instead of trying to fix the problem we try to place the blame, and he is certainly right about this whether he is right about his prescription that nothing gets done in this town. and we have seen it in this last month of the fiscal cliff. >> looking forward to seeing that interview and others on fox news sunday. thank you very much. >> thank you, doug. and you can catch the entire exclusive interview right here on fox newschannel. it airs after america's news headquarters. >>> the national debt clock keeps ticking. america is swimming in a sea of red ink. when you break it down, just how much are you responsible for? that debt? we will give you the bott

a decade later, famed pastor and author of the purpose driven life, rick warren, and rereleasing his stopped by this weekend and now his message of hope is one of our most clicked stories. it's been revised to target a younger generation struggling with the recession. for more log on to foxnews.com. and a bizarre scene unfolded at the house freshman office lottery on friday after several new members of congress pulled lower lottery numbers. new members and staffers stepped up their game. one chief of staff, alison jazlo, even did a cartwheel and it worked because she pulled the number one. you can read more on foxnews.com. >> i think that is awesome. >> if you can do a cartwheel, then it is awesome. she'llly she had done one before. if that was the first time she tried it and it didn't work, not awesome. >> do you think you could do one for us? you are like 6'11". >> yeah, i don't want to put out a ceiling tile. it will come out of the security deposit. >> we will get back to you on that. thanks, peter. >> okay. >> and the stalemate and all the up and downs on the stock market has a

we'll have pastor rick warren, of course the author of the best-selling book, a purpose driven life. jon: chris wallace, anchor of "fox news sunday". check local listings time it airs on the big fox network in your area. joining us today. >> thanks, jon. jenna: taking you live to a press conference for the national rifle association. you can see there what is going on, someone holding up a banner. the full read on that banner says, nra killing our kids. this is the first news conference the nra held since the mass shooting that we first told you about last friday. wayne laperriere, ceo of nra. he will amid this first statement when the disruption took place. one of the big questions, moving forward into the new year, what will the task force created by president obama come up with, when it comes to the future potentially of gun control in this country. and how will the nra respond? according to some initial reports it seemed that the nra said they were going to come out with their own proposal and hopefully work in the process. let's go ahead and listen to wayne laperriere. >> by an

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