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Religious studies, california state university. >> and muslims believe, just like christians do, that jesus was born to mary, who was a virgin, and mary, interesting enough, is the only woman whos mentioned by name in the quran -- in fact, she is mentioned more by name in the quran than in the new testament. [ men singing ] >> of the four new testament gospels, only two feature the nativity story. the gospel according to luke tells of the roman emperor augustus caesars census and the journey fro...

Star on all of his coins. and so when you say in a nativity story that the real star is, in fact, over a manger in bethlehem and a little peasant jewish boy is the savior and lord of the universe, that is a dramatic counterclaim to the message of roman imperial theology. >> i think these details become food for thought. i also agree with the expression "the devil is in the details." >> reverend a.r. bernard is the pastor and founder of the christian cultural center in new york city. >> to me, th...

>> theyre afraid to come. [ gunfire ] >> theyre afraid of all the turmoil and fighting that has plagued this area. >> this bethlehem used to be 100% christian. now its only about 35%. >> ive talked to people who used to wait for hours to get into the church of the nativity, and now it looks like you can walk right in. >> absolutely, cause you can see, the tiny little door that well be going through. [ men singing ] >> so, this is, uh -- this is the traditional birthplace of jesus. >> this is the...

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