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You know, just because you dont necessarily believe in god or jesus doesnt mean that you dont have a religion. even atheism is a religion. you have something that you believe in without complete evidence that it exists and it does inform who you are and informs how you think and how you relate to other people. we need to always protect freedom of religion. >> as a nonpolitician and longtime neurosurgeon, you have a special appeal in this campaign and have risen to second place in most polls but ...

Necessarily believe in god or jesus doesnt mean that you dont have a religion. even atheism is a religion. you have something that you believe in without complete evidence that it exists and it does inform who you are and informs how you think and how you relate to other people. we need to always protect freedom of religion. >> as a nonpolitician and longtime neurosurgeon, you have a special appeal in this campaign and have risen to second place in most polls but no one has ever won a competitiv...

At this time. 10 minutes before the top of the hour and here is what is coming up. its a white house taking these terror attacks seriously enough? >> we are not facing a political ideology gone wrong. we are facing religious fanaticism, the difference is critical because look, ideology, thats caffeine. religious if a that theism is meth. fanaticism is meth. >> are our policies opening othe door for attacks? the chilling warning ahead. lack below one mans sky high proposal going viral. check it o...

Theocratic dominating 56 muslim majority countries but the islam i learned was a personal faith with no central authority, with a personal relationship with god. >> so its the rise of political islam that were seeing more and more of. are we seeing that here? i mean obviously we have some cases, but are we seeing that here domestically inside the united states? >> oh absolutely. the people that claim to speak for our faith were fertilized and grown and sprouted by the saudis but the qataris and ...

Theocratic dominating 56 muslim majority countries but the islam i learned was a personal faith with no central authority, with a personal relationship with god. >> so its the rise of political islam that were seeing more and more of. are we seeing that here? i mean obviously we have some cases, but are we seeing that here domestically inside the united states? >> oh absolutely. the people that claim to speak for our faith were fertilized and grown and sprouted by the saudis but the qataris and ...

The isms. consumerism, atheism but pope francis taugt the catholic church to look inside itself. the christian faith in the united states have lost the radical message of jesus. jesus is the most compelling thing about christianity, not the rules. and we lost the radical politics of jesus. sanitized over years and lost the compelling message and become a board wash with no attraction. >> the language of radical message of jesus, this is why i wanted you at the table. your book just come across m...

Philosophical position. it means you dont believe in a supernatural creator. its not like being a fascist or a communist. >> for many americans, accepting atheism just isnt that simple. >> a couple of my uncles and cousins have completely stopped talking to me. i sort of felt as though i was the black sheep of the family. >> welcome. >> but gatherings like these provide support. >> how many of you tonight believe at least jesus was a historical person? our weekly meetings are like a group therap...

I slept at bed just in case. >> dewitt said his 20-year-old son called who converted to atheism just two years before he did saved his life. >> i can say without any doubt whatsoever that had he not been in my life during this time, i dont think i would have made it. i know i wouldnt have made it. it really upsets me. it irritates me. i know how much dad has tried to help people in the community. >> so why stay here in louisiana? why not go somewhere more progressive, open minded? >> if were goi...

So im scarred. what you see is you see a scarred smile. and it tells a story. ahead, atheism here? >> theres a lot of atheists that would be very uncomfortable in this environment. hey mom, you want to live by the lake, right?

Prayer doesnt work. >> for dewitt, as religion became more troubling, atheism looked much closer to the truth. eventually in 2011, dewitt quit preaching altogether. he took a job as a building inspector and hoped to live a quiet life. >> thats when your aunt comes. >> 85-year-old aunt on facebook. >> yes, aunt grace spotted a facebook photo of dewitt at a gathering of skeptics standing right next to the father of atheism, richard dawkins. >> bob posted this picture of me and my son with professo...