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>> it is a historical place, revered for centuries by the faithful. it is the place where it is celebrated jesus was born. thats enough for me in my devotion. its not enough for me as a scientist. >> and what of the other great tradition of the first christmas, the star in the east? was it a myth? or did it really exist? astronomer michael mulnar may have found the answer on a 2,000-year-old coin he bought a few years ago for $50. on one side, mulnar noticed the astrological sign for aries, whic...

>> it is unlikely that this argument is going to trump centuries of tradition that point to the bethlehem of faith. >> it is an historical place, revered for centuries by the faithful. it is the place where it is celebrated jesus was born. thats enough for me in my devotion. it is not enough for me as a scientist. >> what of the other great tradition of the first christmas? the star in the east? was it a myth? or did it really exist? astronomer michael molnar may have found the answer on a 2,000...

Programs in their current form, and certainly given the intelligence community sort of devotion to them, i think its going to be very hard. on the one hand, hard for the president to say no, everything is fine. this is his own committee. cant just brush aside their recommendations. >> what did you think of the exchange i had with michael about the abuses? because you have a lot of republicans and other oh defenders saying no abuses whatsoever, which isnt really supported by the fact. >> no, and ...

>> the pharaoh that built this citys revolutionary ideas about just one god shook ancient egypt to its core. >> how are you? >> what does your name mean? >> its a classic arabic name meaning the story teller. >> she says that when he gave up the comfort of his palaces along the fertile nile delta and moved to this desolate place, it was an act of devotion to his one god. why did he come here? what kind of an outlier was he? >> the idea was to find a place that was never used by any other gods. t...

You writer? >> im a writer, yes. [ speaking hebrew ] now you bar mitzvah. >> mazel tov. >> mazel tov. thank you, gentlemen. >> ive never felt so much like im masquerading like something im not. i am instinctively hostile to any kind of devotion. certainty is any enemy. im all about doubt, questioning ones self and the nature of reality. when they grabbed hold of me and in a totally nonjudgmental way essentially -- gods happy to have you, here you go.

Amanah. >> quite a deserty space. >> the pharaoh that built this citys revolutionary ideas about just one god shook ancient egypt to its core. >> how are you? >> what does your name mean? >> its a classic arabic name meaning the story teller. >> she says that when he gave up the comfort of his palaces along the fertile nile delta and moved to this desolate place, it was an act of devotion to his one god. why did he come here? what kind of an outlier was he? >> the idea was to find a place that w...

Can put it like that, of military vets. >> its not dissing. its disrespect, its dis honorable. a break in trust to those of us that raised our right hand and were told you serve 20 years plus, the government will take care of you. we went out and did what we were supposed to do. now youre going to come back and tell me the wasteful spending in washington, d.c., you cannot find $6 billion? youre going to tell me you blocked and amendment to get rid of tax credited for illegal aliens but you want ...

It would have been helpful if abraham had said to god, which land and, by the way, does it have oil? >> but abraham did not question gods promise, and this one mans unflinching devotion to only one god reverberates throughout the bible. it is the foundation of three great monotheistic faiths. >> in judaism, christianity, islam, you cant get to god without going through abraham. >> obeying gods call, abraham quickly left behind the trappings of city life and set off with his family on a journey t...

The book of genesis, were told that he had settled with his father and his wife, sarah, in a town called herron. a place where people were known to worship many different gods. and then out of the blue, this lowly shepherd received a call from the god of the hebrew bible, summoning him to leave his home for a new life at once. >> god says to abraham, go to this land that i will show you and i will make of you a great nation. it would have been helpful if abraham had said, which land? and by the ...

Criminal and fraudulent behavior and how does the secret service permit a clearly dangerous man within inches of the president of the free world? look, i know the integrity, the devotion and the courage of many agents in the secret service. these guys, men and women, will take a bullet for the president. thats not even up for debate here. but come on, guys. how do you not check this man out? i dont care if the pope vouches for him. your job is to check him out again. its law enforcement 101. or ...