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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.

>> 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 rock is rolled across the entrance to seal the tomb shut. three days after the cruc...

And hes martyred for his sincere devotion. >> but pushing james from the walls doesnt kill him. ancient texts record that the final blows come when hes stoned to death and his body is buried on the spot where he falls. in accordance with jewish custom of the time, one year after his death, james bones would have been collected and interned in an ossuary. >> i think it is likely that james body was claimed by his followers and buried. there was considerable support from within the city of jerusal...

Americans and it appears what the nation demands of its leaders. the cover of "newsweek" this week looks at the importance america placed on the faith of its poll significance tigss and how candidates for the nations next leader have come to that faith. joining me now is the author "newsweek" contributing editor matthew cooper. what a fascinating article. i couldnt put it down. my first question can you be successful in american politics without being religious? >> i think its tough, alex. if i ...

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 bishop here or an aristocrat, a prince over there. >> if you share the true cross with someone, you are sharing power with them because the true cross is a source of religious power. people are...

Sincere devotion. >> but pushing james from the walls doesnt kill him. ancient texts record that the final blows come when hes stoned to death and his body is buried on the spot where he falls. in accordance with jewish custom of the time, one year after his death, james bones would have been collected and interned in an ossuary. >> i think it is likely that james body was claimed by his followers and buried. there was considerable support from within the city of jerusalem right across the board...

Hes the yoga guru with an empire built largely on sweat. thanks to his signature hot yoga method. but some of bikram choudhurys former devotees claim he took advantage of that devotion and sexually assaulted or raped them. choudhury responds to the allegations for the first time in the second part of our exclusive interview. >> there are these six women, three jane does three who have used their names. five much them say you raped them. one says sexual assault. did you actually have sex with any...

We have to treich is recognizing that in fact, they are doing this in the name of religion. i think that is what andreas point is. >> do you think theyre doing it in name of devotion to god? >> they do. why are you struggling with what im saying? they yell "allahu akbar!" before they commit the tracks. this is not what im saying. bernard lewis foremost scholar of islam this is what theyre saying themselves. this is their words melissa, not mind. >> let me quickly interject something. if your fam...

They got an idea and then they set about putting the explosives together using propane tanks if thats in fact what they wanted to do is a very difficult explosive device to use. . you have to know how much to fill them and the rest of it. so i think the fbi caught these people no doubt on social media of some sort expressing their ideas, their devotion to jihad and put them under surveillance. pretty typical operation. they stopped it. the fbi is on these people and has done a good job. i think ...

And hes martyred for his sincere devotion. >> but pushing james from the walls doesnt kill him. ancient texts record that the final blows come when hes stoned to death and his body is buried on the spot where he falls. in accordance with jewish custom of the time, one year after his death, james bones would have been collected and interned in an ossuary. >> i think it is likely that james body was claimed by his followers and buried. there was considerable support from within the city of jerusal...