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Unworthy purpose may tempt aside. this we ask and pray in your holy name, amen. >> good afternoon, everybody. please, have a seat. on behalf of michelle and myself, welcome to the white house. thank you, chaplain. this year we mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the korean war. a time when thousands of our prisoners of war finally came home after years of starvation and hardship and in some cases, torture. and among the homecomings, one stood out. a group of our p.o.w.s emerged carrying a la...

Both on the battlefield and while he was a prisoner of war at a camp there. and he lost his life at that camp. the stories that you read from many of these men who are now in their 80s about his heroism and how he cared for them while they were prisoners of war, not only touching but inspirational. he saw several battles during the war. and according to people, each one, he would run to the side of a wounded soldier despite his own worries. his own fears, he would be there at their side. one ind...

Unfold at the white house. and this afternoon president obama will award nations highest military honor to an army chaplain who made the ultimate sacrifice. this was incredible. the year was 1950 when the chaplain, who you see there on the right of your screen, displayed extraordinary heroism during a battle with communist troops. even though they were under heavy fire he decided to stay behind, ministering and providing for fellow soldiers, knowing he would likely be captured. wait until you he...

Crown of thorns. it was a tribute to their friend, their chaplain, their fellow prisoner, who had touched their souls and saved their lives. father emil kapaun. this is an amazing story. father kapaun has been called a shepherd in combat boots. his fellow soldiers who felt his grace and his mercy called him a saint. a blessing from god. today we bestow another title on him. recipient of our nations highest military decoration, the medal of honor. after more than six decades of working to make th...

For her who helped bring down the soviet union. in denver, how can you support the removal of ward churchill from the university of colorado? not the removal of father shaver from george washington u? arent both free speech issues? well, its a fair question, although i suspect youre trolling the left wing web sites. churchill is a teacher who was presenting false information and scenarios to his students and the public. the university dismissed him for academic dereliction, upheld by the courts....

Academic dereliction, upheld by the courts. father shave service a chaplain who is preaching the tenets of his church and doesnt represent the university. so thats the difference and there is a big difference. in milwaukee, wisconsin, bill, do you agree with what the priests are saying about gays? i have no opinion on what hes saying, other than under religious freedom, the father has a right to say what he wants. i leave the theological questions to the theologians and they differ on homosexual...

Violations. joining us now from washington juan williams and mary katharineham. both fox news analysts. what do you think about this george washington deal, juan? >> well, i just think its outrageous. you cant tell somebody who is catholic not to be catholic is what i think. the guy is a priest. its not even that he is simply a member of the congregation and has a different point of view than the rest of the student body. its that he is a priest. so he is going to represent catholic orthodoxy on...

Violations. joining us now from washington juan williams and mary katharineham. both fox news analysts. what do you think about this george washington deal, juan? >> well, i just think its outrageous. you cant tell somebody who is catholic not to be catholic is what i think. the guy is a priest. its not even that he is simply a member of the congregation and has a different point of view than the rest of the student body. its that he is a priest. so he is going to represent catholic orthodoxy on...

Everybody knows what you are talking about. >> well, there is a nuclear test that the u.s. is expected to carry out, been long planned. we have now postponed it. >> bill: underground test? >> well, yeah. and what is notable about it is that the administration is saying that its a little worried now that the show of strength that it mounted in the face of north koreas movement on nuclear weapons and all the saber rattling coming out of pyongyang what it is now saying is that well we didnt want to...

We help you shine every day of the week. >> bill: in the impact segment tonight, major controversy at george washington university in d.c. two homosexual students are demanding that the catholic chaplain at the school be thrown off campus. priest in question father greg shaffer who has upheld catholic church teaching by saying that homosexual acts are sinful. apparently that statement disqualifies the priest in the eyes of those students. universitys office of diversity and inclusion apparently ...