and of course pastor is appearing weekly and a couple times sunday at jones united methodist church. rt her at jones united memorial methodist church. i'd like to take a moment to thank the members of the committee for their support and participation. as i always say, something like this cannot happen without a committee of people involved. with us today, trevor hunnicut, who started the program off, who say member of the board of drorves the society. lamont bishop is a stalwart member -- where are you? in the back. he's a represent of senator mark leno's office. b.j. jones from public utilities commission is here. stewart. from the public library. and pete fitzsimmons and tannish col -- hollins and camille dawkins. camille is over here. without camille and tannish rkt , none of this happens. so let's give them a round of applause for their wonderful effort. the society's primary mission is to enlighten, to inform, to inspire and to empower. we achieve that mission in a variety of ways. almost always in partnership with others. through our current partnership that trevor spoke to with

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the dundalk united methodist church is part of a program called &p"streets of hopp." it's ann alllance of churches ppoviding winter shelter at otating locationn for homeeess men in baltimore county. 16 homeless men ere supposed to moveeinto the church's parsonage oo dunmore road. p but after protests from the community hose plans are called off.. .the shelterr won't open.... and neighboos are calling it a victory. (ms. saradin/neiihbor) we won in a way, but i feel sorry that it had to haapennthe way it did. it wassall wrong. it was done forrthe right reason but it was wrongg thissis such a niic neighborhood." program directors say the shelter has been moved to a more... in their words.. welcoming community. that neighborhood aad sponsoring church want to remain anonymous. peep maryland healthy... by increasing the cost of one group in our state is pushing hard. hard.the maryland health iniative hosted by a-a-r-p maryland... kicked off their cammaign tuesday, whhch aims to buiid the public's support of a hike in the state's tobacco tax. that tax would add another dolla

other organizations including american cancer society, heart and lung, key faith groups and united methodistnd the naacp and key labor unions. united seniors of maryland. people of maryland represented by the organizations are saying to the legislature, you did it right in the past by raising cigarette tax now do it again. we think it's going to happen. >> how are you going to get word out? you plan to take the airwaves or commercials or going door to door? pooh we are going through the-- >> we are going through the organizations that represent million of marylanders and they will let their people know this is coming and contact the legislators and that's how it happened in 2007. the aarp and naacp and faith groups went downed and said you need to do this and they did it. >> reporter: what do you say to the folks who say i want to smoke. i know it's going to hrt my health but i want to do it. don't infringe on my rights. >> you are better off if you you quit but if you are going to smoke, you pay a little more so we can all be better off with our health. the best thing for maryland is fewer

united methodist claremont school founded in 1885. it partnered with southern california's academy of jewish religion and the islamic center of southern california to form this new school. students attending the school can get master's degrees in studies and muslim counseling. >> i would like you to stand or turn in the direction that you normally pray. >> all are required to take classes like this that emphasize inner religious education and understanding. many of the students feel they cooperate get this kind of multifaith education anywhere else. >> most of the reason i am here is i look to other colleges and other programs and it appeared that they were preparing students to be leaders in the church of yesterday. claremont is training people to be in the church of tomorrow. >> the ambition to train muslim clerics is important to a muslim american student of iranian decent. >> we need to have a voice that's an american voice as muslims. having somebody in saudi arabia tell us how it should be in america is in my opinion not the way

they were supposed to move in today behind the dundalk united methodist church. but neighbors made the feelings known loud and clear at a meeting last week. the director of the organization streets of hope now says other churches in baltimore county will step in to help fill the void. >> we have very strong faith and we know we will be okay. we just know we are going to be okay. god will provide. >> the men who have stayed there for the past 10 days or month will be moved to other churches in southeastern baltimore county and they and the people helping them find a more permanent solution. >>> well the ravens had the weekend off from playing but yesterday, it was all back tobusiness. they took the official team pictures and the ravens tweeted this outtake you can see linebacker terrell sugg. enjoying the limelight. they will be back on the field at m and t stadium playing host to the texans. >>> before the ravens play sunday, it was lady's night at the bank. thousands of women turned out for a purple evening especially for them. they were given a ravens lunchbox

a couple got wedding over the weekend at fairfax united methodist church and while they were tying the knot a thief made off with a major hall. cash, credit cards, cell phones, ids, the whole nine yards. >>> the government's investigation into the 2001 anthrax attack is once again coming under fire. this time the heat is being a flied by an expert on disease at lsu. letters containing anthrax killed five people as you remember. the fbi said a researcher at fort detrick was the likely culprit. that man died of a suicide before investigators could file charges. now disease experts say the anthrax was manipulated in a way that was really probably beyond ivan's capability involving chemicals that the fort detrick lab probably didn't have. tonight federal investigators stand by their earlier finding and investigation. >>> new at 11:00, new fears that the up rising in libya could be a boone to terrorist. thousands of portable missiles may be missing. they stockpiled aircraft missiles and the united states is very concerned that during the civil war some of those shoulder fire missiles may ha

also with us, reverend joseph lowrie, a young united methodist preacher when he met king.rie would help co-found the sclc with dr. king. the reverend would later become the longest reigning president of sclc, serving 20 years. and this huntsville, alabama native would go on to give the invocation at the inauguration of america's first black president. >> do you ever have a moment where you still just break down and cry in losing your general, essentially, certainly your good friend? but do you all ever have those moments? and when do those happen? >> i'm too tough. too strong. too physical. >> is that right? >> too male to cry in front of you. i think we've all cried from time to time. and it's what we're crying about, we have to make sure that it's right. >> one of the most visible on our panel of the friends of king is reverend jesse jackson, who joined king's movement when he was just 22 years old. dr. king would name jackson heaved sclc's famed operation bread basket, set up to pressure white corporations to hire minorities and buy from black businesses. jackson, who l

the dundaak united methodist church is part of a prooram called "streets of hope."hes providing wiiter shelter at rrtating locatiins for homeless men in pomelesssmen were supposed to move inno the church's parsonage on dunmore road. phe community those plans are called off.. .the shelter wwn't open.... and neighbors are calling it a (mss saradin/neighbor) "we won in a way, but i feel soory ttat it had to appen the way was ddne for the right reason bbt it was wrong. ttis is program directors say - the shelter has been movvd to a more... in their words.. welloming communityy that neighborhood and sponsoring church wann to remmin anonymous. baltimore!and again.. it will race officials say they're excited to come back aad are working ith city officials to make immrovements.about 150- thousand people attended the considered to be a success for official annoucement iss expected later this week. the next big hing in space is being built in baltimore ight at least a full--cale model of it. it. joel d. smith is llve at the maryland science james webb telesccpe. of the ,3 a d

. >> reporter: on this sunday, united methodists led a communion service. participants said concern for economic justice is a core teaching of their faith. >> the bible is all about just a fairer shake for people and god's concern for all of god's children, not just a small segment of the population. >> reporter: some religious conservatives have criticized the faith- based support of occupy wall street calling it a '60s style, leftist effort to redistribute wealth. the family research council urged its members to pray that god would prevent what it called "these radical organizers from stirring revolution." but faith leaders at the wall street protests deny any political agenda. >> it's a broad movement of religious groups to support what's going on and really to support the conversation, not to take a particular side or another side, but just to say these are the things that we need to talk about. and they say it's only going to spread. >> what's very, very real is the frustration. and if people don't think that's real, if people don't think that reflects

..........the dundalk united methodist church is part of a program called "streets of hope.."s an alliance of churches that provides winter shelter for homeless men in baltimore county. the locations rotate. plans call for 16 homeless men to be sheltered at dundalk's church parsonage from october -thru april.(ms. lawson/neighbor) "why are they homeless, are there drugs involved? are they sex offenders. what is the issue, none of us know that." karla schaefer.....(schaefer) "we screen all the men...." ..........is director of "streets of hope"..... (schaefer) "we don't take anybody who is a sex offender.. right off the back, if you're a sex offender, you don't get into the "streets of hope." if you have a felony, you don't get into the "streets of hope." .........still, residents say they don't want what they call a halfway house in their neigborhood.....(schaefer) "no, it's not a halfway house. a halfway house has programs for rehabilitation and they supply like a meth program. we don't do any of that.. we strictly give them food and shelter."(saradin) "ah bull! i don't believ

i was a united methodist minister earlier in my life and i respect people of faith and people who deeply beliefs. but we are a coralistic diverse nation. and it's unfortunate that divisive, political rhetoric would be injected into the race for presidency for a country. what does this do to create jobs or help our country? all it does is divide us or polarize us. what we need, in my judgment, are people who are ethical, honest. >> you bring up the jobs. let's go to that report, which has good news. 137,000 private sector jobs added and in august, 57,000 jobs. that number in your state is still stuck at 9.1%. what do you think that means for our nation? >> i think it means we are in danger in going into a double dip resilcession and it's total irresponsible to look at these numbers and consider the state of people these days and pass civil wait for things to improve. what we need is a positive, assertive, governmental action, in my judgment, and that's why i'm hopeful that the president's jobs bill will be considered by my friend and colleague from ohio, speaker boehner, as well as others

the six bridesmaids got to fairfax united methodist with just enough time to put their purses down inthe sanctuary. >> we turned. i think it was a podium up from against the wall and tucked our purses down in there. then turned it back against the wall so no one would see it. again, nobody was down there with us. no one saw us place it there. >> reporter: 30 minutes later kate and her friends were stunned to learn the women helping them couldn't find their four small vintage costume purses. >> the church ladies ran up to us, happy to see us. oh, my goodness, do you guys already have your purses? our eyes were, no, what are you talking about? >> reporter: one of the victims had an iphone in her purse. she was able to track it. she came here last night. she didn't find anything. police didn't use that tracker. the phone eventually died. gone with the stolen purses, a digital camera, that iphone, cash, credit cards, driver's licenses, cosmetics and a sense of security. >> it was in such an odd spot. it was such a big area. they had such a little window of time. >> reporter: aaron gilcres

and the amazing people at christ united methodist church in sugar land, texas. they welcomed us with open arms , and have loved us ever since. during his tenure at christ united methodist, morris and his team, his wife, his son, and his daughter have made sure that every single man, every single woman, and every single child who walked through our church's doors felt the peace, the love, and the faith that embraced my family. whatever i do in congress, however long i'm here, i'll have no fonder memory than my pastor, morris mathis, standing before the american people in prayer for our great nation. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair will general tain up -- entertain up to 15 further one minutes from each side of the aisle. the chair recognizes the gentleman from yinch. -- indiana. mr. pence: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. pence: thank you, mr. speaker. later today the hou

. >> reporter: claremont lincoln is the creation of united methodist school of theology in 1885. it partnered with the academy of jewish religion and the islamic center of southern california to form this new school. students can get masters degrees in divinity, rabbinic studies and muslim counseling. >> i'd like you to stand or to turn in the direction that you normally pray. >> reporter: but all are required to take classes like that one that emphasize interreligious education and understanding. many students feel they couldn't get this multifaith education anywhere else. >> most of the reason i'm here is i looked at other colleges and other programs and it appeared that they were preparing students to be leaders in the church of yesterday where claremont is training people to be leaders in the church of tomorrow. >> reporter: this school's ambition to train muslim clerics is important to valentina khan, a muslim american student of iranian descent. >> i definitely think we need to have a voice that's an american voice as muslims. having somebody in saudi arabia tell us how it

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