addressed to virgin mary and. there were against the war. which introduced a ban on to be propagand they were also against mr putin as the president of russia should an orthodox. she does not experience any hatred towards. christian believers. of the twenty first february day. the seadrill. to express their protest against putin because patrick patrick supported him a putin. big sigh which there was no service. now. they found a plane in the hearts. and hearts of the cathedral there were. she said that they were looking for a place they found a place where they were. not about to enter the just. gotten to the place. of the closing and started to take out the contrasts someone. removed from the plane let's think you see drew did not try to get. parts in the creation. or the uploading of the video clean to the internet. the rules of. before. they're rooted in a taint when she left. the court believes that. these three defendants are guilty of committing the offense. and the testimony of defendants in this think seems. fair sceptical. because.

mayor certainly did-- about where the artist came from: nigeria; what his parents thought about the virgin mary and how she was deified in that country before he started to make a decision about it being sacriligious or something. you tell a number of very interesting stories in the book about specific battles over specific art. and one is a about a film called watermelon woman and that your description is that it has a lovemaking scene-- but fairly modest by standards-- and it involved some lesbians-- african-american lesbian women. and yet, this ignited, initially, a firestorm of criticism, and it ended up in a positive way. can you talk about that, please? oh, yes, cheryl dunye is a fine young filmmaker-- african-american woman. and she made this film with some n.e.a. money, some help. and it was a modest film. it was a very loving film about some young african-american lesbians looking for this fictional movie star named watermelon woman, a black actress in the '30s. the scene was very tasteful. i mean, by hollywood standards, you wouldn't even bat an eye. and it was blown way out of propor

looked at some of the background on this case it was a prayer directed at virgin mary but it was heard all around the world to see why it's performance of the christ the savior cathedral outraged some invigorated others and left almost you know when indifferent along with the patriarch are russian who condemned the flashmob thousands of orthodox believers especially of the radical kind were just short of demanding the women be burned at stake the whole question was. it was blasphemy desecration of the church it was sacrilege i think they belong to some sect which conducts the tanach rituals they use. but their supporters see them differently to the defendants their lawyers and hundreds of supporters to dancing and singing was an artistic way to express the women's disagreement with the government particularly with president putin that's why they say the women ended up on trial and on trend. madonna the red hot chili peppers sting franz ferdinand just some of the celebrities who have voiced their support for kong collective this point a very limited number of seats inside the courthouse

niansus is not parthenos. >> i have three daughters, we hope that young girls are virgins but it's not the same word. >> mary is not a parthenos. >> i don't know if she was or not but the text says -- >> how do you know the hebrew was mistranslated when put into greek. >> hebrew has word for virgin. it's tula and that's not what the hebrew text is. >> all right now, she is attacking the whole notion of the virgin birth of jesus christ. when she points to this translaws, what do you say about that. >> where i would take issue professor sore fredriksen is assuming because of the greek text, because of that difference empty words between the greek and hebrew text that that's the reason why they included that in their gospels. we don't really know -- we can't say for sure what the reason for their including that element, the virgin birth, into their narratives. one could just as easily assume they were including it because that's what they thought happened. we know that the virgin birth was not a part of the earliest christian preaching. the earliest generation, the earliest decades of christian preaching had to

burst into moscow's main cathedral and belted out an anti-government protest song calling on the virgin marythrow out the russian president he has close ties to the orthodox church opposition leaders say he is cracking down on dissent and free speech. the all female ponte ban captures international attention protests are going on throughout the bay area at justin herman plaza in san francisco. this afternoon and outside the russian consulate in san francisco demonstrators dressed like band members. >>> my friends would not come here and support me they're afraid they are afraid they'll reach out for us and i'm a little bit afraid >>> celebrities like paul mccartney and madonna call on the band members to be free the women have been jailed for five months and not clear if they will get credit for time served. the white house said it was disappointed by the verdict saying veep sentence is harsh a poll says pugh is popularity has dropped 12% his lowest rent redding ever juliette goodrich cbs 5 >>> i risk sex offender escaped from a mental health facility on the peninsula on the loose derek sand

. >> virgin mary, mother of god, put putin away put putin away, put putin away black robe, golden epaulettesll parishioners crawl to bow the phantom of liberty is in heaven gay-pride sent to siberia in chains the head of the kgb, their chief saint, leads protesters to prison under escort in order not to offend his holiness women must give birth and love virgin mary, mother of god, become a feminist become a feminist, become a feminist. >> that was jd samson friday on "democracy now!" for more, we go to moscow where we are joined by alisa obraztsova, a lawyer's assistant and member of the legal team defending pussy riot. she is in a bit of fallout cafe and moscow. thank you for joining s. can you talk about the significance of the conviction on friday and the sentencing to two years in prison for these three members of pussy riot? >> thank you very much for your interest in this case we wanted to tell from this process, the russian courts are not independent. sentencing the girls for two years is unjust. we are planning, of course, to appeal the court of appeals in russia, after that, europea

burst into moscow's main cathedral and belted out an anti-government protest song calling on the virgin mary to throw the russian president out of office he has close ties to the russian orthodox church and is cracking down on dissent and free-speech. the all female punk band captures the attention protests are going on throughout the bay area in justin herman plaza and san francisco peerin. this afternoon in demonstrators press like band members. >>> most of my russian friends will not be here to support me they are afraid i'm a little bit afraid >>> celebrities like paul mccartney and madonna call on the band members to be free the women have been jailed for five months and not clear if they'll get credit for time served the white house said it was disappointed by the verdict calling the sense disproportionately harsh appalled released today and that latimer prudence popularity is the lowest rating ever juliette goodrich cbs 5 >>> people camp out in the east bay not because it is a nice night, they are waiting to buy homes that have not gone on the market yet christin ayers and san ramon p

they genuflected, danced, and issued a punk prayer, ignored in the virgin mary to get putin out. >> ♪pussy riot's punk prayer from the church protest. three young women accused of participating have just been found guilty. i have already been in jail for five months. the case was seen as a key test of how far russian leader vladimir putin might cut a crackdown against protesters. the three jailed performers drew admiration from around the world with activists and musicians, including madonna, paul mccartney, red hot chili peppers, showing support. the outcry was so intense the judge giving today's verdict was placed under state protection after officials say she received threats >> protest actions were scheduled a kick off today in some three dozen cities around the world, including new york. for more, we're joined by jd samson, a feminist punk musician with the bands le tigre and men. >> how are you? >> tell us about pussy riot, who they are, who the women are that are now in jail, and the significance of this guilty verdict. >> obviously, for myself in part of an activist, feminist,

. >> the thrash guitar punk rock in moscow's cathedral of christ the savior, a prayer to the virgin mary to rid them of the president vladimir putin. they have spent five months in prison. defiant and determined to fight on, those members of pussy riot not behind bars met us after midnight using a voice device. some of them were involved in the protests that landed their friends in jail. >> they -- it is not because they did something wrong but because somebody decided to show us is power. it is not real power. it is take power. >> despite the growing risks to those who openly opposed vladimir putin's rule, they vow the campaign against him will continue. >> the government can hurt some people, but they cannot heard the idea. but the three members of the group in detention have been on trial this month. the judge passed sentence in the controversial sentence on friday and they could spend two more years in prison. international superstars like madonnna and sting has spoken out in their support. when she performed, she had the name of the band on her back. the woman had apologized for sin

the three women wore ski masks as they called on the virgin mary to throw russian president vladimir putin out of office. friday a judge found them guilty of hooliganism and inciting religious hatred. band members were sentenced to two years in prison as they stood in the glass cage guarded by security officers and dogs. their lawyer says he suspects putin wrote the ruling himself. putin, a former kgb officer, has close ties to the orthodox church. opposition leaders say he's cracking down on dissent and free speech. though this happened in russia, it is getting worldwide attention. protests like this one in times square in new york are popping up all over the world. from london to sydney to san francisco, demonstrators dressed like the band members and performed to show their support. >> we're all pussy riot. >> reporter: dozens were arrested. >> this is a good way to open people's eyes to the unfair incarceration of people all over the world. >> reporter: celebrities including paul mccartney and madonna have called on putin to free the band members. the u.s. state department called

bernadette knelt before the virgin mary until sometime on tuesday night.

riot to be jailed for inciting religious unrest after storming a religious place and demanding the virgin mary remove vladimir putin from power. >> now hot on the gymnastics heels of the competition, has inspired visitors to london as bbc world's correspondent found out. >> the rith mick sport of gymnastics starts. it's all about poise. a mixture of poise, ballet and gymnastics. we come to that part of london to ask the great international public if they want a go. they will have a certain element of performance in their act, hula hoops and ribbons and interpretive dance. >> ♪ oh, sometimes i get a good feeling yeah ♪ >> i'm from taiwan. i came to join the olympics. 2012. ♪ >> hello. >> hello. >> we're from sweden, and this is our gymnastics. ♪ >> i'm from bell, and i'm going to show you the hul ahoop. [applause] >> now it was the moment the entire nation had been waiting for almost ruined by an unimportant to event. some of usain bolt's fans gathered to watch their champion in the 100-meter final but just as the race was about to begin, look at what happens, the power in there was cut. right.

moscow's christ the savior cathedral in ski masks and belted out a protest song calling on the the virgin mary to throw president putin out of office. he has close ties to the orthodox church. opposition leaders say the russian president is cracking down on dissent and free speech. celebrities including paul mccartney and ma madonna have called for them to be fred. protests have sprung up in london, moscow and 50 other cities around the world. most demonstrators are dressing like the band members. >> they were put in jail for speaking their minds. that is what art and music is about, expressing how you feel. you shouldn't be going to jail for doing that. >> reporter: here in new york protesters came to get their message out. originally they were over at the russian consulate but police forced them back over here across the street. >> we're not allowed to gather on the sidewalk right now. i'm not allowing to wear a mask. >> reporter: the women say they were not motivated by hate but protesting close ties between church and the russian state. they've already been jailed for about five months and

cantu the christ the savior cathedral in ski masks and belted out a protest song, calling on the virgin maryo throw president vladimir putin ad of office. he has close ties to the orthodox church, opposition leaders say the russian president is cracking down on dissent and free-speech. celebrities including paul mccartney, madonna, have called for the band members to be freed. protests have sprung up in moscow, london, and nearly 50 other cities around the world. most demonstrators are dressing like band members. >> pick up in jail for speaking their minds and that is what music is about, expressing your feelings, you should not go to jail for that. >> in new york protesters can to get their message out, originally were over there at the mexican consulate but police force them all across the street. >> we have a sense of fear, we're not allowed to gather on the sidewalk, and i'm not allowed to wear a mask. >> the women say they were not motivated by hate but protesting close ties between church and the russian state, they have already been jailed for five months and it is not clear if they w

other band members stormed moscow's christ the savior cathedral and performed a song asking the virgin maryo drive putin out. the women say they were protesting against putin's ties with the church and had not meant to offend believers. their supporters demonstrated outside the court room, shouting "freedom" and "russia without putin." >> i do not understand the point of this trial at all. >> an opposition activist and former world chess player, gary kasparov, wa sthere. -- was there. shortly afterward, he was arrested along with several other leading opposition members. the band's supporters say the trial was politically motivated and that the verdict was dictated by the kremlin. >> german chancellor angela merkel said today that politically active citizens are not a threat to russia. that is a direct indictment of what many say is the kremlin pose a growing intolerance of political dissent. i spoke with the german government's human rights commissioner, and i asked him for his read on the guilty verdict. >> i believe this is a completely inadequate sentence. these young women should be re

they stormed the altar of a moscow cathedral calling on the virgin mary to chase president vladimir putin away. it infuriated the faithful and the authorities. critics say the arrests were putin's personal revenge and this trial was simply an instrument of his oppression. >> putin is a man who likes to show his vengeance and for them it seemed like the perfect chance to do it. >> reporter: the trial brought international condemnation from stars such as paul mccartney, sting, and madonna who had the band's name written across her back when she performed in moscow last week. >> i am against censorship and i hope they do not have to serve seven years in jail. that would be a tragedy. >> reporter: in the end the sentence was two years not seven. for some even that was too much. the white house called it disproportionate and it was greeted with protests in cities around the world but moscow may not be listening. >> russia doesn't often care what the western world thinks. it likes to be an independent center of power. >> reporter: the three women plan to appeal but critics argue they weren't th

believers by their protest in which they performed a so-called punk rock prayer calling on the virgin mary to rid russia vladimir putin now we've also heard support coming out for the three women on trial from celebrities in the music industry madonna it speaking about pussy riot during her concert in moscow also having her having the name of the group painted on her back madonna of course no stranger to controversy regarding the church herself and nine hundred eighty nine a single like a prayer the video for which caused such a controversy that some catholic church groups were calling for her to be excommunicated was also condemned by the vatican and is also being politicians from . great britain germany and the united states that have been giving their support for the women but it remains a hugely divisive case. here in russia with some people saying that the women are modern day saints almost building them up to huge levels of. social standing saying what they are doing is right for russia and others mostly linked to the orthodox church suggesting that these women are essentially the an

their crime, a performance where they called on the virgin mary to throw the russian president out ofice. protestors dressed in mask just like the band to show their support saying the sentence was too harsh. >>> virginia now confirms two adults in the commonwealth have west nile virus. 28 people across the country have died from this disease so far this year. surae chinn has more on how you can protect yourself and one man's story of survival. >> you can do a lot to prevent a mosquito bite. first by wearing bug spray and long sleeves and the health department says get rid of the standing water. they recommend this. mosquito dunks. and what you want to do is get rid of all of the standing water for breeding grounds for mosquitoes in your flower pots, kid ee pools and what have you and especially your downspouts. what you want to do is tie a string around the downspout and the mosquito dunk so it doesn't wash away in the rain. >> i think insects rule. >> reporter: this entomologist is a mosquito expert. he studies and collects data, but he's also a walking miracle from a mosquito bite

bernadette was reunited with the virgin mary. >> whether it's a miracle or someone trying to avoid beingested, the statue has returned home. as we reported yesterday, police say the statue was stolen from the grato in campbell a week ago. it was found this morning wrapped in foam material in a parking lot. the 3 1/2 foot handmade statue from italy had been on display since the church opened in 1995. >> very happy. i mean, we hope and pray we will have the same statue. >> church leaders say they plan to set up surveillance cameras, they aren't too concerned over who took it. >> they felt bad or scared or both. when you try to sell something like that, if that was the intention, it would have been too obvious where it came from. >> it might have been a prank and thieves suddenly realized it was felony grand theft. >> we are pretty sure they realized their mistakes and wanted to move forward. >> the statue was found behind the restaurant on hamilton avenue. daniel and his son saw it and called police. >> to go back to the place -- >> police say the safe return of the statue means essentiall

lyrics edited in later on was inside the cathedral that actions boil down to insulting god and the virgin mary no politics so it's wrong to say they were persecuted on political grounds it's wrong to bring politics in here but it's something the west loves to talk about and they convicted and their lawyers were selling the story for a high price. personally i think the verbal offenses should not be punished by a jail sentence but there's no way do i want to blame the authorities or the court this law is the brainchild of russian legislators. well as a much more of the old pussy riot story online you can check out our team's youtube stream for more videos from inside and outside the courtroom. the trio. right. these are the. streets of. the united states so police were called in to a made after protesters. of the group made up of. one hundred strong support. well as you can hear the demonstrators marching through the officer chanting free bradley manning he's accused of leaking classified information to wiki leaks and if found guilty he could ultimately face the death penalty protesters demande

choice of venue for the demonstration of the performance of this punk rock prayer that called on the virgin mary to raise rusher of law to me a putin the fact that they chose christ the savior cathedral the most important cathedral in russia was done in order to increase the effect that the insults would have in backing up the decision that their actions were based upon religious hatred the judge cited hard drives and computers and files that were found on those in which they apparently show the three women amongst others. rehearsing and preparing for the the the demonstration side the cathedral the evidence gleaned from those hard drives a backed up the prosecution's claim that the the women were motivated by a hatred of the orthodox church now in terms of what's been going on outside the courtroom here we've seen huge groups of people gathered throughout the day both in support of pussy riot unopposed to pussy riot and heated debate has continued to do flare up throughout they in fact you can hear people right now just over to my right the chance of free pussy riot. actually resource several p

the christ the savior cathedral for less than a minute, dancing and singing a song, pleading, "virgin mary, drive putin away." they face up to seven years in prison for what their defense says was an expression of political opinion. for "teen kids news," i'm david lee miller, "fox news channel in the classroom." [ camera shutters clicking ] >> did you know that songwriting could start with a single photograph? we learn how music is made through a special program for teens. nicole has the story. >> ♪ if i were music, you'd hear my songs every day ♪ >> ♪ if i were music >> ♪ filling the streets in every way ♪ >> the songs sound like they could be in a broadway musical. >> ♪ i want this to be perfect ♪ it's my n-i-i-ight >> but these lyrics aren't the work of professionals. >> when i wrote my song, i thought it wasn't that good, but when they sang it, it was beautiful. >> ♪ and i wouldn't want to be another girl ♪ >> danika's song "wonderful" is one of many musical acts that originated in the mind of a teen. >> [ groans ] >> "qeianu's blues" is basically about how when i wake up in the mornin

rehearsing for the performance of punk rock prayer in christ the savior where they called on the virgin mary to read russia of blood in me and putin knows videos apparently in the words of the judge and showed say a clear hatred of the religion of all the doxy on an intent to to it to insult the real issue while the the crowd as you can hear is this now shouting free pussy riot. that's not going to be happening they're being sentenced by the judge. there has been a very tinderbox not disappear here throughout the day we've seen over thirty people detained by police this was following basically the the both sides both those four and those opposed to pussy riot essentially breaking out into the series of heated arguments occasionally those arguments spilling over into small scale acts of violence a few punches thrown around well over thirty people have been detained by the police the police have now cleared the road just to my my left here in an attempt to gain some semblance of order again here but as that news filters through the crowd that pussy riot will spend these three women will spend

mentions the lyrics edited in later on inside the cathedral that actions boil down to god and the virgin mary politics so it's wrong to say they were persecuted on political grounds it's wrong to bring politics in here but it's something the west loves to talk about when the convicted and their lawyers who was selling the story for a high price was personally i think above the offenses should not be punished by a jail sentence but in no way do i want to blame the authorities with a court this law is the brainchild of russian legislators. well there's a lot more on the whole pussy riot story to be found online you can check out all t's you tube streaming videos from by thought inside and outside the courtroom where the russian a female rockers received their sentence you can also see the moment the trio finally discovered their fate. and these are the. corporations rule the day. so i could have you with us here on our team today turning our attention now to thank you as swear police were called in and arrests were made after protesters occupied barack obama's campaign office in oakland the gro

lyrics were edited in later on inside the cathedral that actions boil down to insulting god and the virgin mary no politics so it's wrong to say they were persecuted on political grounds it's wrong to bring politics in here but it's something the west loves to talk about and they convicted and their lawyers were selling the story for a high price. personally i think the verbal offenses should not be punished by a jail sentence but there's no way do i want to blame the authorities with a court this is the brainchild of russian legislators. well there's more in the pussy riot story online check out his new team for more videos from inside and outside the courtroom where the russian female rapper is received their sentence you can see the moment the trio finally discovered their fate. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations are over. to the u.s. now where police were called in and arrests were made after protesters occupy the rock obama's campaign office in oakland the group made up of veterans and activist was part of a hundred strong march in support