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It became a global phenomenon, when italian secondo pia took the worlds first photograph of the shroud. >> all of a sudden, a negative image of the man of the shroud pops out at him. its like staring at the face of jesus. it suddenly turns the shroud from an object of religious devotion to an icon of scientific obsession. if you prove that the shroud of turin is real, youre proving that jesus christ existed. >> in 1978, former u.s. air force physicist john jackson from the shroud of turin resear...

Publicly question the authenticity of the new cross was 16th century protestant reformer john calvin. >> he says you cant walk into a church anywhere without seeing a piece of whats supposedly the true cross. >> calvin laughs and says you know, if you took all the pieces of the true cross and put them together, they would fill a ship. >> yet scripture says that just one man, jesus, was able to carry it on his shoulders. >> there were a lot of people who were speaking out about the devotion of re...

Jerusalem, a.d. 62. a leading member of the jewish priesthood gives james an ultimatum. renounce his brother jesus as his messiah or face death. but james refuses. >> the link between jesus and james ultimately means that james cant survive. >> james is led to the temple walls. only a few hundred meters from where jesus was crucified. >> hes martyred for this cause, and hes martyred for his sincere devotion.

Tomb and prepared for burial. >> when nicodemus is willing to get involved is in the burial. hes supplying really very expensive products to be used in the process of embalming the body. >> first century jewish law said that to touch a dead body would make you unclean. and so for joseph and nicodemus to actually go through the process of preparing jesus for burial, there had to have been tremendous love and devotion just to care for him. >> a rocis rolled across the entrance to seal the tomb shu...

Time, becomes the primary symbol of jesus christ. >> one of the key factors in the change is helenas pilgrimage to find the true cross. it changes the cross to something that actually becomes something tangible that people want to think about as part of their devotion. >> as fragments spread around the world, they will also help turn christianity from an underground cult into a global religion. >> pieces of the true cross were almost used like trading cards. this was a way to gain favor with a b...

And it is the most gut wrenching feeling and the father is just grief stricken. and i understand his angst and his anguish and the white house should give the investigation that he has and there should be a full vetting of the decision making cycle and were a learning country. we go into and make decisions and we execute operations and internally we need to learn, okay, maybe everything was executed perfectly. and it was just one of those things and a great navy s.e.a.l. gave the last full measu...

2001. the afghanis have lost many more to free their homeland and keep it free today. no matter which country they hail from, these heroes gave the last full measure of their devotion in the cause of our peace and security. and i hope each one of you will assure their families, the families of their fallen, that the american people will never forget their service and sacrifice on our behalf. [ applause ] those sacrifices, which continue to this day, are the surest sign of our enduring commitment...

And keep it free today. no matter which country they hailed from, these heroes gave the last full measure of their devotion in the cause of our peace and our security. and i hope eh one of youl assure their families, the families of their fallen, that the american people will never forget their service and sacrifice on our behalf. [ applause ] those sacrifices, which continue to this day, are the surest sign of our enduring commitment to each other and our future together. on president trumps be...

No matter which country they hailed from, these heroes gave the last full measure of their devotion in the cause of our peace and security. and i hope each one of you will assure their families, the families of their fallen, that the american people will never forget their service and sacrifice on our behalf. [applause] those sacrifices, which continue to this day, are the surest sign of our enduring commitment to each other and our future together. on president trumps behalf, that future is exa...

When we were joined not only by our nominee and his wife, but also by the widow of justice scalia and his son, who shared that moment. justice antonin scalias devotion to the constitution will be fore ever remembered by the people of the united states of america. [ applause ] this was president trumps promise. and make no mistake about it, my friend, were in the promise keeping business in washington, d.c. now. before i say anymore, behooves us to remember justice scalias legacy and honor his me...