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President? can i be president? how little respect do we have for our country that we honestly believe that we will turn over our country to a man that knows nothing about world affairs, how you deliver social services, and in his heart, has never been about i want to make lives better for other people. everything hes accomplished has been for himself. where, in his 70 years, has he made life better for other people? as the purpose of what hes doing? i dont know why we have this discussion. how c...

Himself during his sentencing phase, which is set for tuesday. jurors will decide whether he spends life in prison or gets the death penalty. a former charles manson follower and convicted killer is seeking parole. 69-year-old is the longest serving female inmate in the state of california. shes already been denied parole 13 times since being convicted in the 1969 slayings of sharon tate and six others. parole officials postponed a decision after her attorney made new claims she may have possi...

Followers were with him throughout. they never left his side. they followed him all the way from galilee to jerusalem, all the way to the cross. >> she is a follower. she is a believer. she is committed to this. >> after following him for many months, marys loyalty to jesus is about to be put to the ultimate test. hi, were the hulford quads. (laughter) were in 8th grade. technology is the only thing that really entertains us.

Alternative accounts do support the bibles story that jesus and mary were very close. >> the idea that the gospels would not mention a wife if there was one doesnt make any sense so most likely mary was a very close friend of jesus and a follower but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that theres some kind of a favorite relationship between mary and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and thats all it really tells us. >> but some scholars b...

Has been on. and the resurrection is the moment where james comes to believe that jesus really is something special. perhaps that was the moment where he came to acknowledge jesus was not just his brother but also his lord. >> james life is transformed. now, from doubting brother, he will become jesus most devoted follower and helps shape a new world religion. [engine revving] ♪ ♪ is it a force of nature? or a sales event? the season of audi sales event is here.

Is that he has very inclusive group of disciples. its a very open movement and included women that a lot of the time might have felt themselves some what marginalized. being with jesus gave them a sense of identity and self-worth in a way they often didnt find in ordinary society. >> mary magdalene is a-typical of a jewish woman of her time. most would have been in a domestic setting either as a daughter or a mother or a wife. but to be out in the wilderness with a preacher with a name that does...

With the money. >> jesus saw in judas the kind of man that he wanted to be his follower. we have to assume that theyre friends and that they have this close relationship. >> hes special. he has a key place. and yet somethings going to happen in judas thats going to lead him to fall away from jesus and to lose faith in jesus and ultimately to betray jesus. >> the new testament gospels tell of a critical moment here two miles outside jerusalem. >> the village of bethany is named in the gospels as ...

Wide range of backgrounds. from fishermen to tax collectors. >> there was recruitment by jesus, deliberate recruitment. and he wanted a diverse group. judas may well have been one of the very first he recruited. >> jesus was a pretty good judge of character. anyone who jesus had chosen as a disciple must have had something going for him. >> judas was the treasurer of jesus 12 disciples. he was the one jesus trusted with the money. >> jesus saw in judas the kind of man that he wanted to be his fo...

Raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. then he appeared to james. >> james spent much of his life wondering who his brother is. especially during this extraordinary mission that jesus has been on. and the resurrection is the moment that james comes to believe that jesus really is something special. perhaps that was the moment where he came to acknowledge jesus was not just his brother, but also his lord. jamess life is transformed. now from doubting brother, he will become je...

But these alternative accounts do support the bibles story that jesus and mary were very close. >> the idea that the gospels would not mention a wife if there was one doesnt make any sense. most likely, mary was a close friend of jesus and a follower, but not his wife. >> what the gospel of phillip clearly says is that there is some kind of a favored relationship between mary magdalene and jesus. that jesus does care for her more than the other disciples. and thats all it really tells us. >> but...