but the united methodist church is doing just that -- discussing whether to change church doctrine added1972 that declares homosexuality incompatible with christianity.

but the united methodist church is doing just that -- discussing whether to change church doctrine added that declares homosexuality incompatible with christianity.

the united methodist church, actually, the national united methodist church just announced that they have decided to divest from private prisons. you can say, well, what is a church doing investing in private prisons in the first place? well, you know, churches invest in pensions and mutual funds, right? and very often we don't even know what companies our mutual funds are invested in. well, private prisons have become profitable, so many investment portfolios now include private prisoners as one of the profitable companies that any institution ought to invest in. um, and so you can wonder, you know, is this institution that we're in invested in private prisons? i don't know. >> they are! >> what churches are invested, have funds in private prisons? so i think a divestment campaign, um, urging universities, churches, corporations to divest from private prisons directly as well as any mutual fund or pension plan that has even one penny invested in private prisons could be very helpful in crippling the private prison industry. but more importantly, i think it canning be a tool for raisi

. >> reporter: broken hearts pour out of sharp street memorial united methodist church, as family andfriends say goodbye to jennifer conniers, a baltimore health employee found murdered in her home. >> just such a tragedy what has happened. it's just terrible. >> reporter: baltimore county police have her alleged killer behind bars. monte carter is charged with third degree murder and false imprisonment. >> i don't know what to call other than an animal behind bars. >> it's just a tragedy, her death. she was loving and kind. >> reporter: according to charging documents, baltimore city firefighters responded to a house fire. they found conniers' lifeless body facedown in the basement. they believe carter tied her up with wires and cords cords and dragged her to the basement. they also found a large area of blood in the bedroom. carter was taken into custody after he was found driving her mustang. he had blood on his jeans and told police he had been using cocaine and heroin for several days and met conniers on an online dating website. >> if you're a predator and you seek to cause harm

. >> reporter: broken hearts pour out of sharp street memorial united methodist church, as friends and family say goodbye to jennifer conniers, a health employee found murdered in her home. >> it's a senseless tragedy. it's terrible. >> reporter: police have her alleged killer behind bars. >> i don't know what else to call him but an animal, behind bars, for an absolutely egreejious murder. >> reporter: the circumstance -- egregious murder. >> the circumstances, unfathomable. >> it's a tragedy, her death. she was loving and kind. >> reporter: according to the documents, baltimore city firefighters responded to a house fire on highgate drive. they found conniers' lifeless body found lifeless in the basement. they believe he tied her up with wires and cords and dragged her to the basement. they also found a large area of blood on the floor of the bedroom. conniers was taken into custody after he was found driving her vehicle. he told police he had been using cocaine and heroin for several days and met conniers through an online dating website. a popular tool that can be a deadly way to f

league of women voters, ywca, united methodist church, these are not enemies of the second amendment. we all don't have to agree with you to not be an enemy. >> i think clarence is exactly right in terms of it's very important for them to stoke this feeling of victim hood and besiegement and paranoia among the membership. and, you know, maybe we can through the smurfs on the list and argue what kind of threat brittany spears poses to america. this is kind of casting this wide, absurd net that has no bearing upon kind of a serious conversation of what needs to be done here. >> now, clarence, the president is pushing a big agenda. and he's dealing with it from newtown to chicago. look at what happened in the super bowl ads. he's really pushing a huge effort here to try and deal with gun reform. >> that's true. and i think -- >> the nra once supported background checks. >> we think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. >> america can do this for us. please. >> now, that ad ran in the super bowl was the mayor's against g

jack romanos for sponsoring this beautiful venue, the trinity united methodist church, and many thanks to howard and mary morrisson for sponsoring our next speaker, former, vice president, al gore. howard, will you dot honors? [applause] >> u.s. senator, vice president of the united states, nobel peace prize recipient, as cor winner, best selling author, any one of these superlatives alone would be enough to suggest that our next speaker is a force with which to be reckoned, but when combined into one individual, it is evident that al gore is a force of nature. he is always been on the leading edge of promoting the internet as a tool for greater communication, of climate change as one of the greatest perils of our time, and in his latest book, "the future," of the key medical technological, and philosophical drivers checking our world. ever the big picture thinker, al gore explores how we may harness these epic change agents for the good. although his public professionalized had it not been without controversy, his record of accomplishments speak to the life lived on the precipice of p

the events are taking place in downtown savannah at the trinity united methodist church on tellfare square. he's the lineup. in just a moment, former vice president, nobel prize winner, al gore, talks about his most recent book, "the future," and mr. gore highlights several forces he feels will ultimately change the world. after that, we'll introduce you to heidi squire craft talking about her experiences as a navy psychologist, and she talks about her 2004 deployment to a combat hospital in iraq, and then our live coverage continues with jake, author of "the outpost: the untold story of american valor," a newly appointed cnn anchor and chief washington correspondent, scheduled to start his new show on cnn "the lead," in march. after that, evan thomas is next, "ike's bluff" delves into the policy decisions made by president eisenhower that kept the cold war cold. live coverage concludes with

available after the tragic oklahoma city bombing which money was made available to the first united methodist church, first baptist church, st. paul's episcopal cathedral. this is not presidential, this is taking care of our constituents and needs, our most important task in congress. congress erred by not including an important part of our communities in these rebuilding efforts and i hope we can correct that today. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. barletta: how much time do i have remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania has 7 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. barletta: madam chair, i wish to yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. pitts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. pitts cloverpb thank you -- mr. pitts: thank you. i'm pleased to speak on this legislation to help rebuild communities destroyed by hurricane sandy. federal assistance is intended to make communities whole. we leave behind ruined houses of

enjoyed in their doors of the policy by various presbyterian clergy, a number of united methodists and episcopalian churchre expected to accept it sooner rather than later. >> and the people in your group are not necessarily gay or straight? >> absolutely not read our entire paid staff are straight eagle scouts. we wanted to be available to young men in the future. if i ever have sons, i hope this program exists and is available to them to learn and grow and have the same experiences that i did growing up. >> thank you, zach wahls, for being with us, founder of scots for equality. he is an eagle scout who's lesbian parents are actively involved in his boy scout activities. he is author of, "my two moms: lessons of love, strength, and what makes a family." we will certainly follow this bsa boat, boy scouts of america. when we come back, daniel ellsberg, leading whistleblower in this country, and jacob appelbaum who just lost a federal case because -- well, he is afraid what it means that is twitter account, his email to be read by the government without his knowledge. stay with us. >> this is "democracy no