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Friction between the secular and orthodox jews. >> the sabbath, the jewish day of rest. i have been invited to spend it at the home of a secular couple. two architects born and raised in jerusalem. >> im going to do it in the same style that my father used to do it. although im secular and im not really connected to it. >> you grew up in this house. what was it like growing up? >> it was completely secular. but we are the only non-religious family that was left. >> growing up e completely secula...

Thats compensated for a spread i want to talk a little bit about whats going on between turkey and the netherlands. those are nato allies of ours. i dont know how much you get involved when two factions are not speaking, but how does this affect america when they are giving up with each other. reporter: what we have to look at is turkey has always had an identity problem, at least when it comes to governance and turns of secular and nonsecular. theyve shown over the last ye year, he is pushing h...

Thats compensated for a spread i want to talk a little bit about whats going on between turkey and the netherlands. those are nato allies of ours. i dont know how much you get involved when two factions are not speaking, but how does this affect america when they are giving up with each other. reporter: what we have to look at is turkey has always had an identity problem, at least when it comes to governance and turns of secular and nonsecular. theyve shown over the last ye year, he is pushing h...

Thats compensated for a spread i want to talk a little bit about whats going on between turkey and the netherlands. those are nato allies of ours. i dont know how much you get involved when two factions are not speaking, but how does this affect america when they are giving up with each other. reporter: what we have to look at is turkey has always had an identity problem, at least when it comes to governance and turns of secular and nonsecular. theyve shown over the last ye year, he is pushing h...

>> joining us is the visiting scholar from columbia university, author of "the politics of jesus." so interesting to have you here. our series is called "finding jesus" but it could really be called "finding pilate." pilate is a name everybody knows, but the real person seems to be more interesting than people realized. >> we have the biblical version and the secular, historical version. the biblical version says he was reluctant to kill jesus, and that it was all inspired by the priestly aristo...

>> so the bullets do not really kill? >> the bullets do not kill the rights of the people. >> terrorism was suddenly moving from what had once been almost entirely a secular, politically ideological movement to something that is now motivated or fueled by religious fervor. >> in mecca, men described as religious deviants are holding hostages in the sacred grand mosque. >> 15,000 pilgrims were praying at dawn when the 30 giant doors were sealed off by hundreds of members of a muslim sect. they se...

She of the decision that the sought to support from al qaeda now were supporting other terrorists, is that right or wrong? >> it depends on the time youre talking about if it you listen to asad he is going to tell you that because thats his strategy all along. the people -- theres a honorable people in there, secular people who want to have normal life in syria and could to have it. we have this discussion going on since 2011 whether cia first started look at these people. had we taken action we...

As secretary of defense? generalt mattis. perhaps, the toughest guy, anti-russian guy, he doesnt hate russia, he is not going to take any nonsense from russia. whereas, hillary clinton never would have put a person like that in secretary of war position. secretary of defense position. it would have been a softer, secular, nonmilitary guy. i am trying to think, why would putin want a tougher guy, trump, than hillary clinton? do you know? >> what i think happened, bill, even what the intelligence ...

So, be careful what you wish for. trump wins and who does he put as secretary of defense? perhaps, the toughest guy, anti-russian guy, he doesnt hate russia, he is not going to take any nonsense from russia. whereas, hillary clinton never would have put a person like that and secretary of war position. secretary of defense position. never. it would have been a softer, secular, nonmilitary guy. i am trying to think, why would putin want to do a tougher guy, trump, then hillary clinton? do you kno...

So, be careful what you wish for. trump wins and who does he put as secretary of defense? perhaps, the toughest guy, anti-russian guy, he doesnt hate russia, he is not going to take any nonsense from russia. whereas, hillary clinton never would have put a person like that and secretary of war position. secretary of defense position. never. it would have been a softer, secular, nonmilitary guy. i am trying to think, why would putin want to do a tougher guy, trump, then hillary clinton? do you kno...