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Think is going to end up happening. at some point the president is going to have to come out and address this clearly in terms of whether he supports gay marriage or not. just the brutal reality of where we are politically, you know, when these questions start they don't tend to stop until you give a definitive answer. we've heard what the president said before. the president has done an enormous amount for gay rights during his presidency. there is no question. but when it comes to marriage equality, you know, he's not there yet. and i think given what the president said, given what secretary...

Essential to their faith. if i'm asking skd to do something against my conscience i better be willing to die for that. if i'm not willing to die for that, what am i standing up for? >> joining me is jonathan morris and rabi eric yafe. father morris, given what was said last week and this is clearly a question of church doctrine, obviously accommodation is not acceptable, so where do we go from here? >> what i'm saying is not radical. what i'm saying is not controversial. what i'm saying is not something out of the ordinary in terms of the big picture of history. if the federal government or an...

Things that are absolutely essential to their faith. if i'm asking skd to do something against my conscience i better be willing to die for that. if i'm not willing to die for that, what am i standing up for? >> joining me is jonathan morris and rabi eric yafe. father morris, given what was said last week and this is clearly a question of church doctrine, obviously accommodation is not acceptable, so where do we go from here? >> what i'm saying is not radical. what i'm saying is not controversial. what i'm saying is not something out of the ordinary in terms of the big picture of history. if t...

Come on top of $450 billion in other cuts we knew were coming as well. >> the defense department is in the process as you heard john mccain, it's $40 billion. i would take it up over $1 trillion in cuts out of the pentagon. the president said, as you heard him say last night, there is no exit ramp from this, he is prepared to use a veto to protect the cut and make sure they go in effect. given what leon panetta, the defense secretary said about this, it's unusual for president of either party to be heedless of warnings about national defense. if you look at it, national defense is the only fun...

Other cuts we knew were coming as well. >> the defense department is in the process as you heard john mccain, it's $40 billion. i would take it up over $1 trillion in cuts out of the pentagon. the president said, as you heard him say last night, there is no exit ramp from this, he is prepared to use a veto to protect the cut and make sure they go in effect. given what leon panetta, the defense secretary said about this, it's unusual for president of either party to be heedless of warnings about national defense. if you look at it, national defense is the only function that is the federal gover...