. >> wendy: and i'm wen giv wendy griffith.or years, the abu saif terrorized the southern philippines. they shocked the world in 2002 by kidnapping american missionaries, martin and grace. today they're still at work, but are they as dangerous as they once were? i went back to basil island to find out. it is one of the most beautiful places on earth, and in many ways, untouched by time and progress. but for nearly three decades, a deadly enemy has preyed on the people living in the southern philippines. the enemy, ab siaf, which stands for father of the sword. its goal: make the southern islands an islamic stronghold. beheadings are their signature. they carried it out against guillermo simply because his ransom did not come on time. in 2002, terrorists assigned this man the chilling task of collecting this man's bones. >> if you don't pay taxes, they will kill you. they're very angry with people, especially the foreign tourists. here the christians and the muslims live together. >> reporter: amil, a government spy, also witnes

. >> wendy: and i'm wendy griffith. bethlehem's church of the israelis and palestinians.ets jews and christians who say the move mark. landmark, it is about delegitimizing israel. >> reporter: palestinians celebrating the naming of the church of the nativity as a world heritage site, but were even happier that they officially recognized palestine in its decision. >> it is a beginning. we see it as in the correct direction of our rights. >> reporter: that's why israel and evangelical christians are angry. >> the church of nativity is being manipulated by the palestinians, only in order to score some more propaganda points against israel. >> reporter: foreign ministry mobilization man dugal says palestinians arranged this to falsely blame israel for endangering the church. >> we don't object to the site being included on the world heritage site because the world heritage site list has preservation work and so on and so on. >> unesco's decision follows upon their resolution last year to accept palestine as a member state. >> reporter: last year the u.s. cut $60 million to un

hello, everyone, i'm wendy griffith.l, this week a gunman walked into the lobby of the family research council and opened fire. the shooting is heating up the debate about supporters of same-sex marriage, labelling their opponents at hate groups. paul strand has the story from washington. >> reporter: the suspect, 28-year-old floyd corkins is a volunteer worker at a washington community centre for the homosexual and transgender population of d.c. a neighbor said of the attack. >> i'm very shocked. >> reporter: the suspect reportedly said something against the family research's policies before opening fire. >> f.r.c. is one of the more conservative christian lobbying organizations, and well-known for its stance for traditional marriage and against abortion. >> reporter: the suspect was apparently carrying a chick-fil-a bag. the president has been under fire for his traditional stance on marriage. if this was a political attack, some conservatives are saying liberal and pro gay organizations that keep labelling f.r.c. a ha

george thomas and wendy griffith are both on vacation. she has been sent to prison for allegedly burning the pages of the quran. she is believed to be between the ages of 11 and 16 and has down syndrome. she was arrested and charged why blasphemy. anyone found guilty of defiling the quran could face life in prison. the girl's parents and christian residents have fled the neighborhood, near islamabad, out of fear of reprisal from muslim extremists. >> translator: we were sleeping in our house that night. the girls' parents fled around 2:30 and the morning. we found in the morning that the house was locked up, and then we left the area. on friday evening i rang my landlord to ask whether we should return or not. he said, don't be scared. i don't want to disturb you, but you should leave the house until the 1st of september. >> police say the girl will be held for 14 days. some authorities claim she is being held for her own protection. gary lane has travelled to pakistan many times over the years and joins us now with more. what is likely t