Climbing the fourth best pete a izza. Now to the book of revelations about americans and religion. Theres interesting findings in a report today from pier research. But the number of americans who say theyre absolutely certain god exists has fallen from 71 to 63. Reporter in North Hollywood california, alex mckale says she fulfills her spiritual needs at a yoga studio. Most of my friends and when most, i mean all except for my boyfriend, dont go to church anymore. Reporter in fact, only 28 of her age group go to services weekly. But not necessarily saying theres not something out there. Absolutely not. Its more like i hear so many people who are like i believe theres a god, just not a hell. Reporter there has also been a decline in the number of americans who claim be to affil affiliated to religion. But the survey notes that among those who do identify with a religion, the number of religious observance has remained the same. The number who say they pray every day has risen from 65 to
Vanished from radar. David martin at the pentagon reports the infrared satellite recorded the flash, but it is not known whether the flash was caused by Something Like a failure in a fuel tank or perhaps a bomb. The metrojet wreckage is spread over miles, indicating that it came apart at high altitude. All aboard, more than 200 people, were killed. They were mostly vacationing russian families en route from a seaside resort in egypt to st. Petersburg. Today u. S. Intelligence director James Clapper said its unlikely that terrorism brought down the airbus a321. Investigators hope the flight recorders will tell them what did. Allen pizzey is in egypt. Reporter Sunny Isles Beach teams have finished combing a eightsquaremile area of the sinai december ertd where the airbus went down and will now widen the search. Most of the bodies have been found along with the planes two flight data recorders. Decoding them to discover what caused the plane to suddenly breck apart in midair is expected t
The cancer, even though it wasnt going to change the outcome. Reporter berman chose only those treatments that ease pain. I really wanted to focus on living the best possible quality of life. Reporter dr. Diane meyer directs the center to advance palliative care, an emerging field of medicine that addresses a patients quality life. At the outset of a serious illness its very important to talk to patients and families about what they can expect. What is the Natural History of this disease course, what is the time frame. Reporter now that medicare will reimburse doctors for advance Care Planning and end of life discussions, there should be more time for those discussions. Without those conversations somebody else is making all the decisions for us. And for you that was less aggressive care. For somebody else it might be more aggressive care. Right. Its whatever it is that that person is hoping to do for their own health. Reporter the cancer has but berman is continuing to work and play,
Its more like i hear so many people who are like i believe theres a god, just not a hell. Reporter there has also been a decline in the number of americans who claim be to affil affiliated to religion. But the survey notes that among those who do identify with a religion, the number of religious observance has remained the same. The number who say they pray every day has risen from 65 to 66 . Theres something that beckons us. And is something that we respond to and we respond to it through religious or spiritual practices and i dont think that that will reporter while organized religion may be declining, spirituality is on the rise. The study shows 6 in 10 adults say they regularly feel an inner sense of peace and well being and thats up seven points from seven years ago. The iraqi politician that persuaded the u. S. To over throw Saddam Hussein died of a heart attack. After the u. S. Invasion, he tried but failed to become aracks Prime Minister and later had a falling out with the pen
Passing the controlled congress and Chinese Government intervenes to prop up its struggling stock market. The Syrian Opposition has released a list of demands ahead of u. N. Brokered peace talks due later this month and they say they want to see confidencebuilding steps from damascus including the release of arbitrarily detained people and calling for immediate hold to the bombardment of towns and cities by heavy artillery and jacks and also want to ensure there is unhindered humanitarian access to those in desperate need of aid. And we have the founder of the group specializes in syria and the gulf region and he is questioning whether the talks can take place with fighting still going on. Peace talks were pretty much intensive care anyway and i think they are probably flat lining now. The opposition cant go to the table with carnage and starvation they can place on the ground and by the way these are not new demands and making the demands the close of the political process through the