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Always settles upon the wrist, like you see on the shroud, rather than the palm. the palm would just simply tear through. >> then hes raised up. imagine the agony of being raised up after your feet and your hands are nailed in. every little movement is agony. the cross was lifted up by ropes and then dropped into a hole to keep it from falling. imagine what thats like. >> one of the difficulties with imagining crucifixion is that weve had 2,000 years of christian tradition which sanitizes the cr...

The cross in the beginning when it came down? >> well, everyone was disgusted that one person could do that to our tree and christmas. but we all worked together and worked with the aclu and had our negotiators -- we got the cross back up entree. its not on the top. but its on the tree as well as many other crosses. >> thats important. so the compromise is, walk us through that. its not going to be at the top of the tree. it will be near the top of the tree and other stipulations as well. >> wel...

Imagine what thats like. >> one of the difficulties with imagining crucifixion is that weve had 2,000 years of christian tradition which sanitizes the cross. we put jesus in nice church buildings and we have crosses made of gold. and it prevents us from really thinking through what crucifixion actually involved. but when we actually pause and actually look at the historical nature of the crucifixion and remember what the romans were trying to do by humiliating and torturing people, then for a mo...

Back then. he sees that he -- his way of thinking was incorrect. >> it was kind of crazy. i mean, seen a lot of stuff. ive been to rallies. i mean, all that stuff. ive seen 40-foot crosses burn and stuff like that. thats what we live by, thats just how we was. i didnt know anything different from it. just how stuff was. >> despite his past affiliation with the aryan nation, inside pendleton, michael jones learned how to get along with the very people he loved to hate. >> i mean, this is a real c...

Both with each other and staff. its up to the stiu to keep gang activity in check. today the stiu are doing a sweep in the level v facility, allowing our crew along for the ride. >> all right, ladies and gentlemen, were here to conduct a shakedown. its based on some activity we got. were going to have some information on snm gang members. okay, so were going to head to the unit, were going to look mainly for gang information and graffiti and stuff. >> sometimes when you come shake down a cell, f...

The author of the book called "isis, iran and israel: what you need to know about the mideast crisis." good morning. >> first of all, i watch "fox & friends" and appreciate what you do, especially on a topic like this. >> we have become friends over the last year. we wanted to bring you on to talk to our viewers about what is happening. you are living in jerusalem in the middle east. what is happening to christians there? >> especially in the middle east, just a few weeks ago i was in northern i...

We want people to know thats the way we feel and stand by and help the community. >> thank you both for what youre doing. god bless you both. its gut wrenching to see that cross coming down. christians are used to it. >> its -- excuse me. its kind of like the grinch who tried to steal christmas. he didnt get it done. we hope we can -- >> thats right. >> we hope the heart will grow. >> its opening a lot of hearts to a lot of people. the cross is just not about christianity as well. it represents ...

Tried to give our opinions too. >> so what is the reaction from the community? youve made a lot of these crosses. >> oh, weve had a lot of help and a lot of participation from the community. they meet on the town square and hold up the crosses and people driving by toot their horns. its quite an atmosphere in knights town. >> cynthia, it always amazes me that one person complains. what about the millions of people that are christians. one person is offended in the town. but what about the millio...

Closer. it brought all the crosses out from all around, even nationwide as well. people are supporting us with their crosses as well on their yards and their houses. >> so it brought the town together and brought out a lot of love. >> i love that youre seeing the silver lining. thats what the cross does. let me read you this statement from the aclu. the cross -- this is from the aclu. the cross is not a symbol of the christmas holiday season. it is the preeminent symbol of christianity and its d...

Symbol. a cross on top of one towns christmas tree no more. official in knightstown, indiana, taking it down after one complaint that was parked by a lawsuit by the aclu. a man claimed that cross violated the first amendment and caused him irreparable harm. the town council said it would not win the court case. outraged incidents are placing wooden crosses all over town. a consumer alert. this is a serious one. thieves are targeting amazon customers in a brand-new email scam. they are sendin...