as far as his claims about sharia law, in a presidential debate in june, he says sharia law has influenced court decisions in oklahoma and new jersey. in new jersey, there was one incident in 2009. one single incident, domestic violence case. a judge refused to grant a muslim woman a restraining order because of her husband's muslim beliefs. that decision was overturned on appeal. that's it. voters in oklahoma did ban judges from relying on sharia law when deciding cases. but that was a preemptive move. it wasn't based on a judge actually doing that or muslims in oklahoma attempting to institute sharia law. on top of that, the constitution bars any religious test for office and the first amendment bars any mixing of church and state or mosque and state. chris christie, new jersey's republican and former u.s. attorney, had a simple answer to the question when he was dealing with it this summer -- >> this sharia law business is crap. it's just crazy. and i'm tired of dealing with the crazies. >> chris christie in july. the governor of new jersey. herman cain was not swayed. here he is just t

the real issue is what are the kinds of institutions and how sharia... sharia is not a law. it's 13 centuries of interpretations of, you know, of the religion. so the sharia can mean everything. >> ifill: exactly. in tunisia, the party which seems to have... it's claiming victory tonight. it seems to interpret it in a far more moderate way than what we heard talked about yesterday. >> yes. that's absolutely the case. i think in all of these countries, whether we're looking at tunisia, libya, egypt, the critical issue is going to be whether islamists and non-islamists can get together and work out a set of rules, new constitutions and laws that protect all the citizens involved and allow for free political competition without overturning the system. >> ifill: let me just interrupt to ask you this. if you can't figure out how to bury your deposed leader after several days, how do you know you're going to be able to come to this more complicated, almost quasijudicial accommodation? >> well, the libyan national transition council does actually have a road map going forward. they

all comes under that rubric of sharia. problem, that there is a -- the nuances and the subtleties are lost in the political debate. >> well, one of the concerns about the transitional council taking on sharia there in libya is for women's rights. i you mean, will that have an impact? should libyan women fear new restrictions on their lives? >> well, the interesting point here is that the sharia has been a primary source or a source of legislation, is the law of the land in almost every single arab country. egypt, for example, in article two of its constitution provides that the sharia is a primary source. libyan civil code, which is a copy of the french civil code, has in its second paragraph a provision that says that the sharia is a source. now, just like we have gone through adaptations and evolution as it pertains to gender equity, in fact, in new jersey just last month the governor christie repealed seven or eight laws that were archaic regarding women in the sense that we needed a law to say that women should be enti

of sharia and it's something that has to come from the society itself and some of the things they doecause it's not our society, but in poland, you have harsh anti-abortion law and a lot of people don't find, in the west find it too strict and i think some of this will come out, the peculiarity will come out. >> and tunisia is in fact one of the freest, most open of the arab countries so it's not really translatable, their experience to egypt and do you think, how much of this experience which you sound very optimistic about. >> guardedly so. >> paul: guardedly so, how much does it translate to the rest of the arab spring countries. >> they should start with the easiest case at tunisia. at the same time you're seeing when you have an open competition for votes in a pluralistic and complex society the natural process of compromise comes through, as long as no one is allowed to take over and reime pose the authoritarianism and in egypt, i found that they topple a dictator, last thing most people want to see is a new form of dictator take over and tunisia put in rules that would dilute

this is sharia as it is applied in many countries. where is the outrage?t any time this administration see this coming? everyone was so happy. i'm glad gadhafi is dead, but he hasn't been a problem in recent years, as he? >> no, he has not. at one point gadhafi in 2003 signed an agreement decide to go basically give to the united states 30-ton of mustard gas. he was turning around after what we saw in iraq. because of the lack of administration of showing strength and dealing with iran, gadhafi began becoming empowered again. and what happened was the rebels right now that we stood behind, without understanding who they are, what they are, what they are up to, what their goal is, america did the exact same miss stack we did in afghanistan when we stood there without knowing much about them. we wanted to get rid of the soviets. so we gave them arms and money and here in libya we did the same thing. invested $1 billion only to end up with the worst enemy in the long run than we did with gadhafi. >> the question is where do we go from here when you have north

but my point simply is that it's more nuanced than the my god sharia types would have us believe. now, how then -- how can islam be reconciled with the democracy in the constitution with god in this part of the world? one of the things i point out in "allah, liberty and love" in every chapter is there are plenty of passages in the quran that actually support freedom of conscience, freedom of thought and freedom of expression. and what i find so interesting is that conservatives, both muslim and non-muslim off in a too neat, well, as a liberal, you're just dead. that's true. i have been select the aired but how are you not be selective when you are the freedom from the passages of the koran? you see, it's all in the interpretation. and i will tell you very briefly that the case they make and it's not a theoretical case. that's a very practical one for why allah, god, not boulez and imams, rabbis, priests or ministers but god, my god is compatible with liberty. if i'm to believe in one god, then i also believe that god has the full and final truth. not me, not you nobody in this aud

we learned they intend to make sharia law the main source of legislation. meanwhile in america the second district court of appeals in florida has issued a stung ruling that says islamic law can be use today decide a civil case involving a local mosque. as a result, the controversial case will once appear before judge richard neilson, who made headlines a few months ago for promoting the use of sharia in his courtroom. joining me, judge -- patrick j buchanan is back on the so, author of "suicide of a superpower." ." look, i wanted gaddafi dead, but the problem is the rebels that are helping all along, they weren't hiding the fact that they would support sharia, did the president not know that this was a likely outcome? are we worse off in the end? >> we could be worse off. we could be worse enough egypt. but no doubt, take a look at egypt, libya, and hamas, and iraq, islam is rising in the middle east. you take a look at turkey, i think islam is awakening. if you will, it's a great awakening of islam and i think they see the west as dying out, the west has

>> oh, yes, i do. >> sharia law in the united states? >> some would infuse sharia law into our court system if we allowed it. i'm going to make sure they don't infuse it, little by little by little. it's not going to be some grand scheme. little bit little. i don't mind if he calls me crazy. >> you're sticking to it? >> i'm sticking to it. american laws and american courts, period. >> people should be safe for the moment. let me ask you about chris christie jumping in, would you support it? >> come on down, as they say, to use bob barker's term. and here's why -- i respect governor christie, he has basically distinguished himself because he's not afraid to tell it like it is like me. it would be up to the people. it doesn't concern me in terms of what it would to do to my momentum. the people who support herman cain, they're not waiting for the next flavor of the week to use someone else terminology. it wouldn't bother me a bit. >> herman cain, thank you for joining us. >> it has been my pleasure. >> can herman cain turn a good week into

qaddafi regime no law shall be above sharia law.nd he said that libya is going to head depradually to be an islamic state. other members of the council said the same. the real force that controls neighborhood and villages are islamic. and even though gradually libya will be an islamic state. >> be careful what you wish for? there were many critics that said we don't know who these rebels are and the united states and other nato allies are backing these rebels without fully understanding what direction they would like to take the country n and what are the implications for this? >> we had an earlier problem with the arab spring that we did not predict the arab spring. they did not predict that this is happening and they are rising up against the authority. we don't know who these forces are. when they forces became clear that the islamic forces defeating the secular in ei didn't want and tunisia and libya. what is to do about them? we are behind the curve. >> you can see what is happening in egypt for example. there is an amazing vid

it is pronounced sharia. wi ky pedia -- wikipedia, you snow. >> you would know. >> and it is jewish and not jew! >> with a last name like schulz i have to watch it. >> exactly. diane, you said sharia law can mean many, many things. >> it does say that. they will give you different interpretations of what it means. they call it sharia by the way. >> wikipedia. >> while i am with you here, i am all about what you said about the women's rights stuff except when it comes to divorce laws. i think the men over there have just been seeing what is happen together men over here. >> some are bitter about women lately. >> before you came to some show, were you at a men's right meeting? >> a little time here. streaker, were you upset that guy stole our favorite game from us? >> craig and i play a game called tackle me in my thong, greg? >> it was our own private game and i wish you hadn't brought it up. >> brio the way,-- by the way, terry sounded angry. he wasn't even naked! >> i was kind of. that bothered me. >> and la

if he recants his faith in jesus christ, he gets mercy under sharia law. anybody that says sharia law is compatibl compatible, it is not. >> in this case the courts are using fatwas issues by powerful ayatollahs. >> this is illegal, not only in the spite of the iranian constitution, also national treat ties. >> the pastor's case stands of a clear example of iran's crack down on christians. the government has openly admitted iranians are leaving the christian faith. >> this persecution has gained momentum. >> mean believe pastor yousef nadarkhani was targeted because he spoke out. charlene israel, cbn news. >> american center for law and justice is working to help free pastor yousef nadarkhani. joining us is aclj jordan sekulow. he as obviously refused to recant, what happens next? >> this trial is over. he has been transferred back to jail. geven given a final opportunity to recant his faith. what is troubling here, george, earlier in the trial, people were not allowed in complete military lock down, no outside press, no friends. a lawyer and him in there

there is no sharia law.gnize it in jersey or anywhere else. to keep saying it is like the old fluoridation nuts from the '50s. they're going to put crazy stuff in my water and turn me into a communist. this is paranoid talk. john, i know you may not agree, but that's my thoughs. >> i think there's plenty of other issues to be worried about with the country. sharia law is not going to take over the country. i'm with chris christie on this one. >> why do you think cain did that? for the reason i believe he did, because he thinks he's got a shot at grabbing enough votes now that he might win this derby. >> i think he actually believes it. i think he's wrong. >> what's worse? complete exploitation of the yahoos or being with one of them? i have to go back to todd, who's chuckling at the joy you're getting out of this thing. >> listen, i think christie's remark right there is the reason he's popular with, you know, people, a lot of people in the country, he's making sense, it's ridiculous, he dismisses it as such

so is sharia law flowing but the region? and brit hume says it may be downhill for her can cain. with that? karl rove is up next. >> let me tell you something else before i go through that, about being in the top tier of the candidates. can you all see that big bull's eye on my back? [ male announcer ] whether over a cup of maxwell house... or a can of paint... you came together to vote, to share... to volunteer. and now, thanks to you, 10 communities have more to smile about. what's next? tell us on facebook. challenge that. new olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm. then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. new olay hair removal duo. bill: got a fox news alert, new surveillance video that has surfaced in the case of missing missouri baby lisa irwin. >> ♪ >> ♪ amazing grace. >> ♪ >> bill: that from a vigil over the weekend, the sounds of amazing grace, this as police dogs pick up the scent of a dead body inside the irwin home. mike tobin, good morning. what does the surveillance video show? does it help?

sharia sharia is something in the long range in order to be the new political system but the immediate threat as you rightly said is it's an imminent threat that there might be people groups who take revenge who find it useful to continue the struggle and they have been many people around gadhafi up to the very last moment and it may be the group and these people who might have been interested to continue to go ahead citing fighting for power and creating all sorts of instability in middle east and north africa expert dr steinberg many things are speculation surrounds the health of egypt's former leader hosni mubarak there are reports he's in hospital fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack but his lawyer denies those claims out his middle east correspondent paula has details on this. official word from the hospital that is looking off to the former egyptian president hosni mubarak is that he is suffering from heart problems that there has been an increase in his blood pressure but nothing more serious than that now since august the international medical center has both lo

in iran, capital punishment is the most severe sentence under sharia law. in some countries, stunning is still used to kill the condemned. -- stoning is still used to kill the condemned. in 2010, 46 people were executed in the united states, but there are calls for the death sentence to be abolished. many there says it is the worst violation of human rights. this is the view that spread across europe in the second half of the 20th-century. only belarus' retains capital punishment. this is relatively new. after the second world war, sweden and iceland were the only countries without the death penalty. gradually, it was abolished in other european countries. many countries retain the possibility in their law books for years, but did not execute anyone. it in italy, it was removed in 1994. in belgium, 1996. today, and the country wishing to join the eu must abolish capital punishment. this may have helped motivate turkey to ban the death penalty in 2004. the day the decision was announced, the coliseum in rome was bathed in golden light. >> the united states r

that's sharia law. now, tunisia has said they're going to have sharia lawment the interim government of libya has indicated they are going to have sharia law. under sharia law one of the things that really bothers a lot of people is if you're an enemy combatant and you're defeated, your wife can be raped, and can it's all right. and i understand there are women who are being raped right now by the people that won the war because the people who supported gadhafi had wives, and they thought that that was proper punishment. sharia law is something that's anathema to most americans. we have in egypt the muslim brotherhood is taking on a larger and larger responsibility, and some believe they're going to end up running that country. the entire northern tier of africa may very well be under sharia law as well as iran. and i'm concerned, and i hope my colleagues are concerned, that we could be facing another iran not only in iran, but also in libya, in tunisia, in egypt and who knows about syria. and so i'd li

sharia law.fantastic. and sharia law immediately meaning that the previous law that banned polygamy is now lifted. so explain that when you come home. >> brian, they can only have four brides. >> is it down to four? it's a harem! >> i guess they set the number -- god only knows when you believe in polygamy, how you end up with only four. if you can go for the gusto, why would you set any limit? not really sure. speaking of the limits, there will be none. they will have limits on banks. apparently, even under qaddafi, they had western rules with regard to how banks worked. now, apparently, that's going to be another part of this newly radicalized world over in libya where they're not going to be open to that. >> the secretary of state was just there and you would think even though it's not public, you would think that would have come up. listen, qaddafi is gone. you're about to find him. regardless of what happens, as you said, in his interim council, what's going to be the foundation of your cons

what do you make of that, the people there, that they would like to incorporate sharia law, islamic sharial debates in the middle east, throughout the islamic world. does referencing back to the koran, does that mean that you cannot have democracy? that was an argument that was used in many arab countries here in tunisia by the dictators to crush opposition. they would say well the islamists would come to power so we got to lock up anybody who goes to a mosque, put them on a black list, or anybody who's in the political opposition, accuse them of being something linked to al qaeda. perhaps what you're seeing in libya and perhaps what you're seeing here in tunisia in this election is backlash to that kind of strategy to crush opposition by more secular dictators. >> all right. ivan watson, thank you so much. obviously still questions what's going to happen in syria and yemen. all of that will unfold and we'll see how it develops. but a lot still going on in the middle east. thank you, ivan. >>> the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor reaches a critical point now. now sister janet

is underway after the death of longtime libyan leader moammar gadhafi now the leader says islamic sharia law will form the foundation of legislation in the budding government this fear is that in and tolerant islamic resurgence will take hold of the country for more on this joining me now is r.t. correspondent and he's now live is on the ground in tripoli and he's a thank you for joining us. so the interim leader there in libya just announce that the basis for legislation for the new government will be based on sure real law this is sparking fear of an intolerant islamic regime regime coming forward also fears that women rights will go be violated what is the reaction you're seeing there to this announcement. that's right these so-called liberation ceremonies haven't quite come to an end where you can hear the fireworks behind the mix of gunshots also people still celebrating and already this announcement from most obviously who are now it's a real war would be the way that libya goes if it follows the power he sees for and of course this plays into fears that we've been hearing from ana

he talks about sharia law, he sees muslims in the united states wanting to impose sharia law in the united states. listen to this from june. you may not be casting aspefrgss on all muslims but wouldn't that test, subject all muslims to a test that you would subject no other ethnic or religious group to in the neunited states? isn't that discrimination. >> no, it's not discrimination, it's called trying to protect the american people. in my 40 years of business i hire people from all races, creeds, religion, sexual orientation. i look for the best people. but look, this nation is under attack constantly about people who want to kill all of us. so i'm going to take extra precaution. >> ever any question in your mind, jeff, about his tolerance, his open-mindedness, fairness? >> absolutely no question. i know that stuff gets sensitive and people get interviewed and things can become uncomfortable, but i'm going on 20-some odd years of history with herman and one thing i tell you, this is an honorable man. >> michael, it's an interesting question, we have our first african-american president, n

for a new day as thousands had to the polls to vote but what the islamic parties slated to wear and sharia law poleward in egypt and libya because democracy in the middle east backfire on u.s. interests are the scene that you. take on a person who want to war and it's always a few of them you know three four probably one person is this police brutality this is police were here. but it's not only taking place in new york city occupy wall street protesters in chicago are now the newest victims to experience police crackdowns so as the movement continues to spread one brave marine standing up to cops with his brutal honesty. healthcare is a human right people are entitled to do but it's a right now here in the united states don't have instead thousands are waiting in line for free health care so as the rich get richer we'll show you the faces of poverty living in one of the world's wealthiest nations. and it's a system that is down to wiki leaks no longer leaking until further notice this as money for the site goes down the drain so who or what is behind silencing and what's next for the whis

does that mean you'd like to see shah sharia law in e gent? >> -- egypt? >> yes.'m against any other system. i am an enemy of democracy. >> reporter: it was a cleric who inspired the attack on israel's embassy and the rise of radical islam in egypt has gone unchecked by the army. >> we had a day where women go out unveiled, they will be kidnapped, and that scared the heck out of everybody. >> like, you know, they're scaring everybody that muslims are going to cut the hands of the thief, right? i don't know why people getting scared on this. if you're not a thief, you shouldn't be afraid of that. >> reporter: they not only would like to see sharia law here in egypt, but would also like to see it in the united states but will stick at least right thousand to organizing in this country. however, jon, just behind me is the u.s. embassy where there is now a protest by these guys, asking the united states to release a cleric who was the mastermind behind the 1993 world trade center attack. right now the protest is peaceful, but that could change. jon: ominous signs, tha

they blame groups of hard-line muslims who want to bring sharia law to the country. >> in many ways, law has been put aside for the rule of the sheikhs, and this is where, this is the new reality of egypt, this is where the problems are going to start happening. >> reporter: the army is either overwhelmed, unable or doesn't care about stopping the sectarian violence. >> probably if they don't catch the people who do that, if you don't bring them to trial, you're sending a message that it's okay to burn a church and go home and sleep. you can do it the next day and the next day. >> reporter: things do not look like they have a bright future here for the christians. you kind of have a double whammy set up. not only l are elections coming up in one month, but the muslim brotherhood and the sal face are well organized. the christians have been unable to organize, and with the current level of violence and the lack of protection from the army, many of them are already scared to think about going out to vote. back to you. megyn: thank you. egypt is just one hot spot of major concern for th

. >>> libya's transitional leaders say sharia law will be the basis. mustafa abdel-jalil declared libya a liberated nation three days after the death of moammar gadhafi. the basis will be run to islamic principles. it will be more adult for christians in the new libya. >>> a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit turkey. today the death toll is over 500 and continues to climb. operation blessing international is in the heart of the earthquake zone. >> hopes are fading fast for survivors because it is so cold. the focus is turning on to what can we do for those that have survived. 170 families living and operation blessing secured two truckloads of supplies full of bottled water in huge demand and ready to eat canned meals and diapers for the infants. >> keep them in your prayers. other foreign assistance is beginning to arrive. israel is helping despite a strange relationship with turkey. >>> the world is trying to bring us together and humanitarian groups are bringing us together. it is only in the church where real reconciliation is possible. >> how the church

the and that sets in plan fortwo-year libya's transition to democracy country would be by islamic sharia law. >>> president obama has a busy week and a. >> he will give the housing plan a face lift. with more, linda bell at headquarters in new york. >> good morning. president obama's jobs bill stalled and this week he turns focus to a series of efforts to tackle the economy. regulators plan to unveil a major overhaul of the mortgage refinancing program tarp, which they say is underutilized. unemployment is still weighing on the economy. there's a forecast that the jobs be the worst since january 2010 as demand slows down. once thing hurting u.s. firms is europe. crisis in investors still keeping an eye on that situation. european union leaders are tapping into the european central bank balance good the region's rescue fund. they are slowly inching toward a solution. stock indexes it is indicating higher open. is giving a present to hunting holiday shoppers. my next report. reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 4:36, 49 degrees. a alerts to come, an for students at george w

but there's one component of sharia law he seems to be embracing that draws concern.stricted. jaleel has requested that restrictions be loosened. >> libyan women are very concerned because the very idea of allowing polygamy again or allowing the husband to marry again without asking permission of the first wife is going to really resognate throughout libya. >> i pressed libya's ambassador. some are worried women may not have the rights they should have. >> look, there is always that, but the practice of poll ligmy is not as it used to be hundreds of years ago and the woman association is also very strong now. there is no restriction against libyans to do anything now in libya. >> but with principles and parties playing a new, stronger role, in libya, in tunisias elections, there are new questions being raised about the middle east. does this mean the arab spring is blowing up in the faces of those who invested in it. >> islam is going to place a much stronger role, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're going to be rigid islamic regimes. >> experts point out most m

sharia law in the united states? >> some would allow it. i honestly believe that. i don't mind if he calls me crazy. >> you're sticking to it. >> i'm sticking to it. >> the facts simply don't prevent the movement towards this. cain is on record talking about planned parenthood and the abortion rights. what is worthy, though, is what he calls a plausible theory. back in 2004, he was running for senate in georgia. there was a campaign appearance in which he talked about systematically lower the rates and because they didn't want to deal with the problems of illiteracy and poverty. african-american womens have abortions at a much higher rate than latinos and african-americans, and back in the early 20th century, they could not find any allegation to back up cain's allegation. but he did say this about the founder. when margaret sanger started planned parenthood, the it was put these in black communities so they could kill black babies before they came into the world. the politico fact checked cain's history and they spoke to the leading buy og gra officer of the time.

sharia as you know, may mean a lot of things. libya will be, that the laws of the future libya will be under the cover of the general moral rules of koran, this, of course, there is no doubt on that libya is an old muslim country. and this will be the atmosphere of the future of libya. but a strict koranic state, sort of new iran or you don't know what, this is impossible. >> let me ask you a final question, bernard. you were at that extraordinary public meeting with president sarkozy, prime minister cameron, the transitional committee, and also in front of tens of thousands of libyan people. is it your sense that there is genuinely in libya a broad sense of being thankful to the west or grateful to the west for having intervened? because so much of the arab world, the underlying condition is still one of deep hostility to the west and to nato and to america. and i'm wondering, you were there, what was your sense? >> i was there. my sense was, my feeling was the feeling of regret and enthusiasm of the crowd, both in benghazi and

they say the country will be governed by islamic sharia law. this comes two days after the duffy was killed in sirte. >>> police have identified a young man killed near howard university campus. he was shot while standing in the 2200 block of georgia avenue saturday night. he later died at a howard -- at howard university hospital. police said he is not a howard student. there are still questions on whether he was taking part in the howard university hello wayne celebrations. >>> a stranger made his way into one of the dormitories and a salted allegedly some students. it happened friday at the west end residents haul. >>-- residence hall. >> they should be suspicious of the intruders and be sure to lock the doors. >> i heard some yelling. i was really scared appeared correct what she heard was a fight right down the hall from her room. a stranger had gone into the hall made his way into a room and allegedly threatened to kill her . >> it was really scary for me. >> students heard the kicking in screaming and the confronted the perpetrator. >> t

if you don't recan't you suffer death by hanging under sharia mandate.going to recant. i'm a christian i believe in jesus christ. what is interesting i hope jonathan is back door channels with iranians. we need dual impact republican pleasure from coming from the united states and back channel communications that are possible because a person's life is not just him, bill. what happens oftentimes is they not only kill the pastor, they kill the family. and that's the thing that is multiple effect here. >> bill: this story and we urge the state department to really. they might be doing it behind the scenes, too. all right, father, thank you. jay, as always. when we come right back, lou dobbs on the republican contenders. which one is best for the economy. then the dumbest things of the week. our pal susan sarandon in there along with a teacher who doesn't want his students to say god bless you. >> bill: ask thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly in the lowe's the boss segment tonight. which one, which one of the republican contenders is best for the