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Any signs. >> a big surprise to the family he converted to islam. they didnt know how extreme or how detailed. >> what makes pastor mallonone different? he asked. >> do us all well to understand islam, multifaceted nature of it overcome the fear and get to know people. >> these conversations, carol, both in the secular as well as theological that are critical to preventing future attacks. head to baltimore just a minute. the mayor will hold this news conference soon. see many community leaders...

Branded part of the globes axis of evil. im not making the case that any of these policies toward iran should have been altered. international politics is a rough business. but given these realities, is it so bizarre that iran has behaved as it has, or that it has sought to build a nuclear industry that could give it a pathway to a nuclear weapon. would a secular, hyper rational country facing the same array of threats have acted differently. in 1963 john f. kennedy predicted that the world woul...

Religious place not a more secular one. according to researcher around 2070 islam will overtake christianity as the largest religion in the world. joining me now is deepak chopra and joshua dubois. deep deepak, let me start with you and your new book which tells a story of a young girl who had a chance encounter with jesus before she was crucified. when you were thinking about writing this what called you to the story of the life of jesus? >> two things about the new testament have been with me ...

Forces there with them? >> possibly. but lets -- when i left iraq in 09 -- >> possibly is not -- >> thats all i can give you. when i left iraq in 09 we had the war won. iraqi forces were actually acting pretty well. we had the military component figured out and whaten i was flying we were finding bad guys and doing mop-up operations. i went back just six months ago as a congressman and to see what happened there is disappointing. with iraqi forces, when we left in 201 1 maliki basically made the...

Day in the near future when the iraqi forces would actually be capable of driving isis out without u.s. combat forces there with them? >> possibly but lets -- so when i left iraq in 09. >> possibly is not definitive. >> thats the best i can give you. when i left iraq in 09, we had the war won. iraqi forces were acting well. we had the military component figured out. when i was flying we were finding bad guys and doing mop-up operations. i went back six months ago as a congressman and to see what...

Theyve been secular. and the religious groups have lived peacefully among each other whether it be only because the government has imposed that peace. theyve lived freely. theyve built churches. theyve worshipped freely. theres no -- in syria, you never ask anybody what your religion is. you were syrian, for example, because it was a secular state. is it the best form of government in the world? probably not. but with regard to religious minority, not just christian but all religious minorities,...

Whats going to happen afterwards. so you have a situation in iraq, despite our billions of dollars and tens of thousands of american troops and god knows how many iraqi lives lost and we still have no solid government in place. in fact its worse now than it has been. and in syria the same thing. we tried so hard to remove the president and the government there without thinking whats going to replace that. were trying to impose democracy without realizing it has to come from within. >> i hear all...

Theyve been secular. and the religious groups have lived peacefully among each other whether it be only because the government has imposed that peace. theyve lived freely. theyve built churches. theyve worshipped freely. theres no -- in syria, you never ask anybody what your religion is. you were syrian, for example, because it was a secular state. is it the best form of government in the world? probably not. but with regard to religious minority, not just christian but all religious minorities,...

Told users no longer muslims, you are now hindus," he says. 100 muslims were part of that ceremony. the hindu priest even gave ishmail a new name, mohammed i shall maim badge raj kumar which means hindu prince. "i dont understand why this is happening. which hindus being converted into muslims and muslims into hindus, she says. religious conversion has always been the controversial issue in secular india. hindu act ifs who back this point to a long history of evangelical christians and muslim gr...

>> thats not going to help. >> im making a point. >> its not the jobs. >> let me interrupt for a second. david, whats interesting, this is the "new york times" saying this, that the democratic party in the south has become, quote, more secular, basically far too left. do you think thats the case, that the democratic party left some of our southern citizens, is that what happened under president obama? >> no, i do not think thats the case. and again, if you look at comparing what were going to ha...