i think harve cox coined the phrase, the secular city. i think it started with the enlightenment and progress and technology. a lot of that has been great. we don't want to go back to the dark ages. the reference point went to the sacred, the devine. how do we reach people when we seem like we're talking to a foreign language to folks. >> if we throw out the science and talk about the avenues of dialogue within all of the merging technology and in all of this. i would come back and say, what's, why have a worshiping congregation. why be part of a worshiping congregation. hasn't this all passed by and left the old ideas and myths holding the bag? >> i think that's a challenge. i think, what i feel that congregations offer is a place of community and a place of what it's been described as home and help, and healing. out reach. also, small groups in which you can cultivate some of the things we still do believe in. that's prayer and bible studies. other sacred sects of that denomination and religion. we have a lot of morality from that and e

i think harvey cox coined the phrase, the secular city. that's where it started. it started within the enlightenment and the emphasis on progress and technology. a lot of that has been great. we don't want to go back to the dark ages. a lot referenced to the sacred and devine. how do we reach people when we seem like we're talking to a foreign language. >> if we throw out the science -- and there are avenues of dialogue with a you will of the tech -- with all of the technology. i would say, why have a worshiping congregation at all? hasn't this all sort of passed by and left these old ideas and myths holding the bag. >> why be a part of it? >> well, that's a challenge. i feel that congregations offer a place of community and a place that's been described as home and help and healing -- out reach. also, small groups in which you can cultivate some of the things we still believe in, that's prayer and bible studies and the sacred text of that particular denomination or religion. i think we've gotten a lot of the morality from that and our ethics and our beliefs from

top levels o government to local city councils and secular organizations. >> mark martin reports these attacks are waking up a sleeping church. >> reporter: more than 400 years ago, esh explorers brought christianity to the "christian world news" new world. today in the united kingdom, sharing that christian freedom could land you behind bars. it is a criminal offense. police have arrested a number of christians including street preachers because listeners consider it insulting. >> there is knowledge of god, 16 year olds that have never grown up going to church and radically turned away from god and following different things. >> campaign groups that regard religion and christianity as a private affair. >> mike judge works to defend a group. the group is similar to aclu claims praying at council meetings discriminates against people of no religion. nss posted this photo of smiling staff members. the matter is nothing to smile about. >> this is a very syrians hearing, it is the fir time events have been challenged in a high court. saying of prayers is voluntary. it was taken to court. >

city of kano. over the weekend, militants killed almost 200 people here in what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secular government. this was an extremely well- planned, well orchestrated assault with, as you can see, devastating results. boko haram is an evolving to a full-scale insurgency. so far, the government's response has been to blame al qaeda. >> unfortunately, they are passing through a terror attack. >> the violence is horrifying to most muslims. in the impoverished north, people do feel left down by their leaders, marginalized. boko haram is exploiting that. >> there are no jobs, no schools. this is a really sad situation. >> boko haram is a symptom of that neglect. >> that neglect. >> a fast and increasingly polarized country braces itself for more violence. and increasingly polarized country brace itself for more violence. >> the egyptian military rulers have announced 8 decades old lifting -- has announced lifting of decades-old emergency laws. two car bombs in baghdad have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 70. tensions between iraq's government and the main sunni group have

city. over the weekend militants killed almost 200 people here in what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secularovernment. this was an extremely well-planned, well-orchestrated assault with what you can see devastating results. it suggests that's boko haram is evolving to a full-scale insurgency. so far the government's excuse has been to flounder and blame al qaeda. >> the attacks are quite new. and passing through the terror attacks is ugly. >> the violence has horrified most muslims here but in the impoverished north people do feel let down by their leaders and the group is exploiting that. we are unemployed, going to the stroots, no schools, no jobs. it's a sad situation. >> the islamic group is a symbol of that neglect. >> so a vast, increasingly polarized country braces itself for more violence. andrew harding, bbc news nigeria. >> a military judge in the united states has ruled that a marine who was involved in one of the worst attacks by american troops on civilians in iraq should not spend any time in jail. staff sergeant frank wuterich led a marine patrol that killed 25 iraqis in hadit

city of kano. on the weekend, militants killed almost 200 people here to what amounts to a declaration of war against nigeria's secular government. this was an extremely well planned, a well orchestrated assault with, as you can see, a devastating results. boko haram is fast evolving into a full-scale insurgency. so far, the government's response has been to blame al qaeda. >> this is not a part of us. unfortunately, the old world is passing through terror attacks. >> the violence is horrifying to most muslims here. in the impoverished north, people do feel let down by their leaders and marginalize. boko haram it is exploiting that. >> most of these people are in poverty, no jobs, no schools. >> boko haram is a symptom of that neglect. >> that neglect. >> and so a fast polarized country plunges into violence. >> the military judge at camp pendleton has recommended a marine sergeant who led an assault on iraqi civilians spent no time in confinement. he pleaded guilty on monday to negligence and dereliction of duty in the assault that killed 24 unarmed iraqis. now, to the state of the union address which president barac

walk down in new york city and get it for free from mayor bloomberg. this is trying to stuff a seculargenda down the throat of the catholics. the supreme court said the obama administration was wrong. the obama administration tried to argue that religious entities couldn't hire and fire employees of their choice. even ruth bader ginsberg and saying r-r and others went along with this in a 9-0 decision. if you put this together, and the catholic church helping women and children as they always have, we happen to be pro-life. boy, this adds up to a big fist right in the face of catholics, and other people of faith. it's not just catholics. megyn: we should point out that the funding for this was passed by the congress as well. so it's not just the administration, it is congress, the republicans in the house as well supported this funding mechanism. >> there was one calf veriette, the final decision on this rests with health and human services. they said, we'll allow them to make up the final decision. kathleen sebelius has not been in good standing in the catholic church for decades. meg

you can walk down in new york city and get it for free from mayor bloomberg. this is all about trying to shove a secular situation down the throat of catholics. megyn: fox news alert, a new effort to turn back a part of president obama's healthcare reform. new legislation has just been introduced that would exempt religious organizations from compliance with some parts of the law. we told you about this last week. florida senator marco rubio just introduced this legislation. now it would allow religious or faith-based employers to opt out of the mandate that insurance plans must cover contraceptives, sterilization and some controversial measures that the catholic organizations object to. bill donahue is president of the catholic league and he joins me live. bill, you were here last week saying that this was not going to go away. since your visit it's only got even more controversial. the president was under pressure from groups like now. catholic organizations. schools, universities, and so onto make them cover contraception for their employed with no co-pay, and the president said, i'll do it. they wer

liberal and secular groups that led the up rising that forced mubarak from power have performed poorly in the elections. >>> closer to home in new york cityestigated as possible hate crimes, there you can see that was an attack sunday night someone threw a molotov cocktail as worshipers gathered for a dinner. no arrests have been made. >>> aerosmith's front man, steven tyler is engaged congratulations. >> wow. >>> the 63-year-old confirmed monday he is ready to walk down that aisle once again the rocker plans to marry his long time girlfriend they have been dating for five years, erin brady, tyler is also a judge of course on american idol, we hope he is back i don't know why i said that i haven't heard anything differently. >> the big question, we discussed how old she is. >> 38 years old. >> what is that difference? >> he is 63. >> wow. >> 25 years. >> we all thought she was much younger than that >> i hoped she was 58 me and karen here on the floor. >> keep dreaming. >> they have been together five years, good for them. >> it is his third marriage not bad for a rocker. >> for 63. >> yeah. >> okay >> all right. >> let's take a look. >>>