Death Penalty; Women, Religion, Violence; Jordan River

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>>> COMING UP, BOB FAW REPORTS >>> COMING UP, BOB FAW REPORTS ON THE NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS >>> COMING UP, BOB FAW REPORTS ON THE NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ON THE NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

ISSUE IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

>> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER.

>> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE >> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

>>> AND LEGAL AFFAIRS ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.

>>> AND LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TIM O'BRIEN ON >>> AND LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TIM O'BRIEN ON WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE DEATH CORRESPONDENT TIM O'BRIEN ON WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY AND LEGISLATIVE PRAYER.

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE DEATH PENALTY AND LEGISLATIVE PRAYER.

>>> PLUS, KIM LAWTON PROFILES PENALTY AND LEGISLATIVE PRAYER.

>>> PLUS, KIM LAWTON PROFILES ONE OF THE PLACES POPE FRANCIS >>> PLUS, KIM LAWTON PROFILES ONE OF THE PLACES POPE FRANCIS WILL BE VISITING LATER THIS ONE OF THE PLACES POPE FRANCIS WILL BE VISITING LATER THIS MONTH, THE JORDAN RIVER BAPTISM WILL BE VISITING LATER THIS MONTH, THE JORDAN RIVER BAPTISM SITE WHERE MANY BELIEVE JESUS MONTH, THE JORDAN RIVER BAPTISM SITE WHERE MANY BELIEVE JESUS WAS BAPTIZED.E'RE YOUR RETIREMET SITE WHERE MANY BELIEVE JESUS WAS BAPTIZED.E'RE YOUR RETIREMET COMPANY.

WAS BAPTIZED.E'RE YOUR RETIREMET COMPANY.

>>> WELCOME, I'M BOB ABERNETHY.

COMPANY.

>>> WELCOME, I'M BOB ABERNETHY.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

>>> WELCOME, I'M BOB ABERNETHY.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONTINUES TO GROW FOR NEARLY INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT CONTINUES TO GROW FOR NEARLY 300 SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPED BY CONTINUES TO GROW FOR NEARLY 300 SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPED BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN NIGERIA.

300 SCHOOLGIRLS KIDNAPPED BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN NIGERIA.

HERE IN THE U.S., THE BRING BACK ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN NIGERIA.

HERE IN THE U.S., THE BRING BACK OUR GIRLS CAMPAIGN GAINED HERE IN THE U.S., THE BRING BACK OUR GIRLS CAMPAIGN GAINED MOMENTUM.

OUR GIRLS CAMPAIGN GAINED MOMENTUM.

ACTIVISTS HELD SEVERAL PROTESTS, MOMENTUM.

ACTIVISTS HELD SEVERAL PROTESTS, INCLUDING ONE AT THE NIGERIAN ACTIVISTS HELD SEVERAL PROTESTS, INCLUDING ONE AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.

INCLUDING ONE AT THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.

THEY CALLED ON THE NIGERIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON.

THEY CALLED ON THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE TO RESCUE THEY CALLED ON THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE TO RESCUE THE GIRLS, AND THEY URGED MORE GOVERNMENT TO DO MORE TO RESCUE THE GIRLS, AND THEY URGED MORE U.S. HELP.

THE GIRLS, AND THEY URGED MORE U.S. HELP.

AMERICAN MUSLIM GROUPS CALLED U.S. HELP.

AMERICAN MUSLIM GROUPS CALLED FOR THE GIRLS' IMMEDIATE AMERICAN MUSLIM GROUPS CALLED FOR THE GIRLS' IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAYING THE KIDNAPPERS FOR THE GIRLS' IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SAYING THE KIDNAPPERS HAD VIOLATED CORE ISLAMIC RELEASE, SAYING THE KIDNAPPERS HAD VIOLATED CORE ISLAMIC TEACHINGS.

HAD VIOLATED CORE ISLAMIC TEACHINGS.

>>> IN SUDAN'S NUBA MOUNTAINS, TEACHINGS.

>>> IN SUDAN'S NUBA MOUNTAINS, THE CATHOLIC MOTHER OF MERCY >>> IN SUDAN'S NUBA MOUNTAINS, THE CATHOLIC MOTHER OF MERCY HOSPITAL WAS BOMBED BY THE THE CATHOLIC MOTHER OF MERCY HOSPITAL WAS BOMBED BY THE SUDANESE AIR FORCE.

HOSPITAL WAS BOMBED BY THE SUDANESE AIR FORCE.

THE ATTACK WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO SUDANESE AIR FORCE.

THE ATTACK WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO BY NUBA REPORTS, A LOCAL NETWORK THE ATTACK WAS CAUGHT ON VIDEO BY NUBA REPORTS, A LOCAL NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS.

BY NUBA REPORTS, A LOCAL NETWORK OF JOURNALISTS.

THE BOMBING ALSO DISRUPTED A OF JOURNALISTS.

THE BOMBING ALSO DISRUPTED A WORSHIP SERVICE.

THERE WERE INJURIES, BUT NO WORSHIP SERVICE.

THERE WERE INJURIES, BUT NO REPORTED DEATHS.

MOTHER OF MERCY IS THE ONLY REPORTED DEATHS.

MOTHER OF MERCY IS THE ONLY WORKING HOSPITAL IN THE REGION.

PROMINENT RETIRED CATHOLIC WORKING HOSPITAL IN THE REGION.

PROMINENT RETIRED CATHOLIC BISHOP MAX GASSIS CALLED THE PROMINENT RETIRED CATHOLIC BISHOP MAX GASSIS CALLED THE ATTACK A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.

BISHOP MAX GASSIS CALLED THE ATTACK A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.

SUDAN'S ISLAMIST GOVERNMENT HAS ATTACK A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY.

SUDAN'S ISLAMIST GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FIGHTING REBELS IN THE SUDAN'S ISLAMIST GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FIGHTING REBELS IN THE PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN AND BEEN FIGHTING REBELS IN THE PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN AND ANIMIST AREA.

PREDOMINANTLY CHRISTIAN AND ANIMIST AREA.

>>> HERE AT HOME, A NEW ANIMIST AREA.

>>> HERE AT HOME, A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT, THE NATIONAL >>> HERE AT HOME, A NEW GOVERNMENT REPORT, THE NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, PREPARED BY GOVERNMENT REPORT, THE NATIONAL CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, PREPARED BY A LARGE CROSS-SECTION OF CLIMATE ASSESSMENT, PREPARED BY A LARGE CROSS-SECTION OF SCIENTISTS, SAYS, "CLIMATE A LARGE CROSS-SECTION OF SCIENTISTS, SAYS, "CLIMATE CHANGE, ONCE CONSIDERED AN ISSUE SCIENTISTS, SAYS, "CLIMATE CHANGE, ONCE CONSIDERED AN ISSUE FOR A DISTANT FUTURE, HAS MOVED CHANGE, ONCE CONSIDERED AN ISSUE FOR A DISTANT FUTURE, HAS MOVED FIRMLY INTO THE PRESENT," AND IS FOR A DISTANT FUTURE, HAS MOVED FIRMLY INTO THE PRESENT," AND IS BEING FELT IN EVERY REGION OF FIRMLY INTO THE PRESENT," AND IS BEING FELT IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY.

BEING FELT IN EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTRY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO THE COUNTRY.

PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO PROPOSE NEXT MONTH MAJOR NEW PRESIDENT OBAMA IS EXPECTED TO PROPOSE NEXT MONTH MAJOR NEW LIMITS ON POWER PLANT EMISSIONS.

PROPOSE NEXT MONTH MAJOR NEW LIMITS ON POWER PLANT EMISSIONS.

>>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED LIMITS ON POWER PLANT EMISSIONS.

>>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THIS WEEK THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS >>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULED THIS WEEK THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN BEGIN THEIR MEETINGS WITH THIS WEEK THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN BEGIN THEIR MEETINGS WITH PRAYER, EVEN IF THEY EXPLICITLY CAN BEGIN THEIR MEETINGS WITH PRAYER, EVEN IF THEY EXPLICITLY FAVOR ONE RELIGION.

PRAYER, EVEN IF THEY EXPLICITLY FAVOR ONE RELIGION.

IN THE 5 TO 4 DECISION, THE FAVOR ONE RELIGION.

IN THE 5 TO 4 DECISION, THE COURT SAID SUCH PRAYERS DO NOT IN THE 5 TO 4 DECISION, THE COURT SAID SUCH PRAYERS DO NOT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION AS LONG COURT SAID SUCH PRAYERS DO NOT VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION AS LONG AS THEY DON'T PROSELYTIZE OR VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION AS LONG AS THEY DON'T PROSELYTIZE OR DEMEAN OTHER FAITHS.

AS THEY DON'T PROSELYTIZE OR DEMEAN OTHER FAITHS.

THE CASE INVOLVED THE NEW YORK DEMEAN OTHER FAITHS.

THE CASE INVOLVED THE NEW YORK TOWN OF GREECE, WHERE COUNCIL THE CASE INVOLVED THE NEW YORK TOWN OF GREECE, WHERE COUNCIL MEETINGS ROUTINELY OPENED WITH TOWN OF GREECE, WHERE COUNCIL MEETINGS ROUTINELY OPENED WITH CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.

MEETINGS ROUTINELY OPENED WITH CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.

CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS CHRISTIAN PRAYERS.

CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS SAID THE RULING WAS A VICTORY CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN GROUPS SAID THE RULING WAS A VICTORY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BUT SAID THE RULING WAS A VICTORY FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BUT RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND SECULAR FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, BUT RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND SECULAR ADVOCATES SAID IT AMOUNTED TO RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND SECULAR ADVOCATES SAID IT AMOUNTED TO RELIGIOUS FAVORITISM.

ADVOCATES SAID IT AMOUNTED TO RELIGIOUS FAVORITISM.

>>> THIS WEEK, A BIPARTISAN RELIGIOUS FAVORITISM.

>>> THIS WEEK, A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE >>> THIS WEEK, A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTS CALLED FOR SWEEPING GROUP OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTS CALLED FOR SWEEPING REFORMS IN THE WAY THE DEATH EXPERTS CALLED FOR SWEEPING REFORMS IN THE WAY THE DEATH PENALTY IS CARRIED OUT ACROSS REFORMS IN THE WAY THE DEATH PENALTY IS CARRIED OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

PENALTY IS CARRIED OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE REPORT MADE THE COUNTRY.

THE REPORT MADE 39 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE REPORT MADE 39 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DRUGS 39 RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DRUGS USED IN LETHAL INJECTIONS.

REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DRUGS USED IN LETHAL INJECTIONS.

THIS CAME TWO WEEKS AFTER THE USED IN LETHAL INJECTIONS.

THIS CAME TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BOTCHED EXECUTION IN OKLAHOMA OF THIS CAME TWO WEEKS AFTER THE BOTCHED EXECUTION IN OKLAHOMA OF A CONVICTED MURDERER.

BOTCHED EXECUTION IN OKLAHOMA OF A CONVICTED MURDERER.

PANEL MEMBER AND FORMER VIRGINIA A CONVICTED MURDERER.

PANEL MEMBER AND FORMER VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK EARLEY, A PANEL MEMBER AND FORMER VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK EARLEY, A REPUBLICAN, SAID UNLESS CHANGES ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK EARLEY, A REPUBLICAN, SAID UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE, "THE ADMINISTRATION OF REPUBLICAN, SAID UNLESS CHANGES ARE MADE, "THE ADMINISTRATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS UNJUST, ARE MADE, "THE ADMINISTRATION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS UNJUST, DISPROPORTIONATE AND VERY LIKELY CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS UNJUST, DISPROPORTIONATE AND VERY LIKELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL."

DISPROPORTIONATE AND VERY LIKELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL."

>>> NOW, MORE ABOUT THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL."

>>> NOW, MORE ABOUT THE INCREASINGLY CONTROVERSIAL DEATH >>> NOW, MORE ABOUT THE INCREASINGLY CONTROVERSIAL DEATH PENALTY AND ABOUT THE LIMITS OF INCREASINGLY CONTROVERSIAL DEATH PENALTY AND ABOUT THE LIMITS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH LONGTIME PENALTY AND ABOUT THE LIMITS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH LONGTIME LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TIM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WITH LONGTIME LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TIM O'BRIEN.

LEGAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TIM O'BRIEN.

TIM, WELCOME.

O'BRIEN.

TIM, WELCOME.

LET'S START WITH THE SUPREME TIM, WELCOME.

LET'S START WITH THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION THIS WEEK.

CAN YOU SUMMARIZE IT?

COURT'S DECISION THIS WEEK.

CAN YOU SUMMARIZE IT?

>> WELL, THE COURT NOTED WE HAVE CAN YOU SUMMARIZE IT?

>> WELL, THE COURT NOTED WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEGINNING >> WELL, THE COURT NOTED WE HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF BEGINNING LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH SOME A LONG HISTORY OF BEGINNING LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH SOME PRAYER, BUT THIS CASE WAS LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH SOME PRAYER, BUT THIS CASE WAS DIFFERENT.

PRAYER, BUT THIS CASE WAS DIFFERENT.

THE PRAYER WAS ALMOST UNIFORMLY DIFFERENT.

THE PRAYER WAS ALMOST UNIFORMLY CHRISTIAN, GIVEN BY A CHRISTIAN, THE PRAYER WAS ALMOST UNIFORMLY CHRISTIAN, GIVEN BY A CHRISTIAN, USUALLY A PRIEST.

CHRISTIAN, GIVEN BY A CHRISTIAN, USUALLY A PRIEST.

AND THE SUPREME COURT SAID THAT USUALLY A PRIEST.

AND THE SUPREME COURT SAID THAT STILL IS OKAY, IT DOESN'T AND THE SUPREME COURT SAID THAT STILL IS OKAY, IT DOESN'T VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT BAN STILL IS OKAY, IT DOESN'T VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT BAN ON ESTABLISHING RELIGION, SO VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT BAN ON ESTABLISHING RELIGION, SO LONG AS THE PRAYER IS NOT ON ESTABLISHING RELIGION, SO LONG AS THE PRAYER IS NOT DEMEANING ONE FAITH OVER ANOTHER LONG AS THE PRAYER IS NOT DEMEANING ONE FAITH OVER ANOTHER OR PROSELYTIZING.

DEMEANING ONE FAITH OVER ANOTHER OR PROSELYTIZING.

>> BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OTHER OR PROSELYTIZING.

>> BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OTHER RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND >> BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OTHER RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND SECULARISTS ARE VERY WORRIED RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND SECULARISTS ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THAT DECISION.

SECULARISTS ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THAT DECISION.

>> THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

ABOUT THAT DECISION.

>> THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

THIS INVOCATION HAD ALL THE >> THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

THIS INVOCATION HAD ALL THE TRAPPINGS OF A CATHOLIC MASS, THIS INVOCATION HAD ALL THE TRAPPINGS OF A CATHOLIC MASS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY A FEW TRAPPINGS OF A CATHOLIC MASS, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LONG.

ALTHOUGH IT WAS ONLY A FEW MINUTES LONG.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY MINUTES LONG.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY LIMITING FACTOR, OTHER THAN THE THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY LIMITING FACTOR, OTHER THAN THE ONES WE MENTIONED -- LIMITING FACTOR, OTHER THAN THE ONES WE MENTIONED -- PROSELYTIZING, YOU CAN'T HAVE ONES WE MENTIONED -- PROSELYTIZING, YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT, AND YOU CAN'T DEMEAN PROSELYTIZING, YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT, AND YOU CAN'T DEMEAN ANOTHER FAITH.

THAT, AND YOU CAN'T DEMEAN ANOTHER FAITH.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE END ANOTHER FAITH.

SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE END IS, BUT THE MESSAGE IS A GREEN SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE END IS, BUT THE MESSAGE IS A GREEN LIGHT TO CITY COUNCILS AND TOWN IS, BUT THE MESSAGE IS A GREEN LIGHT TO CITY COUNCILS AND TOWN BOARDS AND STATE LEGISLATURES LIGHT TO CITY COUNCILS AND TOWN BOARDS AND STATE LEGISLATURES THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, YOU BOARDS AND STATE LEGISLATURES THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, YOU CAN.

THAT IF YOU WANT TO DO THIS, YOU CAN.

>> OKAY, AND THE DEATH PENALTY.

CAN.

>> OKAY, AND THE DEATH PENALTY.

THAT BOTCHED EXECUTION IN >> OKAY, AND THE DEATH PENALTY.

THAT BOTCHED EXECUTION IN OKLAHOMA REVIVED ALL OF THE OLD THAT BOTCHED EXECUTION IN OKLAHOMA REVIVED ALL OF THE OLD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE DEATH OKLAHOMA REVIVED ALL OF THE OLD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY -- FOR IT, AGAINST IT.

ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY -- FOR IT, AGAINST IT.

WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THAT?

PENALTY -- FOR IT, AGAINST IT.

WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THAT?

>> WELL, THE COUNTRY'S LONG BEEN WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THAT?

>> WELL, THE COUNTRY'S LONG BEEN DIVIDED OVER WHETHER TO HAVE IT >> WELL, THE COUNTRY'S LONG BEEN DIVIDED OVER WHETHER TO HAVE IT AND HAS DECIDED THAT WE WILL DIVIDED OVER WHETHER TO HAVE IT AND HAS DECIDED THAT WE WILL HAVE IT IN 33 STATES.

AND HAS DECIDED THAT WE WILL HAVE IT IN 33 STATES.

BUT THAT ONLY LED TO EVEN MORE HAVE IT IN 33 STATES.

BUT THAT ONLY LED TO EVEN MORE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

DIFFICULT QUESTIONS.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT IT?

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT IT?

AND CAN YOU DO IT FAIRLY AND HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT IT?

AND CAN YOU DO IT FAIRLY AND RATIONALLY?

>> AND YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUE RATIONALLY?

>> AND YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUE STUDIED THIS IN YOUR BOOK, >> AND YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUE STUDIED THIS IN YOUR BOOK, MURDER AT THE SUPREME COURT.

STUDIED THIS IN YOUR BOOK, MURDER AT THE SUPREME COURT.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

MURDER AT THE SUPREME COURT.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

>> WELL, WE CHRONICLED THE MAJOR WHAT DID YOU FIND?

>> WELL, WE CHRONICLED THE MAJOR DEATH PENALTY CASES TO REACH THE >> WELL, WE CHRONICLED THE MAJOR DEATH PENALTY CASES TO REACH THE SUPREME COURT.

DEATH PENALTY CASES TO REACH THE SUPREME COURT.

WE FOUND A UNIFORMITY THERE, SUPREME COURT.

WE FOUND A UNIFORMITY THERE, TOO.

THAT ALL THE CRIMES AND THE TOO.

THAT ALL THE CRIMES AND THE CRIMINALS WERE TRULY HORRENDOUS, THAT ALL THE CRIMES AND THE CRIMINALS WERE TRULY HORRENDOUS, AND THEY CRIED OUT FOR VERY CRIMINALS WERE TRULY HORRENDOUS, AND THEY CRIED OUT FOR VERY SEVERE PUNISHMENT.

AND THEY CRIED OUT FOR VERY SEVERE PUNISHMENT.

AND IT HELPED US BETTER SEVERE PUNISHMENT.

AND IT HELPED US BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE FEEL AND IT HELPED US BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE FEEL STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE FEEL STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

>> AND THE ARGUMENT FOR GETTING PUNISHMENT.

>> AND THE ARGUMENT FOR GETTING RID OF IT?

>> WELL, WE ALSO DISCOVERED RID OF IT?

>> WELL, WE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT, TOO -- THE DIFFICULTIES.

IT'S VERY, VERY CHALLENGING.

THAT, TOO -- THE DIFFICULTIES.

IT'S VERY, VERY CHALLENGING.

ONE, WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED IT'S VERY, VERY CHALLENGING.

ONE, WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT EXECUTING SOMEONE WHO ONE, WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT EXECUTING SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T COMMIT THE CRIME.

ABOUT EXECUTING SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T COMMIT THE CRIME.

THE EVOLUTION OF DNA TESTING NOW DIDN'T COMMIT THE CRIME.

THE EVOLUTION OF DNA TESTING NOW SHOWS THAT CONCERN IS EVEN THE EVOLUTION OF DNA TESTING NOW SHOWS THAT CONCERN IS EVEN GREATER, THAT RISK IS GREATER SHOWS THAT CONCERN IS EVEN GREATER, THAT RISK IS GREATER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS.

GREATER, THAT RISK IS GREATER THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS.

RACE FIGURES INTO IT.

THAN WE THOUGHT IT WAS.

RACE FIGURES INTO IT.

IF THE VICTIM IS WHITE, THE RACE FIGURES INTO IT.

IF THE VICTIM IS WHITE, THE DEFENDANT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY TO IF THE VICTIM IS WHITE, THE DEFENDANT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY TO GET A DEATH SENTENCE THAN IF THE DEFENDANT IS MUCH MORE LIKELY TO GET A DEATH SENTENCE THAN IF THE VICTIM IS OF A MINORITY.

GET A DEATH SENTENCE THAN IF THE VICTIM IS OF A MINORITY.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE VICTIM IS OF A MINORITY.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LEGAL COUNSEL.

AND THERE'S NO WAY OF PREDICTING ADEQUATE LEGAL COUNSEL.

AND THERE'S NO WAY OF PREDICTING WHO IS GOING TO GET A DEATH AND THERE'S NO WAY OF PREDICTING WHO IS GOING TO GET A DEATH SENTENCE AND WHO WON'T.

WHO IS GOING TO GET A DEATH SENTENCE AND WHO WON'T.

AND THERE ARE ROUGHLY SENTENCE AND WHO WON'T.

AND THERE ARE ROUGHLY 15,000 MURDERS IN THE UNITED AND THERE ARE ROUGHLY 15,000 MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR AND ONLY ABOUT 15,000 MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR AND ONLY ABOUT 80 DEATH SENTENCES.

STATES EVERY YEAR AND ONLY ABOUT 80 DEATH SENTENCES.

IT'S JUST QUITE -- IT SEEMS TO 80 DEATH SENTENCES.

IT'S JUST QUITE -- IT SEEMS TO BE IRRATIONAL.

>> AND WHAT'S YOUR SENSE OF THE BE IRRATIONAL.

>> AND WHAT'S YOUR SENSE OF THE WAY THE TIDE IS RUNNING ON THAT?

>> WELL, ONE BY ONE STATES ARE WAY THE TIDE IS RUNNING ON THAT?

>> WELL, ONE BY ONE STATES ARE ABANDONING IT.

NO STATE IS ADOPTING IT.

ABANDONING IT.

NO STATE IS ADOPTING IT.

BUT THE REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGE NO STATE IS ADOPTING IT.

BUT THE REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS THAT THOSE STATES THAT HAVE BUT THE REAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IS THAT THOSE STATES THAT HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY ARE NOT IS THAT THOSE STATES THAT HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY ARE NOT IMPLEMENTING IT.

THE DEATH PENALTY ARE NOT IMPLEMENTING IT.

SO IT'S BECOMING LESS AND LESS IMPLEMENTING IT.

SO IT'S BECOMING LESS AND LESS COMMON.

LAST YEAR, ONLY 39 DEATH COMMON.

LAST YEAR, ONLY 39 DEATH SENTENCES WITH 3,000 PEOPLE ON LAST YEAR, ONLY 39 DEATH SENTENCES WITH 3,000 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW.

SENTENCES WITH 3,000 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW.

WE APPEAR TO BE APPROACHING THE DEATH ROW.

WE APPEAR TO BE APPROACHING THE POINT WHERE THE SUPREME COURT WE APPEAR TO BE APPROACHING THE POINT WHERE THE SUPREME COURT COULD SAY IT IS SO UNUSUAL AND POINT WHERE THE SUPREME COURT COULD SAY IT IS SO UNUSUAL AND SO CRUEL AS TO VIOLATE THE COULD SAY IT IS SO UNUSUAL AND SO CRUEL AS TO VIOLATE THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

SO CRUEL AS TO VIOLATE THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN EIGHTH AMENDMENT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, IT MIGHT NOT BE IN OUR IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TOMORROW, IT MIGHT NOT BE IN OUR LIFETIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE TOMORROW, IT MIGHT NOT BE IN OUR LIFETIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING.

LIFETIME, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING.

>> TIM O'BRIEN, MANY THANKS.

DIRECTION THAT WE'RE MOVING.

>> TIM O'BRIEN, MANY THANKS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> TIM O'BRIEN, MANY THANKS.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> IN GENEVA THIS WEEK, A >> THANK YOU.

>>> IN GENEVA THIS WEEK, A U.N. PANEL SHARPLY CRITICIZED >>> IN GENEVA THIS WEEK, A U.N. PANEL SHARPLY CRITICIZED VATICAN OFFICIALS OVER THE U.N. PANEL SHARPLY CRITICIZED VATICAN OFFICIALS OVER THE CHURCH'S HANDLING OF CLERGY SEX VATICAN OFFICIALS OVER THE CHURCH'S HANDLING OF CLERGY SEX ABUSE CASES.

CHURCH'S HANDLING OF CLERGY SEX ABUSE CASES.

CHURCH OFFICIALS DEFENDED THEIR ABUSE CASES.

CHURCH OFFICIALS DEFENDED THEIR RECORD, SAYING THEY HAD CHURCH OFFICIALS DEFENDED THEIR RECORD, SAYING THEY HAD DISMISSED MORE THAN 800 PRIESTS RECORD, SAYING THEY HAD DISMISSED MORE THAN 800 PRIESTS FOR SEX ABUSE OVER THE PAST DISMISSED MORE THAN 800 PRIESTS FOR SEX ABUSE OVER THE PAST DECADE.

FOR SEX ABUSE OVER THE PAST DECADE.

THE PANEL WAS CONVENED TO REVIEW DECADE.

THE PANEL WAS CONVENED TO REVIEW THE VATICAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH A THE PANEL WAS CONVENED TO REVIEW THE VATICAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH A TREATY AGAINST TORTURE, WHICH THE VATICAN'S COMPLIANCE WITH A TREATY AGAINST TORTURE, WHICH THE U.N. COMMITTEE DEFINES TO TREATY AGAINST TORTURE, WHICH THE U.N. COMMITTEE DEFINES TO INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE.

THE U.N. COMMITTEE DEFINES TO INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE.

>>> MEANWHILE, THE VATICAN'S INCLUDE CHILD ABUSE.

>>> MEANWHILE, THE VATICAN'S CHIEF OF DOCTRINE ACCUSED THE >>> MEANWHILE, THE VATICAN'S CHIEF OF DOCTRINE ACCUSED THE LARGEST UMBRELLA GROUP OF CHIEF OF DOCTRINE ACCUSED THE LARGEST UMBRELLA GROUP OF U.S. NUNS OF NOT COOPERATING LARGEST UMBRELLA GROUP OF U.S. NUNS OF NOT COOPERATING WITH DISCIPLINARY MEASURES U.S. NUNS OF NOT COOPERATING WITH DISCIPLINARY MEASURES IMPOSED IN 2012.

WITH DISCIPLINARY MEASURES IMPOSED IN 2012.

IN UNUSUALLY BLUNT LANGUAGE, THE IMPOSED IN 2012.

IN UNUSUALLY BLUNT LANGUAGE, THE OFFICIAL SPECIFICALLY CRITICIZED IN UNUSUALLY BLUNT LANGUAGE, THE OFFICIAL SPECIFICALLY CRITICIZED THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF OFFICIAL SPECIFICALLY CRITICIZED THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS OR LCWR FOR THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS OR LCWR FOR SELECTING CONFERENCE SPEAKERS WOMEN RELIGIOUS OR LCWR FOR SELECTING CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND HONORING A FEMINIST SELECTING CONFERENCE SPEAKERS AND HONORING A FEMINIST THEOLOGIAN WHO THE VATICAN AND HONORING A FEMINIST THEOLOGIAN WHO THE VATICAN BELIEVES ADVANCE GRAVE DOCTRINAL THEOLOGIAN WHO THE VATICAN BELIEVES ADVANCE GRAVE DOCTRINAL ERRORS.

BELIEVES ADVANCE GRAVE DOCTRINAL ERRORS.

THE LCWR SAID IT IS COMMITTED TO ERRORS.

THE LCWR SAID IT IS COMMITTED TO DIALOGUE BUT THAT THE NUNS, "DO THE LCWR SAID IT IS COMMITTED TO DIALOGUE BUT THAT THE NUNS, "DO NOT RECOGNIZE OURSELVES IN THE DIALOGUE BUT THAT THE NUNS, "DO NOT RECOGNIZE OURSELVES IN THE DOCTRINAL ASSESSMENT."

NOT RECOGNIZE OURSELVES IN THE DOCTRINAL ASSESSMENT."

>>> U.S. HISPANICS ARE LEAVING DOCTRINAL ASSESSMENT."

>>> U.S. HISPANICS ARE LEAVING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LARGE >>> U.S. HISPANICS ARE LEAVING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LARGE NUMBERS, ACCORDING TO A PEW THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LARGE NUMBERS, ACCORDING TO A PEW RESEARCH CENTER STUDY RELEASED NUMBERS, ACCORDING TO A PEW RESEARCH CENTER STUDY RELEASED THIS WEEK.

RESEARCH CENTER STUDY RELEASED THIS WEEK.

55% OF U.S. HISPANICS IDENTIFY THIS WEEK.

55% OF U.S. HISPANICS IDENTIFY AS CATHOLIC TODAY, DOWN 12% FROM 55% OF U.S. HISPANICS IDENTIFY AS CATHOLIC TODAY, DOWN 12% FROM 2010.

AS CATHOLIC TODAY, DOWN 12% FROM 2010.

THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTS THAT 2010.

THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTS THAT MORE HISPANICS ARE BECOMING THE REPORT ALSO SUGGESTS THAT MORE HISPANICS ARE BECOMING EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS OR MORE HISPANICS ARE BECOMING EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS OR LEAVING RELIGION ALTOGETHER.

EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS OR LEAVING RELIGION ALTOGETHER.

>>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL REPORT LEAVING RELIGION ALTOGETHER.

>>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL REPORT TODAY ON WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT >>> WE HAVE A SPECIAL REPORT TODAY ON WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND OTHERS CALL THE TODAY ON WHAT FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND OTHERS CALL THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS JIMMY CARTER AND OTHERS CALL THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND WORLD'S NUMBER ONE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN MANY WAYS, ABROAD AND ISSUE, THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, IN MANY WAYS, ABROAD AND HERE AT HOME.

GIRLS, IN MANY WAYS, ABROAD AND HERE AT HOME.

BOB FAW REPORTS.

HERE AT HOME.

BOB FAW REPORTS.

>> THE ABUSE OF WOMEN IS A BOB FAW REPORTS.

>> THE ABUSE OF WOMEN IS A WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC.

EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC.

EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, NEARLY EVERY YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, NEARLY 700,000 WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE UNITED NATIONS, NEARLY 700,000 WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TRADED ACROSS INTERNATIONAL 700,000 WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE TRADED ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS AND SOLD INTO SEXUAL TRADED ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS AND SOLD INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY.

BORDERS AND SOLD INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY.

TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ARE SLAVERY.

TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE ARE BEATEN, RAPED AND MURDERED.

ONE QUARTER OF ALL AMERICAN BEATEN, RAPED AND MURDERED.

ONE QUARTER OF ALL AMERICAN WOMEN, BY SOME ESTIMATES, WILL ONE QUARTER OF ALL AMERICAN WOMEN, BY SOME ESTIMATES, WILL BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WOMEN, BY SOME ESTIMATES, WILL BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME.

BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME.

MELANNE VERVEER WAS THE FIRST IN THEIR LIFETIME.

MELANNE VERVEER WAS THE FIRST UNITED STATES MELANNE VERVEER WAS THE FIRST UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AND IS NOW WITH AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES AND IS NOW WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE WOMEN'S ISSUES AND IS NOW WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AT GEORGETOWN THE INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

AND SECURITY AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY.

>> IT IS A GLOBAL SCOURGE.

UNIVERSITY.

>> IT IS A GLOBAL SCOURGE.

IT INCURS A GREAT SET OF >> IT IS A GLOBAL SCOURGE.

IT INCURS A GREAT SET OF LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS -- IT INCURS A GREAT SET OF LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS -- MUCH OF HALF OF THE POPULATION LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUALS -- MUCH OF HALF OF THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD.

MUCH OF HALF OF THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD.

WOMEN HAVE ENORMOUS AGENCY THAT OF THE WORLD.

WOMEN HAVE ENORMOUS AGENCY THAT IS BEING KEPT BACK, AND SO THEY WOMEN HAVE ENORMOUS AGENCY THAT IS BEING KEPT BACK, AND SO THEY ARE NOT ONLY BEING SHORTCHANGED, IS BEING KEPT BACK, AND SO THEY ARE NOT ONLY BEING SHORTCHANGED, BUT OUR WORLD IS BEING ARE NOT ONLY BEING SHORTCHANGED, BUT OUR WORLD IS BEING SHORTCHANGED.

BUT OUR WORLD IS BEING SHORTCHANGED.

>> FULL-TIME FEMALE WORKERS SHORTCHANGED.

>> FULL-TIME FEMALE WORKERS EARN, ON AVERAGE, 23% LESS THAN >> FULL-TIME FEMALE WORKERS EARN, ON AVERAGE, 23% LESS THAN MEN, WHILE WOMEN PERFORM 66% OF EARN, ON AVERAGE, 23% LESS THAN MEN, WHILE WOMEN PERFORM 66% OF THE WORLD'S WORK, SAYS THE MEN, WHILE WOMEN PERFORM 66% OF THE WORLD'S WORK, SAYS THE UNITED NATIONS, AND WOMEN MAKE THE WORLD'S WORK, SAYS THE UNITED NATIONS, AND WOMEN MAKE UP THE LARGEST BLOCK OF THE UNITED NATIONS, AND WOMEN MAKE UP THE LARGEST BLOCK OF THE WORLD'S POOR.

UP THE LARGEST BLOCK OF THE WORLD'S POOR.

JALWAT ALI FROM PAKISTAN -- WORLD'S POOR.

JALWAT ALI FROM PAKISTAN -- >> OF COURSE THEY ARE WORKING, JALWAT ALI FROM PAKISTAN -- >> OF COURSE THEY ARE WORKING, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE RECOGNITION >> OF COURSE THEY ARE WORKING, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE RECOGNITION AS A SEPARATE ENTITY.

BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE RECOGNITION AS A SEPARATE ENTITY.

NO WOMAN'S NAME IS EVER RECORDED AS A SEPARATE ENTITY.

NO WOMAN'S NAME IS EVER RECORDED IN THE REGISTERS.

WHATEVER WORK SHE DOES IS NOTED IN THE REGISTERS.

WHATEVER WORK SHE DOES IS NOTED DOWN WITH HER MAN.

>> FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DOWN WITH HER MAN.

>> FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND HIS WIFE ROSALYN HAVE >> FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND HIS WIFE ROSALYN HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD CHAMPIONING AND HIS WIFE ROSALYN HAVE TRAVELED THE WORLD CHAMPIONING HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHARITABLE TRAVELED THE WORLD CHAMPIONING HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHARITABLE CAUSES, AND FROM WHAT CARTER HAS HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHARITABLE CAUSES, AND FROM WHAT CARTER HAS SEEN AND STUDIED, HE SAYS THE CAUSES, AND FROM WHAT CARTER HAS SEEN AND STUDIED, HE SAYS THE ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN SEEN AND STUDIED, HE SAYS THE ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN IS THE WORLD'S GRAVEST ISSUE.

ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN IS THE WORLD'S GRAVEST ISSUE.

HE RECENTLY WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IS THE WORLD'S GRAVEST ISSUE.

HE RECENTLY WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT.

>> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IT.

>> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE >> THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND ON EARTH RIGHT NOW IS BY FAR THE ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND THIS TAKES PLACE NOT ONLY IN ABUSE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND THIS TAKES PLACE NOT ONLY IN EVERY FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT ALSO THIS TAKES PLACE NOT ONLY IN EVERY FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES QUITE EVERY FOREIGN COUNTRY BUT ALSO IN THE UNITED STATES QUITE SEVERELY.

IN THE UNITED STATES QUITE SEVERELY.

>> IN MUCH OF DEVELOPING WORLD SEVERELY.

>> IN MUCH OF DEVELOPING WORLD BOYS ARE PRIZED SO MUCH MORE >> IN MUCH OF DEVELOPING WORLD BOYS ARE PRIZED SO MUCH MORE THAN GIRLS THAT NEWBORN FEMALES BOYS ARE PRIZED SO MUCH MORE THAN GIRLS THAT NEWBORN FEMALES ARE KILLED AND FEMALE FETUSES THAN GIRLS THAT NEWBORN FEMALES ARE KILLED AND FEMALE FETUSES ARE DESTROYED.

ARE KILLED AND FEMALE FETUSES ARE DESTROYED.

>> YOU ABORT A FEMALE FETUS ARE DESTROYED.

>> YOU ABORT A FEMALE FETUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS GREAT >> YOU ABORT A FEMALE FETUS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS GREAT DESIRE THAT SOMEHOW SHE IS NOT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS GREAT DESIRE THAT SOMEHOW SHE IS NOT OF THE SAME LEVEL, THE SAME DESIRE THAT SOMEHOW SHE IS NOT OF THE SAME LEVEL, THE SAME WORTH AS THE SON IS.

OF THE SAME LEVEL, THE SAME WORTH AS THE SON IS.

>> SOME POLICIES LIKE ONE CHILD WORTH AS THE SON IS.

>> SOME POLICIES LIKE ONE CHILD PER FAMILY AND EXTREME POVERTY, >> SOME POLICIES LIKE ONE CHILD PER FAMILY AND EXTREME POVERTY, PRESIDENT CARTER SAYS, CAUSES PER FAMILY AND EXTREME POVERTY, PRESIDENT CARTER SAYS, CAUSES PARENTS TO CHOOSE BOYS OVER PRESIDENT CARTER SAYS, CAUSES PARENTS TO CHOOSE BOYS OVER GIRLS BECAUSE BOYS ARE MORE ABLE PARENTS TO CHOOSE BOYS OVER GIRLS BECAUSE BOYS ARE MORE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY.

GIRLS BECAUSE BOYS ARE MORE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY.

>> WE BELIEVE ABOUT 40 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY.

>> WE BELIEVE ABOUT 40 MILLION PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE SECOND >> WE BELIEVE ABOUT 40 MILLION PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

FOUR TIMES AS MANY LITTLE BABY WORLD WAR.

FOUR TIMES AS MANY LITTLE BABY GIRLS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS FOUR TIMES AS MANY LITTLE BABY GIRLS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS GENERATION BY THEIR OWN PARENTS GIRLS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THIS GENERATION BY THEIR OWN PARENTS WHO STRANGLE THE LITTLE GIRLS AT GENERATION BY THEIR OWN PARENTS WHO STRANGLE THE LITTLE GIRLS AT BIRTH.

WHO STRANGLE THE LITTLE GIRLS AT BIRTH.

SONOGRAMS HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE BIRTH.

SONOGRAMS HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE TO REMOTE VILLAGES, AND THEY CAN SONOGRAMS HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE TO REMOTE VILLAGES, AND THEY CAN DETECT THE SEX OF THE DEVELOPING TO REMOTE VILLAGES, AND THEY CAN DETECT THE SEX OF THE DEVELOPING FETUS, AND NOW AFTER ABOUT DETECT THE SEX OF THE DEVELOPING FETUS, AND NOW AFTER ABOUT 12 WEEKS OR SO, IF THEY DISCERN FETUS, AND NOW AFTER ABOUT 12 WEEKS OR SO, IF THEY DISCERN IT IS GOING TO BE A GIRL BABY, 12 WEEKS OR SO, IF THEY DISCERN IT IS GOING TO BE A GIRL BABY, THEY ABORT THE FETUS.

IT IS GOING TO BE A GIRL BABY, THEY ABORT THE FETUS.

>> IN SOME COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA THEY ABORT THE FETUS.

>> IN SOME COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA AND CHINA, WITH SO MANY FEMALES >> IN SOME COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA AND CHINA, WITH SO MANY FEMALES BEING ABORTED, THERE ARE NOT AND CHINA, WITH SO MANY FEMALES BEING ABORTED, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WOMEN AVAILABLE TO MARRY, BEING ABORTED, THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WOMEN AVAILABLE TO MARRY, SO GIRLS ARE STOLEN FROM THEIR ENOUGH WOMEN AVAILABLE TO MARRY, SO GIRLS ARE STOLEN FROM THEIR PARENTS AND SHIPPED OFF TO BE SO GIRLS ARE STOLEN FROM THEIR PARENTS AND SHIPPED OFF TO BE CHILD BRIDES.

PARENTS AND SHIPPED OFF TO BE CHILD BRIDES.

>> I PRAYED FOR MY DAUGHTER IN CHILD BRIDES.

>> I PRAYED FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE MOSQUE, AND I GAVE >> I PRAYED FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE MOSQUE, AND I GAVE SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS, AND I THE MOSQUE, AND I GAVE SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS, AND I KEEP PRAYING SO I CAN FIND HER.

SACRIFICIAL OFFERINGS, AND I KEEP PRAYING SO I CAN FIND HER.

>> CARTER SAYS THE WORLD HEALTH KEEP PRAYING SO I CAN FIND HER.

>> CARTER SAYS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT >> CARTER SAYS THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT 122 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE ORGANIZATION ESTIMATES THAT 122 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO FEMALE GENITAL 122 MILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

BEEN SUBJECTED TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

>> WHAT COULD I DO AS A CHILD?

MUTILATION.

>> WHAT COULD I DO AS A CHILD?

THE ADULTS MAKE THE DECISION >> WHAT COULD I DO AS A CHILD?

THE ADULTS MAKE THE DECISION FOR ME.

IT WAS NOT YOUR CHOICE.

FOR ME.

IT WAS NOT YOUR CHOICE.

>> THERE ARE ABOUT 25 COUNTRIES IT WAS NOT YOUR CHOICE.

>> THERE ARE ABOUT 25 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.

ALMOST HALF OF THE FEMALES HAVE IN AFRICA.

ALMOST HALF OF THE FEMALES HAVE THEIR GENITALS MUTILATED.

IT IS A CUSTOM THAT IS THEIR GENITALS MUTILATED.

IT IS A CUSTOM THAT IS PERPETUATED BY WOMEN ONLY.

HUSBANDS DON'T INSIST ON IT, PERPETUATED BY WOMEN ONLY.

HUSBANDS DON'T INSIST ON IT, MULLAHS DON'T INSIST ON IT, THE HUSBANDS DON'T INSIST ON IT, MULLAHS DON'T INSIST ON IT, THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T INSIST ON IT.

MULLAHS DON'T INSIST ON IT, THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T INSIST ON IT.

IN FACT, THERE IS A LAW AGAINST GOVERNMENT DOESN'T INSIST ON IT.

IN FACT, THERE IS A LAW AGAINST IT, BUT WOMEN WHEN THEY WERE IN FACT, THERE IS A LAW AGAINST IT, BUT WOMEN WHEN THEY WERE CIRCUMCISED AS CHILDREN, AND IT, BUT WOMEN WHEN THEY WERE CIRCUMCISED AS CHILDREN, AND THEY FEEL IT IS PROPER FOR THEM CIRCUMCISED AS CHILDREN, AND THEY FEEL IT IS PROPER FOR THEM TO CIRCUMCISE THEIR LITTLE BABY THEY FEEL IT IS PROPER FOR THEM TO CIRCUMCISE THEIR LITTLE BABY DAUGHTERS.

TO CIRCUMCISE THEIR LITTLE BABY DAUGHTERS.

>> CARTER AND OTHERS SAY ONE DAUGHTERS.

>> CARTER AND OTHERS SAY ONE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABUSE OF >> CARTER AND OTHERS SAY ONE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABUSE OF WOMEN IS THE MISREADING OF ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABUSE OF WOMEN IS THE MISREADING OF SCRIPTURE OR SACRED TEXTS, WOMEN IS THE MISREADING OF SCRIPTURE OR SACRED TEXTS, LEGITIMIZING MALE DOMINANCE OVER SCRIPTURE OR SACRED TEXTS, LEGITIMIZING MALE DOMINANCE OVER FEMALES.

LEGITIMIZING MALE DOMINANCE OVER FEMALES.

>> THE GREAT RELIGIONS FEMALES.

>> THE GREAT RELIGIONS MISINTERPRET THEIR SCRIPTURE.

THE MEN LEADERS OF THE GREAT MISINTERPRET THEIR SCRIPTURE.

THE MEN LEADERS OF THE GREAT RELIGIONS SELECT VERSES FROM THE THE MEN LEADERS OF THE GREAT RELIGIONS SELECT VERSES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE OR FROM THE KORAN RELIGIONS SELECT VERSES FROM THE HOLY BIBLE OR FROM THE KORAN THAT SHOW THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE HOLY BIBLE OR FROM THE KORAN THAT SHOW THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE GIVEN OR RELEGATED TO A THAT SHOW THAT WOMEN SHOULD BE GIVEN OR RELEGATED TO A SECONDARY POSITION IN THE EYES GIVEN OR RELEGATED TO A SECONDARY POSITION IN THE EYES OF GOD.

SECONDARY POSITION IN THE EYES OF GOD.

THIS GIVES A POTENTIAL ABUSIVE OF GOD.

THIS GIVES A POTENTIAL ABUSIVE HUSBAND OR AN EMPLOYER WHO WANTS THIS GIVES A POTENTIAL ABUSIVE HUSBAND OR AN EMPLOYER WHO WANTS TO PAY LESS TO WOMEN EMPLOYEES HUSBAND OR AN EMPLOYER WHO WANTS TO PAY LESS TO WOMEN EMPLOYEES THAN MEN AN EXCUSE -- IF WOMEN TO PAY LESS TO WOMEN EMPLOYEES THAN MEN AN EXCUSE -- IF WOMEN AREN'T EQUAL IN THE EYES OF GOD, THAN MEN AN EXCUSE -- IF WOMEN AREN'T EQUAL IN THE EYES OF GOD, WHY SHOULD I TREAT HER EQUAL IN AREN'T EQUAL IN THE EYES OF GOD, WHY SHOULD I TREAT HER EQUAL IN MY BUSINESS OR IN MY HOME?

WHY SHOULD I TREAT HER EQUAL IN MY BUSINESS OR IN MY HOME?

>> WHILE CARTER SAYS HE HAS MY BUSINESS OR IN MY HOME?

>> WHILE CARTER SAYS HE HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR MANY >> WHILE CARTER SAYS HE HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR MANY DENOMINATIONS, HE IS GREAT RESPECT FOR MANY DENOMINATIONS, HE IS UNCOMFORTABLE THAT CATHOLIC DENOMINATIONS, HE IS UNCOMFORTABLE THAT CATHOLIC WOMEN CAN'T BE PRIESTS AND UNCOMFORTABLE THAT CATHOLIC WOMEN CAN'T BE PRIESTS AND DEACONS.

WOMEN CAN'T BE PRIESTS AND DEACONS.

THAT KIND OF RESTRICTION HIT A DEACONS.

THAT KIND OF RESTRICTION HIT A PERSONAL NOTE FOR CARTER AND HIS THAT KIND OF RESTRICTION HIT A PERSONAL NOTE FOR CARTER AND HIS WIFE IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN A PERSONAL NOTE FOR CARTER AND HIS WIFE IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN A CONSERVATIVE GROUP TOOK OVER THE WIFE IN THE YEAR 2000 WHEN A CONSERVATIVE GROUP TOOK OVER THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, OF CONSERVATIVE GROUP TOOK OVER THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, OF WHICH THE CARTERS WERE MEMBERS.

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION, OF WHICH THE CARTERS WERE MEMBERS.

>> THEY MANDATED THAT WOMEN WHICH THE CARTERS WERE MEMBERS.

>> THEY MANDATED THAT WOMEN COULD NO LONGER BE PASTORS, >> THEY MANDATED THAT WOMEN COULD NO LONGER BE PASTORS, DEACONS OR CHAPLAINS.

COULD NO LONGER BE PASTORS, DEACONS OR CHAPLAINS.

THOSE KINDS OF THINGS DISTURBED DEACONS OR CHAPLAINS.

THOSE KINDS OF THINGS DISTURBED ME, SO WE NOW BELONG TO A THOSE KINDS OF THINGS DISTURBED ME, SO WE NOW BELONG TO A BAPTIST CHURCH IN PLAINS, ME, SO WE NOW BELONG TO A BAPTIST CHURCH IN PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND WE HAVE FEMALE BAPTIST CHURCH IN PLAINS, GEORGIA, AND WE HAVE FEMALE PASTORS AND MEN PASTORS.

GEORGIA, AND WE HAVE FEMALE PASTORS AND MEN PASTORS.

>> THE TERM "GENDERCIDE" OR PASTORS AND MEN PASTORS.

>> THE TERM "GENDERCIDE" OR "MISSING MILLIONS" REFERS TO >> THE TERM "GENDERCIDE" OR "MISSING MILLIONS" REFERS TO FEMALES ELIMINATED BY ABORTION, "MISSING MILLIONS" REFERS TO FEMALES ELIMINATED BY ABORTION, NEGLECT AND MURDER, AND FEMALES ELIMINATED BY ABORTION, NEGLECT AND MURDER, AND AMBASSADOR VERVEER SAYS IF THE NEGLECT AND MURDER, AND AMBASSADOR VERVEER SAYS IF THE CULTURE WHICH PERMITS THOSE AMBASSADOR VERVEER SAYS IF THE CULTURE WHICH PERMITS THOSE PRACTICES DOES NOT CHANGE, CULTURE WHICH PERMITS THOSE PRACTICES DOES NOT CHANGE, NEITHER WILL THE ABUSES.

PRACTICES DOES NOT CHANGE, NEITHER WILL THE ABUSES.

>> WOMEN WHO BIRTH DAUGHTERS ARE NEITHER WILL THE ABUSES.

>> WOMEN WHO BIRTH DAUGHTERS ARE BEING MADE TO FEEL IN MANY >> WOMEN WHO BIRTH DAUGHTERS ARE BEING MADE TO FEEL IN MANY PLACES THAT SOMEHOW THEY FAILED, BEING MADE TO FEEL IN MANY PLACES THAT SOMEHOW THEY FAILED, THEY HAVE FAILED MISERABLY, AND PLACES THAT SOMEHOW THEY FAILED, THEY HAVE FAILED MISERABLY, AND OFTEN THOSE GIRLS ARE THE LAST THEY HAVE FAILED MISERABLY, AND OFTEN THOSE GIRLS ARE THE LAST FED, IF THEY'RE FED AT ALL, AND OFTEN THOSE GIRLS ARE THE LAST FED, IF THEY'RE FED AT ALL, AND THEY ARE DENIED ANY PROSPECT OF FED, IF THEY'RE FED AT ALL, AND THEY ARE DENIED ANY PROSPECT OF THE KIND OF LIFE THEY DESERVE.

THEY ARE DENIED ANY PROSPECT OF THE KIND OF LIFE THEY DESERVE.

>> BOTH VERVEER AND CARTER AGREE THE KIND OF LIFE THEY DESERVE.

>> BOTH VERVEER AND CARTER AGREE THAT TOO MANY RELIGIOUS LEADERS >> BOTH VERVEER AND CARTER AGREE THAT TOO MANY RELIGIOUS LEADERS HAVE REMAINED SILENT ABOUT THESE THAT TOO MANY RELIGIOUS LEADERS HAVE REMAINED SILENT ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND THAT UNTIL THAT HAVE REMAINED SILENT ABOUT THESE ISSUES AND THAT UNTIL THAT CHANGES, PROGRESS WILL BE SLOW.

ISSUES AND THAT UNTIL THAT CHANGES, PROGRESS WILL BE SLOW.

>> THERE NEEDS TO BE A STRONGER CHANGES, PROGRESS WILL BE SLOW.

>> THERE NEEDS TO BE A STRONGER COLLECTIVE VOICE THAT SAYS >> THERE NEEDS TO BE A STRONGER COLLECTIVE VOICE THAT SAYS ENOUGH ALREADY.

COLLECTIVE VOICE THAT SAYS ENOUGH ALREADY.

WE SHOULD NOT BE TREATING HALF ENOUGH ALREADY.

WE SHOULD NOT BE TREATING HALF OF OUR WORLD'S POPULATION IN THE WE SHOULD NOT BE TREATING HALF OF OUR WORLD'S POPULATION IN THE WAY THEY ARE BEING TREATED, AND OF OUR WORLD'S POPULATION IN THE WAY THEY ARE BEING TREATED, AND YET THERE ISN'T THAT KIND OF WAY THEY ARE BEING TREATED, AND YET THERE ISN'T THAT KIND OF REACTION THAT SAYS THERE IS NO YET THERE ISN'T THAT KIND OF REACTION THAT SAYS THERE IS NO PLACE IN OUR FAITH COMMUNITIES REACTION THAT SAYS THERE IS NO PLACE IN OUR FAITH COMMUNITIES FOR ANY OF THIS.

PLACE IN OUR FAITH COMMUNITIES FOR ANY OF THIS.

AND IT'S NOT JUST RELIGIOUS FOR ANY OF THIS.

AND IT'S NOT JUST RELIGIOUS LEADERS.

WE NEED POLITICAL LEADERS ACROSS LEADERS.

WE NEED POLITICAL LEADERS ACROSS THE BOARD TO BE RECOGNIZING WE NEED POLITICAL LEADERS ACROSS THE BOARD TO BE RECOGNIZING THESE ISSUES FOR THE SERIOUS THE BOARD TO BE RECOGNIZING THESE ISSUES FOR THE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT THEY ARE.

THESE ISSUES FOR THE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT THEY ARE.

>> THE PROBLEMS ARE SYSTEMIC, ISSUES THAT THEY ARE.

>> THE PROBLEMS ARE SYSTEMIC, BUT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

IN SENEGAL, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE BUT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.

IN SENEGAL, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE INDIVIDUAL, MOLLY MELCHING, HAS IN SENEGAL, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE INDIVIDUAL, MOLLY MELCHING, HAS RALLIED VILLAGERS AND STEMMED INDIVIDUAL, MOLLY MELCHING, HAS RALLIED VILLAGERS AND STEMMED THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL RALLIED VILLAGERS AND STEMMED THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

THE PRACTICE OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

PRESIDENT CARTER'S BOOK PROPOSES MUTILATION.

PRESIDENT CARTER'S BOOK PROPOSES 23 OTHER REMEDIES, LIKE PRESIDENT CARTER'S BOOK PROPOSES 23 OTHER REMEDIES, LIKE PROSECUTING NOT JUST PROSTITUTES 23 OTHER REMEDIES, LIKE PROSECUTING NOT JUST PROSTITUTES BUT ALSO THEIR MALE CUSTOMERS, PROSECUTING NOT JUST PROSTITUTES BUT ALSO THEIR MALE CUSTOMERS, AND ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES WHERE BUT ALSO THEIR MALE CUSTOMERS, AND ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES WHERE ALMOST ONE IN FOUR WOMEN SAY AND ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES WHERE ALMOST ONE IN FOUR WOMEN SAY THEY HAVE BEEN RAPED, ALMOST ONE IN FOUR WOMEN SAY THEY HAVE BEEN RAPED, WITHHOLDING FEDERAL FUNDS IF THE THEY HAVE BEEN RAPED, WITHHOLDING FEDERAL FUNDS IF THE UNIVERSITIES DON'T VIGOROUSLY WITHHOLDING FEDERAL FUNDS IF THE UNIVERSITIES DON'T VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTE THE CAMPUS RAPISTS.

UNIVERSITIES DON'T VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTE THE CAMPUS RAPISTS.

>> THE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND PROSECUTE THE CAMPUS RAPISTS.

>> THE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND DEANS DON'T WANT IT TO BE KNOWN >> THE COLLEGE PRESIDENTS AND DEANS DON'T WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT RAPE TAKES PLACE ON COLLEGE DEANS DON'T WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT RAPE TAKES PLACE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SO THEY DISCOURAGE THE THAT RAPE TAKES PLACE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SO THEY DISCOURAGE THE GIRLS FROM REPORTING THE RAPES, CAMPUSES, SO THEY DISCOURAGE THE GIRLS FROM REPORTING THE RAPES, AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM GIRLS FROM REPORTING THE RAPES, AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE MILITARY.

AND WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN THE MILITARY.

>> CARTER AND OTHERS AGREE VERY WITHIN THE MILITARY.

>> CARTER AND OTHERS AGREE VERY LITTLE REAL PROGRESS OR CHANGE >> CARTER AND OTHERS AGREE VERY LITTLE REAL PROGRESS OR CHANGE IS LIKELY WITHOUT A CHANGE OF LITTLE REAL PROGRESS OR CHANGE IS LIKELY WITHOUT A CHANGE OF MINDSET.

IS LIKELY WITHOUT A CHANGE OF MINDSET.

>> I DO THINK IT REQUIRES JUST A MINDSET.

>> I DO THINK IT REQUIRES JUST A REAL COMMITMENT AND >> I DO THINK IT REQUIRES JUST A REAL COMMITMENT AND UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULARLY ON REAL COMMITMENT AND UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULARLY ON THE PART OF PEOPLE IN POWER, UNDERSTANDING, PARTICULARLY ON THE PART OF PEOPLE IN POWER, WHEREVER THAT POWER IS.

THE PART OF PEOPLE IN POWER, WHEREVER THAT POWER IS.

WE KNOW THAT WOMEN WHO HAVE WHEREVER THAT POWER IS.

WE KNOW THAT WOMEN WHO HAVE INCOMES SPEND THOSE INCOMES IN WE KNOW THAT WOMEN WHO HAVE INCOMES SPEND THOSE INCOMES IN WAYS THAT HAVE A MULTIPLIER INCOMES SPEND THOSE INCOMES IN WAYS THAT HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT.

WAYS THAT HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT.

THEY INVEST IN THEIR FAMILIES, EFFECT.

THEY INVEST IN THEIR FAMILIES, THEY INVEST IN EDUCATION AND THEY INVEST IN THEIR FAMILIES, THEY INVEST IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE, THEY RAISE THE THEY INVEST IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE, THEY RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN EVERY HEALTH CARE, THEY RAISE THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN EVERY PLACE IN WHICH THEY MAKE THESE STANDARD OF LIVING IN EVERY PLACE IN WHICH THEY MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS.

PLACE IN WHICH THEY MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS.

THAT MULTIPLIER EFFECT IS INVESTMENTS.

THAT MULTIPLIER EFFECT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR THAT MULTIPLIER EFFECT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMIES.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR ECONOMIES.

>> WOMEN ARE MUCH MORE INCLINED ECONOMIES.

>> WOMEN ARE MUCH MORE INCLINED TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT >> WOMEN ARE MUCH MORE INCLINED TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE POOR AND STARVING PEOPLE AND TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE POOR AND STARVING PEOPLE AND THOSE GREATLY IN NEED, AND WOMEN THE POOR AND STARVING PEOPLE AND THOSE GREATLY IN NEED, AND WOMEN ARE MORE CHAMPIONS OF PEACE, I THOSE GREATLY IN NEED, AND WOMEN ARE MORE CHAMPIONS OF PEACE, I WOULD SAY, ON THE AVERAGE THAN ARE MORE CHAMPIONS OF PEACE, I WOULD SAY, ON THE AVERAGE THAN OF MEN.

WOULD SAY, ON THE AVERAGE THAN OF MEN.

SO IN EVERY WAY WOMEN NEED TO BE OF MEN.

SO IN EVERY WAY WOMEN NEED TO BE EXTOLLED, AND THEY'LL MAKE OUR SO IN EVERY WAY WOMEN NEED TO BE EXTOLLED, AND THEY'LL MAKE OUR SOCIETY BETTER.

EXTOLLED, AND THEY'LL MAKE OUR SOCIETY BETTER.

>> TO REMOVE A GLOBAL SCOURGE, SOCIETY BETTER.

>> TO REMOVE A GLOBAL SCOURGE, IT WILL TAKE A WHOLE VILLAGE AND >> TO REMOVE A GLOBAL SCOURGE, IT WILL TAKE A WHOLE VILLAGE AND THEN SOME.

IT WILL TAKE A WHOLE VILLAGE AND THEN SOME.

FOR "RELIGION & ETHICS THEN SOME.

FOR "RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY," THIS IS BOB FAW IN FOR "RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY," THIS IS BOB FAW IN ATLANTA.

NEWSWEEKLY," THIS IS BOB FAW IN ATLANTA.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS, JORDAN HAS ATLANTA.

>>> IN OTHER NEWS, JORDAN HAS OPENED A SPRAWLING NEW REFUGEE >>> IN OTHER NEWS, JORDAN HAS OPENED A SPRAWLING NEW REFUGEE CAMP FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OPENED A SPRAWLING NEW REFUGEE CAMP FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS WHO KEEP POURING INTO CAMP FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SYRIANS WHO KEEP POURING INTO THE COUNTRY.

SYRIANS WHO KEEP POURING INTO THE COUNTRY.

THE AZRAQ CAMP WILL BE ABLE TO THE COUNTRY.

THE AZRAQ CAMP WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD UP TO 130,000 PEOPLE.

MANY FAITH-BASED GROUPS ARE HOLD UP TO 130,000 PEOPLE.

MANY FAITH-BASED GROUPS ARE ALREADY WORKING THERE.

THE NEW FACILITY WAS NEEDED ALREADY WORKING THERE.

THE NEW FACILITY WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE ZA'ATARI CAMP WHICH THE NEW FACILITY WAS NEEDED BECAUSE THE ZA'ATARI CAMP WHICH OPENED IN 2012 HAS VASTLY BECAUSE THE ZA'ATARI CAMP WHICH OPENED IN 2012 HAS VASTLY EXCEEDED ITS CAPACITY.

OPENED IN 2012 HAS VASTLY EXCEEDED ITS CAPACITY.

OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THAT MORE EXCEEDED ITS CAPACITY.

OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THAT MORE THAN A MILLION SYRIANS HAVE OFFICIALS ESTIMATE THAT MORE THAN A MILLION SYRIANS HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE IN JORDAN.

THAN A MILLION SYRIANS HAVE SOUGHT REFUGE IN JORDAN.

>>> JORDAN IS ONE OF THE SOUGHT REFUGE IN JORDAN.

>>> JORDAN IS ONE OF THE SCHEDULED STOPS ON POPE >>> JORDAN IS ONE OF THE SCHEDULED STOPS ON POPE FRANCIS'S TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND SCHEDULED STOPS ON POPE FRANCIS'S TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND LATER THIS MONTH.

FRANCIS'S TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND LATER THIS MONTH.

HE HAS INVITED SEVERAL SYRIAN LATER THIS MONTH.

HE HAS INVITED SEVERAL SYRIAN REFUGEES AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO HE HAS INVITED SEVERAL SYRIAN REFUGEES AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO JOIN HIM AT THE JORDAN RIVER REFUGEES AND DISABLED PEOPLE TO JOIN HIM AT THE JORDAN RIVER BAPTISM SITE WHILE HE'S THERE ON JOIN HIM AT THE JORDAN RIVER BAPTISM SITE WHILE HE'S THERE ON MAY 24th.

BAPTISM SITE WHILE HE'S THERE ON MAY 24th.

THE SITE IS REVERED BY MANY AS MAY 24th.

THE SITE IS REVERED BY MANY AS THE PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS THE SITE IS REVERED BY MANY AS THE PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS BAPTIZED.

THE PLACE WHERE JESUS WAS BAPTIZED.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER BAPTIZED.

ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER SUPPOSED BAPTISM SITES, RECENTLY ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER SUPPOSED BAPTISM SITES, RECENTLY DISCOVERED ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS SUPPOSED BAPTISM SITES, RECENTLY DISCOVERED ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS ARE GIVING THIS SPOT NEW DISCOVERED ARCHEOLOGICAL RUINS ARE GIVING THIS SPOT NEW PROMINENCE.

ARE GIVING THIS SPOT NEW PROMINENCE.

KIM LAWTON VISITED THERE EARLIER PROMINENCE.

KIM LAWTON VISITED THERE EARLIER THIS YEAR.

>> THESE DAYS, THE JORDAN RIVER THIS YEAR.

>> THESE DAYS, THE JORDAN RIVER IS SMALLER AND MUDDIER THAN >> THESE DAYS, THE JORDAN RIVER IS SMALLER AND MUDDIER THAN FIRST-TIME VISITORS ARE OFTEN IS SMALLER AND MUDDIER THAN FIRST-TIME VISITORS ARE OFTEN EXPECTING.

FIRST-TIME VISITORS ARE OFTEN EXPECTING.

BUT FOR MANY CHRISTIANS, JEWS EXPECTING.

BUT FOR MANY CHRISTIANS, JEWS AND MUSLIMS, IT'S ONE OF THE BUT FOR MANY CHRISTIANS, JEWS AND MUSLIMS, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SACRED PLACES ON EARTH.

AND MUSLIMS, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST SACRED PLACES ON EARTH.

ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, JOSHUA MOST SACRED PLACES ON EARTH.

ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, JOSHUA CROSSED THE JORDAN RIVER WHEN HE ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE, JOSHUA CROSSED THE JORDAN RIVER WHEN HE LED THE ISRAELITES INTO THE CROSSED THE JORDAN RIVER WHEN HE LED THE ISRAELITES INTO THE PROMISED LAND.

LED THE ISRAELITES INTO THE PROMISED LAND.

THE JORDAN RIVER WAS WHERE THE PROMISED LAND.

THE JORDAN RIVER WAS WHERE THE PROPHET ELIJAH WAS TAKEN INTO THE JORDAN RIVER WAS WHERE THE PROPHET ELIJAH WAS TAKEN INTO HEAVEN, AND HIS SUCCESSOR ELISHA PROPHET ELIJAH WAS TAKEN INTO HEAVEN, AND HIS SUCCESSOR ELISHA TOOK UP HIS MANTLE.

HEAVEN, AND HIS SUCCESSOR ELISHA TOOK UP HIS MANTLE.

IT'S WHERE JOHN THE BAPTIST TOOK UP HIS MANTLE.

IT'S WHERE JOHN THE BAPTIST LIVED AND PREACHED, AND JESUS IT'S WHERE JOHN THE BAPTIST LIVED AND PREACHED, AND JESUS WAS BAPTIZED AND BEGAN HIS LIVED AND PREACHED, AND JESUS WAS BAPTIZED AND BEGAN HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY.

WAS BAPTIZED AND BEGAN HIS PUBLIC MINISTRY.

>> OUR BIBLE TEACHES THAT PUBLIC MINISTRY.

>> OUR BIBLE TEACHES THAT CHRISTIANITY WAS BORN HERE.

>> SCHOLARS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS CHRISTIANITY WAS BORN HERE.

>> SCHOLARS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS HAVE LONG DEBATED EXACTLY WHERE >> SCHOLARS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS HAVE LONG DEBATED EXACTLY WHERE AT THE RIVER THE EVENTS TOOK HAVE LONG DEBATED EXACTLY WHERE AT THE RIVER THE EVENTS TOOK PLACE, AND THERE ARE RIVAL AT THE RIVER THE EVENTS TOOK PLACE, AND THERE ARE RIVAL THEORIES.

PLACE, AND THERE ARE RIVAL THEORIES.

BUT RECENT DISCOVERIES HAVE THEORIES.

BUT RECENT DISCOVERIES HAVE FOCUSED ATTENTION ON THIS PLACE, BUT RECENT DISCOVERIES HAVE FOCUSED ATTENTION ON THIS PLACE, WADI AL-KHARRAR, IN THE COUNTRY FOCUSED ATTENTION ON THIS PLACE, WADI AL-KHARRAR, IN THE COUNTRY OF JORDAN, NEAR THE DEAD SEA, WADI AL-KHARRAR, IN THE COUNTRY OF JORDAN, NEAR THE DEAD SEA, JUST OVER THE BORDER FROM OF JORDAN, NEAR THE DEAD SEA, JUST OVER THE BORDER FROM ISRAEL.

JUST OVER THE BORDER FROM ISRAEL.

RUSTOM MKJIAN IS ASSISTANT ISRAEL.

RUSTOM MKJIAN IS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE SITE.

HE LOOKS TO THE BIBLE FOR DIRECTOR OF THE SITE.

HE LOOKS TO THE BIBLE FOR CONFIRMATION.

>> SECOND KINGS CHAPTER TWO, CONFIRMATION.

>> SECOND KINGS CHAPTER TWO, AROUND 800 YEARS BEFORE >> SECOND KINGS CHAPTER TWO, AROUND 800 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST -- IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT AROUND 800 YEARS BEFORE CHRIST -- IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT ELIJAH COMES WITH ELISHA HIS CHRIST -- IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT ELIJAH COMES WITH ELISHA HIS DISCIPLE FROM JERICHO, THAT'S ELIJAH COMES WITH ELISHA HIS DISCIPLE FROM JERICHO, THAT'S RIGHT OPPOSITE, ACROSS THE RIVER DISCIPLE FROM JERICHO, THAT'S RIGHT OPPOSITE, ACROSS THE RIVER JORDAN.

RIGHT OPPOSITE, ACROSS THE RIVER JORDAN.

>> ACCORDING TO THE GOSPELS, JORDAN.

>> ACCORDING TO THE GOSPELS, JOHN THE BAPTIST CAME IN THE >> ACCORDING TO THE GOSPELS, JOHN THE BAPTIST CAME IN THE SPIRIT AND STRENGTH OF ELIJAH.

JOHN THE BAPTIST CAME IN THE SPIRIT AND STRENGTH OF ELIJAH.

HE LIVED AND WORKED IN A PLACE SPIRIT AND STRENGTH OF ELIJAH.

HE LIVED AND WORKED IN A PLACE CALLED BETHANY BEYOND THE HE LIVED AND WORKED IN A PLACE CALLED BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN.

CALLED BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN.

>> THE PLACE WHERE THE PROPHETS JORDAN.

>> THE PLACE WHERE THE PROPHETS CROSSED IS THE PLACE WHERE JOHN >> THE PLACE WHERE THE PROPHETS CROSSED IS THE PLACE WHERE JOHN BAPTIZED OPPOSITE JERICHO.

CROSSED IS THE PLACE WHERE JOHN BAPTIZED OPPOSITE JERICHO.

EVERYTHING MATCHES 100%.

BAPTIZED OPPOSITE JERICHO.

EVERYTHING MATCHES 100%.

>> ACCOUNTS FROM CHRISTIANS AS EVERYTHING MATCHES 100%.

>> ACCOUNTS FROM CHRISTIANS AS FAR BACK AS THE FIFTH CENTURY >> ACCOUNTS FROM CHRISTIANS AS FAR BACK AS THE FIFTH CENTURY DESCRIBE A MAJOR PILGRIMAGE SITE FAR BACK AS THE FIFTH CENTURY DESCRIBE A MAJOR PILGRIMAGE SITE ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER DESCRIBE A MAJOR PILGRIMAGE SITE ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER ASSOCIATED WITH ELIJAH, JOHN THE ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER ASSOCIATED WITH ELIJAH, JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS.

ASSOCIATED WITH ELIJAH, JOHN THE BAPTIST AND JESUS.

BUT WITH THE CRUSADES AND THE BAPTIST AND JESUS.

BUT WITH THE CRUSADES AND THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE BUT WITH THE CRUSADES AND THE RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE PILGRIMAGES GRADUALLY STOPPED, RISE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, THE PILGRIMAGES GRADUALLY STOPPED, AND THE SITE WAS EVENTUALLY PILGRIMAGES GRADUALLY STOPPED, AND THE SITE WAS EVENTUALLY BURIED BY LAYERS OF HISTORY.

AND THE SITE WAS EVENTUALLY BURIED BY LAYERS OF HISTORY.

THEN IN 1897, A MOSAIC MAP FROM BURIED BY LAYERS OF HISTORY.

THEN IN 1897, A MOSAIC MAP FROM THE SIXTH CENTURY WAS DISCOVERED THEN IN 1897, A MOSAIC MAP FROM THE SIXTH CENTURY WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FLOOR OF A JORDANIAN THE SIXTH CENTURY WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FLOOR OF A JORDANIAN CHURCH.

IN THE FLOOR OF A JORDANIAN CHURCH.

IT GAVE ARCHAEOLOGISTS NEW CLUES CHURCH.

IT GAVE ARCHAEOLOGISTS NEW CLUES ABOUT WHERE THE ANCIENT IT GAVE ARCHAEOLOGISTS NEW CLUES ABOUT WHERE THE ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE SITE MAY HAVE BEEN.

ABOUT WHERE THE ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE SITE MAY HAVE BEEN.

BUT WORLD WARS I AND II AND THEN PILGRIMAGE SITE MAY HAVE BEEN.

BUT WORLD WARS I AND II AND THEN THE ARAB-ISRAELI WARS MADE THE BUT WORLD WARS I AND II AND THEN THE ARAB-ISRAELI WARS MADE THE AREA INACCESSIBLE.

THE ARAB-ISRAELI WARS MADE THE AREA INACCESSIBLE.

FOR DECADES, IT WAS A AREA INACCESSIBLE.

FOR DECADES, IT WAS A MILITARIZED ZONE FULL OF LAND FOR DECADES, IT WAS A MILITARIZED ZONE FULL OF LAND MINES.

MILITARIZED ZONE FULL OF LAND MINES.

AFTER THE 1994 PEACE TREATY MINES.

AFTER THE 1994 PEACE TREATY BETWEEN JORDAN AND ISRAEL, THE AFTER THE 1994 PEACE TREATY BETWEEN JORDAN AND ISRAEL, THE MINES WERE CLEARED AND BETWEEN JORDAN AND ISRAEL, THE MINES WERE CLEARED AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS COULD FINALLY MINES WERE CLEARED AND ARCHAEOLOGISTS COULD FINALLY BEGIN SEARCHING.

ARCHAEOLOGISTS COULD FINALLY BEGIN SEARCHING.

THE DISCOVERIES WERE STUNNING.

BEGIN SEARCHING.

THE DISCOVERIES WERE STUNNING.

IN THE BARREN WILDERNESS, THERE THE DISCOVERIES WERE STUNNING.

IN THE BARREN WILDERNESS, THERE WERE THE RUINS OF A LARGE IN THE BARREN WILDERNESS, THERE WERE THE RUINS OF A LARGE MONASTERY COMPLEX BUILT IN THE WERE THE RUINS OF A LARGE MONASTERY COMPLEX BUILT IN THE FIFTH CENTURY, WHICH MATCHED MONASTERY COMPLEX BUILT IN THE FIFTH CENTURY, WHICH MATCHED EARLY PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF A FIFTH CENTURY, WHICH MATCHED EARLY PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF A CHURCH BUILT ON THE PLACE WHERE EARLY PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF A CHURCH BUILT ON THE PLACE WHERE THEY BELIEVED ELIJAH WAS TAKEN CHURCH BUILT ON THE PLACE WHERE THEY BELIEVED ELIJAH WAS TAKEN INTO HEAVEN.

THEY BELIEVED ELIJAH WAS TAKEN INTO HEAVEN.

THE COMPLEX WAS BUILT OVER AN INTO HEAVEN.

THE COMPLEX WAS BUILT OVER AN ANCIENT CAVE, WHERE PILGRIMS THE COMPLEX WAS BUILT OVER AN ANCIENT CAVE, WHERE PILGRIMS SAID JOHN THE BAPTIST HAD LIVED.

ANCIENT CAVE, WHERE PILGRIMS SAID JOHN THE BAPTIST HAD LIVED.

>> FROM ELIJAH'S HILL, WHERE WE SAID JOHN THE BAPTIST HAD LIVED.

>> FROM ELIJAH'S HILL, WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE MONASTERY, DOWN >> FROM ELIJAH'S HILL, WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE MONASTERY, DOWN TO THE RIVER JORDAN, THREE DISCOVERED THE MONASTERY, DOWN TO THE RIVER JORDAN, THREE KILOMETERS TO THE WEST, IT'S A TO THE RIVER JORDAN, THREE KILOMETERS TO THE WEST, IT'S A HUGE OPEN MONASTERY.

KILOMETERS TO THE WEST, IT'S A HUGE OPEN MONASTERY.

BECAUSE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF HUGE OPEN MONASTERY.

BECAUSE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF CAVES SCATTERED AROUND THIS HOLY BECAUSE WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF CAVES SCATTERED AROUND THIS HOLY VALLEY.

CAVES SCATTERED AROUND THIS HOLY VALLEY.

AND MONKS AND HERMITS STAYED VALLEY.

AND MONKS AND HERMITS STAYED HERE.

>> A SMALL DISTANCE AWAY, WHERE HERE.

>> A SMALL DISTANCE AWAY, WHERE THE RIVER ONCE FLOWED, RUINS >> A SMALL DISTANCE AWAY, WHERE THE RIVER ONCE FLOWED, RUINS WERE DISCOVERED OF BAPTISM POOLS THE RIVER ONCE FLOWED, RUINS WERE DISCOVERED OF BAPTISM POOLS AND OF FIVE DIFFERENT CHURCHES, WERE DISCOVERED OF BAPTISM POOLS AND OF FIVE DIFFERENT CHURCHES, ALL BUILT OVER SUCCESSIVE AND OF FIVE DIFFERENT CHURCHES, ALL BUILT OVER SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME.

ALL BUILT OVER SUCCESSIVE PERIODS OF TIME.

AND THERE WERE THE REMAINS OF PERIODS OF TIME.

AND THERE WERE THE REMAINS OF MARBLE STEPS WHICH WOULD HAVE AND THERE WERE THE REMAINS OF MARBLE STEPS WHICH WOULD HAVE LED DOWN TO THE WATER.

MARBLE STEPS WHICH WOULD HAVE LED DOWN TO THE WATER.

ALL OF THIS, TOO, MATCHED SIXTH, LED DOWN TO THE WATER.

ALL OF THIS, TOO, MATCHED SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH CENTURY ALL OF THIS, TOO, MATCHED SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH CENTURY PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF CHURCHES SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH CENTURY PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF CHURCHES BUILT TO REVERE THE PLACE WHERE PILGRIM DESCRIPTIONS OF CHURCHES BUILT TO REVERE THE PLACE WHERE JOHN BAPTIZED JESUS.

BUILT TO REVERE THE PLACE WHERE JOHN BAPTIZED JESUS.

>> WHY DID THEY INSIST TO BUILD JOHN BAPTIZED JESUS.

>> WHY DID THEY INSIST TO BUILD THEIR CHURCHES HERE?

DEPENDING ON THE BIBLE, THEIR CHURCHES HERE?

DEPENDING ON THE BIBLE, DEPENDING ON THE PILGRIMS' DEPENDING ON THE BIBLE, DEPENDING ON THE PILGRIMS' ACCOUNTS AND THE ARCHEOLOGICAL DEPENDING ON THE PILGRIMS' ACCOUNTS AND THE ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDIES, WE KNOW THIS IS THE ACCOUNTS AND THE ARCHEOLOGICAL STUDIES, WE KNOW THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE JESUS BAPTIZED AND STUDIES, WE KNOW THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE JESUS BAPTIZED AND CHRISTIANITY STARTED.

SPOT WHERE JESUS BAPTIZED AND CHRISTIANITY STARTED.

>> MANY CHURCHES HOLD SPECIAL CHRISTIANITY STARTED.

>> MANY CHURCHES HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES HERE TO COMMEMORATE THE >> MANY CHURCHES HOLD SPECIAL SERVICES HERE TO COMMEMORATE THE BAPTISM OF JESUS, WHICH SERVICES HERE TO COMMEMORATE THE BAPTISM OF JESUS, WHICH CHRISTIANS CONSIDER A KEY EVENT BAPTISM OF JESUS, WHICH CHRISTIANS CONSIDER A KEY EVENT IN THE GOSPEL STORIES.

CHRISTIANS CONSIDER A KEY EVENT IN THE GOSPEL STORIES.

SINCE THE IN THE GOSPEL STORIES.

SINCE THE BAPTISM LAUNCHED JESUS' EARTHLY SINCE THE BAPTISM LAUNCHED JESUS' EARTHLY MINISTRY, MANY HERE CONSIDER IT BAPTISM LAUNCHED JESUS' EARTHLY MINISTRY, MANY HERE CONSIDER IT THE STARTING POINT OF THE MINISTRY, MANY HERE CONSIDER IT THE STARTING POINT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

THE STARTING POINT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

>> AND ONCE JESUS COMES OUT OF CHRISTIAN FAITH.

>> AND ONCE JESUS COMES OUT OF THE WATER, THE HOLY SPIRIT >> AND ONCE JESUS COMES OUT OF THE WATER, THE HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDS AND THE VOICE OF THE THE WATER, THE HOLY SPIRIT DESCENDS AND THE VOICE OF THE LORD SAYS, "HERE MY BELOVED SON DESCENDS AND THE VOICE OF THE LORD SAYS, "HERE MY BELOVED SON IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."

LORD SAYS, "HERE MY BELOVED SON IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."

>> THE PROCLAMATION OF THE ONE IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."

>> THE PROCLAMATION OF THE ONE GOD AND THE HOLY TRINITY, THAT >> THE PROCLAMATION OF THE ONE GOD AND THE HOLY TRINITY, THAT IS CHRISTIANITY.

GOD AND THE HOLY TRINITY, THAT IS CHRISTIANITY.

>> THE JORDANIAN ROYAL FAMILY IS CHRISTIANITY.

>> THE JORDANIAN ROYAL FAMILY OPENED THE SITE IN 2011 FOR >> THE JORDANIAN ROYAL FAMILY OPENED THE SITE IN 2011 FOR TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGES, BUT OPENED THE SITE IN 2011 FOR TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGES, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE TOURISM AND PILGRIMAGES, BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA AS NATURAL THEY WANT TO KEEP THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE.

PLOTS OF LAND SURROUNDING THE AS POSSIBLE.

PLOTS OF LAND SURROUNDING THE AREA HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO SEVERAL PLOTS OF LAND SURROUNDING THE AREA HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO SEVERAL CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS, WHICH AREA HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO SEVERAL CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS, WHICH HAVE BEGUN BUILDING CHURCHES, CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS, WHICH HAVE BEGUN BUILDING CHURCHES, GUEST HOUSES AND OTHER HAVE BEGUN BUILDING CHURCHES, GUEST HOUSES AND OTHER FACILITIES.

GUEST HOUSES AND OTHER FACILITIES.

LOCAL CHRISTIANS SAY THIS SITE FACILITIES.

LOCAL CHRISTIANS SAY THIS SITE MORE THAN 350 METERS BELOW SEA LOCAL CHRISTIANS SAY THIS SITE MORE THAN 350 METERS BELOW SEA LEVEL IS A PLACE OF PROFOUND MORE THAN 350 METERS BELOW SEA LEVEL IS A PLACE OF PROFOUND SPIRITUALITY.

LEVEL IS A PLACE OF PROFOUND SPIRITUALITY.

>> THIS IS THE LOWEST POINT ON SPIRITUALITY.

>> THIS IS THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH BUT CLOSEST TO HEAVEN.

SO CHRISTIANITY SPREADS FROM THE EARTH BUT CLOSEST TO HEAVEN.

SO CHRISTIANITY SPREADS FROM THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH ALL OVER SO CHRISTIANITY SPREADS FROM THE LOWEST POINT ON EARTH ALL OVER THE WORLD.

LOWEST POINT ON EARTH ALL OVER THE WORLD.

AND MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON.

THE WORLD.

AND MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON.

I TAKE IT AS A LESSON FOR US.

AND MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON.

I TAKE IT AS A LESSON FOR US.

WHERE IS JESUS BORN?

I TAKE IT AS A LESSON FOR US.

WHERE IS JESUS BORN?

IN A CAVE.

WHERE IS JESUS BORN?

IN A CAVE.

WHERE DID CHRISTIANITY START?

IN A CAVE.

WHERE DID CHRISTIANITY START?

LOWEST POINT ON EARTH.

WHERE DID CHRISTIANITY START?

LOWEST POINT ON EARTH.

>> AS JORDANIANS, WE CARRY THIS LOWEST POINT ON EARTH.

>> AS JORDANIANS, WE CARRY THIS LEGACY WITH GREAT PRIDE AND >> AS JORDANIANS, WE CARRY THIS LEGACY WITH GREAT PRIDE AND FAITH, AND WE WANT ALL THE LEGACY WITH GREAT PRIDE AND FAITH, AND WE WANT ALL THE PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND SEE.

FAITH, AND WE WANT ALL THE PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND SEE.

>> I'M KIM LAWTON AT THE JORDAN PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND SEE.

>> I'M KIM LAWTON AT THE JORDAN RIVER.

>>> FINALLY, ON OUR CALENDAR RIVER.

>>> FINALLY, ON OUR CALENDAR THIS WEEK, BUDDHISTS CELEBRATE >>> FINALLY, ON OUR CALENDAR THIS WEEK, BUDDHISTS CELEBRATE BUDDHA DAY, WHEN THEY MARK THE THIS WEEK, BUDDHISTS CELEBRATE BUDDHA DAY, WHEN THEY MARK THE BIRTH, SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND BUDDHA DAY, WHEN THEY MARK THE BIRTH, SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND DEATH OF THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA.

BIRTH, SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND DEATH OF THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA.

>>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR NOW.

DEATH OF THE HISTORICAL BUDDHA.

>>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR NOW.

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>>> THAT'S OUR PROGRAM FOR NOW.

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