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I did go with the president to newtown and i saw the leader of the free world, the president of the united states, have to hold parents closely, had to console folks who had just 48 hours before had their children ripped from them in a hail of bullets. the depth of evil that they experienced, the brokenness that we felt in that place, is something that i will never forget. you know, jesus three times in the gospel says that one of the worst things that people can do, one of the worst sins we can...

Second corinthians, where it talks about how outwardly we are wasting away but inwardly we are being renewed day by day because our light and momentary troubles are leading to something better. these broken bodies will be restored. thats the gist of those passages. but in many ways, you know, theres not a lot you can say. you just have to be present and the president was present for those parents at the time. he held them closely. for the little brothers and sisters of the lost, he would toss th...

Jesus and this generation. people say maybe thats the oldest picture of jesus. they dont think of it as something that has to be scientifically confirmed but i am fascinated since ive got that image on my book with what theyre going to be uncovering throughout this process of deeper scientific investigation. >> definitely. one of the most contentious scenes from the passion of christ, mel gibsons very controversial movie, depicted the crucifixion, of course, and he was lambasted for this. your b...

Describe it. i did go with the president to newtown and i saw the leader of the free world, the president of the united states, have to hold parents closely, had to console folks who had just 48 hours before had their children ripped from them in a hail of bullets. the depth of evil that they experienced, the brokenness that we felt in that place, is something that i will never forget. you know, jesus three times in the gospel says that one of the worst things that people can do, one of the wors...

Stains and the composition of it and my publisher and i put it on our book because its an icon of jesus and this generation. people say maybe thats the oldest picture of jesus. they dont think of it as something that has to be scientifically confirmed but i am fascinated since ive got that image on my book with what theyre going to be uncovering throughout this process of deeper scientific investigation. >> definitely. one of the most contentious scenes from the passion of christ, mel gibsons ve...

Time meditating on scripture, second corinthians, where it talks about how outwardly we are wasting away but inwardly we are being renewed day by day because our light and momentary troubles are leading to something better. these broken bodies will be restored. thats the gist of those passages. but in many ways, you know, theres not a lot you can say. you just have to be present and the president was present for those parents at the time. he held them closely. for the little brothers and sisters...

I was able to see that first-hand in private ways, in the way the president received devotionals and spent time in prayer with pastors around the country but also in public ways, in the way his faith motivated his approach to issues in public life from compassionate immigration reform to issues related to gun violence. it was really an honor to have that front row seat to the presidents values. >> the president has described the newtown atrocity as one of the biggest tests of his presidency for ...

It, tormenting him in that bunk bed? >> yeah, but what you didnt read is that he really enjoyed that. i mean, he was a stark enough kid to endure that with no problem. >> when i interviewed rahm, he was the first emanuel brother i had interviewed and i got a real sense of a steely streak inside him which i think just judging from what the book says, you guys operate very much as a pack. one of you gets attacked, the emanuel brothers will defend each other to the hilt. despite all the rivalry, yo...

Person. >> come on, now. >> im sorry. im not going to help you. >> you emanuels never sit on the fence like this. give me a name. give me a crumb. >> well, i havent met him and hes now dead, but i think probably the person who still moves me when i read his speeches is martin luther king. >> martin luther king. >> every martin luther king holiday, i try to read one of his speeches or something, and i think, you know, an unelected person who has moved this country and has amazing oratorical skill...

Done with the president, what do you say to those people who use the bible and its scriptures as a sacrosanct defense, if you like, against moving times? >> you know, its something that i think we have to grapple with because on the one hand as you highlight, piers, there are verses in the old testament and the new from deuteronomy to the apostle paul that speak to issues related to homosexuality. on the other hand, jesus said that the two greatest commandments are to love god and to love your n...