but it is very unlikely that tony perkins knows he's lying because it's very unlikely that tony perkins jefferson's any actual writings on religious if tony perkins could have asked what thomas jefferson thought of atheists having a booth at cpac, jefferson would have told him, it does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods or no god. that's another line that jefferson wrote on notes of the state of virginia. reason and inquiry are the only effective agents against error. nothing about god showing you the way to the truth. just reason and free inquiry. jefferson went on to say difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. tony perkins certainly doesn't think that difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. and now cpac doesn't think so. as soon as they heard that tony perkins doesn't think so. cpac will allow no difference of opinion on religion now that tony perkins has objected to the presence of people who have a difference of opinion on religion. jefferson wrote his notes on the state of virginia years before the constitutional convention, when most states

tony perkins is a conservative who has never stood for freedom of religion and freedom of expression. as he proved once again today. perkins, who spoke at cpac in 2012 said in an e-mail to cnn today, does the american conservative union really think the liberties and values they seek to preserve can be maintained when they partner with individuals and organizations that are undermining the understanding that our liberties come from

tony perkins said holder's announcement is yet another illustration of the lawlessness of this administration. he said the court was conspicuously silent on the status of such couples when they reside in the state that considers them unmarried. the obama's administration's hate runs counter to the windsor's decision on the federal government's obication to defer to the state definitions of marriage. holder announces the department of justice will recognize married, gay, and lesbian couples in bankruptcy cases and rules governing federal inmates. back to you. >> thanks so much. >> let's turn overseas now. to the desperate situation that continues in syria. workers continue the delivery of food and supplies primarily to the city of homes and they are trying to evacuate dozens of civilians that have been trapped by the continuing civil war. forces reportedly broke a ceasefire yesterday and an attack included a mortar that landed near un personnel. all of the violence interrupted a three-daybreak in the fighting. meanwhile top government officials in iran are throwing strong accusations at that c

. >>> tony perkins, president, issued this statement critical of the decision.says the news of the justice department will expend sweeping recognition is yet another illustration of the lawlessness of this administration. >>> google is now the second most valuable u.s. company. according to figures from bloomberg, it's worth about $1 billion more. microsoft no. 4. google is the largest on line advertiser easily beating fates book for ad revenue. >>> yahoo is teaming up with yellp. they will deliver reviews on local searches. a source told the adjourn that melissa myer announced the deal during a staff meeting. neither company has commented yet. >>> bay area girl scouts are ready to knock on your door and get your cookie road. picking up shipments of cookies. last year girls here sold more than 4 million boxes. thin mints remains the most popular community. it helps the girls learn business skills such as goal setting. >> if she's learned how to set goals she's not going to wait until the night before to say i have a science project. >> they also showed off a qui

. >>> more details, tony perkins president of the conservative family research council issue a staterply critical of the decision. perkins said, "news that the justice department will extend sweeping recognition to marriages of same-sex couples is yet another illustration of the lawlessness of this administration." >>> california's health insurance exchange pulled it's on-line dr. directory, reporting that on-line list had errors about what doctors accept particular plans. patients have complained that doctors refused to accept their insurance. covered california had to revise the same list last fall as well. meantime the state is hiring more workers to handled applicant calls as the open enrollment period is set to expire in late march. >>> senate democrats are expressing concerns about the safety of the country's power grid following recent attacks at several plants. as two investigators this week you one attack which was caught on surveillance video occurred at a substation south of san josi last april. a california congressman called that attack "unprecedented and sophisticated."

. >> tony perkins, good to see you. >> thank you, sean, i have read the book, i haven't seen the movie no doubt it will do just as well as the mini series. sean as you pointed out, human nature really has not changed. people are still looking for true hope. i add my voice to those thanking you for bringing the message for hollywood. there still is hope for hollywood. >> and steven mansfield has a great story, you have followed the faith of presidents and wrote "killing jesus" the faith of prominent leaders. so i'm interested from that perspective to the movie what you think. >> you know, because i like history and like writing history i was intrigued by the earthiness of the movie. you know, we've all seen ghost movies, i like the fact they show the movie to get the effect. i like the fact especially there is a lot of race on the screen. you see more diverse races, different backgrounds. this was very much in the gos l gospel, why jesus cleared the temple, for example, he was defending a certain segment of society against people who were racially biassed. the historian in me likes the

president of the conservative family research council issued a statement criticizing the policy, tony perkinsnews that the justice department will extend sweeping recognition to marriages of same sex couples is yet another illustration of the lawlessness of this administration. >>> chevy is showing its support for gay marriage through two new ads. >> and while what it means to be a family hasn't changed what a family looks like has. the automaker featured gay couples in ads that aired during the opening ceremonies of the sochi winter olympics. according to the gay rights group glad, these are the first ads to feature gay couples during an olympic broadcast. russia has been under fire for national laws for banning what the country calls gay propaganda propaganda. >>> an entire year's worth of meat is being recalled. the rancho feeding corporation processed diseased animals without a full federal investigation. the meat was processed from january 1st to the 7th of 2013 and shipped to retail stores throughout california. so far no illnesses have been reported. for more information we posted a li

. >> tony perkins, god too see you. how are you? >> i have good, sean.but i have read the best-selling book that it is based on and i have no doubt that it will do just as good as the miniseries. sean, as you said, human nature has not changed. people are still looking for true hope and true hope is found in jesus christ. i add my voice to those thanking you for bringing this story out of hollywood. there's still home for hollywood. >> you have followed the faith of presidents. you also wrote "killing jesus," the faith of george w. bush and other prominent leaders. i'm interested from that perspective to the movie, what did you think? >> because i like history and like writing about history, i was intrigued by the earthiness of the story. jesus floats above clean streets and everybody is clean. but i like the fact that they show as much as they can, not for sex but for the violence and so on and i like the fact that especially there's a lot of race on the screen. you see more diverse races, a different ethnicities. this is very much in the gospel. he was

. >> tony perkins is president of the family research foundation and one who argued in favor of the bill. tony, your reaction? >> well, disappointed. but not surprised. this is how we pass or defeat legislation in this country. we threaten to take away a super bowl or some sporting event and we pass all kinds of wild claims around. look, unfortunately, though, this is how fundamental freedoms are tropical stoampled. you create a fire storm with misinformation to the public, but when the dust settles, people in arizona are going to realize they were hoodwinked. 11 scholars sent a letter to the governor saying look, these are people on both sides. don't believe what you're hearing, that is not what the law does. it is being completely misrepresented. >> how so? because the opponents of it said this would allow not just business owners who own restaurants or what have you to deny service to gays and lesbians, if they felt their religious beliefs required that and could prove their religious beliefs required that. but even an employer could do that if he was disagreeing with his employer on

tony perkins is the president of the research council.ct that this is a state run college and hotel and, therefore, they can't be endorsing religion over nonreligion. >> i think it's good to remind ourselves what the first amendment says, congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion or the free exercise there of. it's hard to conceive how a donated bible in a drawer is the establishment of religion. they're doing this across the country. some are standing up against this. governor dele of georgia said take a hike. >> everyone's gone to the hotel and seen the bible in the nightstand. i don't know that i ever felt someone is pushing religion on me. they make it sound this is anhorrent incident. >> that bible has been a help to many people. as a police officer there's a lot of things i found that happened in hotel rooms, one of them is suicide. there's people that literally in a moment of desperation opened the drawer, read the bible and decided not to take their lives. >> i'm sure they're on a campaign to get rid of x

. >>> "outfront tonight," tony perkins from the family research council that will supports the bill andrted similar bills in at least eight other states across the country. what do you think about what rush just said? is governor brewer being bullied by the gay lobby in order to advance their agenda? >> i think what's happened, the water has been muddied. no question about that. too many people have gone to the nancy pelosi school of public policy and going to dispose of this and then read it. it's a one-page bill. it's pretty easy. it amends a 1999 law that essentially does three things. the major thing it does is it says you don't have to leave your faith within the walls of your church or home. as a businessperson, it makes clear that you have religious freedoms as a business owner. it also sets in place, which is -- the opponents should support this, it puts in place a clear test to make sure these are orthodox genuine religious beliefs. so it would be very hard as some have tried to portray in that if you own an ice cream shop you could deny serving someone who was a homosexual. no

the president of the family research council, tony perkins says the law was needed.ely, though, this is how fundamental freedoms are trampled. you create a stampede by spooking politicians and the public with misinformation. when the dust settles and the hired guns on the left go away, the people of arizona are going to realize they were hoodwinked. >> senator john mccain prized brewer yesterday saying he hopes they can move forward from the controversy. back to you guys. >> thanks, elizabeth. >> so harry reid. he played good cop/bad cop for the obama administration. >> still casting for the good cop. >> he goes out there like a bulldog and attacks mitt romney about his taxes. yesterday took to the senate familiar so say some pretty amazing things about the victims, what he says with the so-called victims of obamacare you have seen in the ads and the people we're talking to. he says they're untrue. listen to what he said yesterday. >> despite that good news, there's plenty of horror stories being told. all are untrue. but they're being told all over america. >> it's