welcome. welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us on this special weekend for christians and jews. western christians around the world observed holy week, leading up to easter sunday. in washington, president obama held his third annual easter prayer breakfast on wednesday. obama called easter a time of hope and courage and said jesus sacrifice helps him keep his own problems in perspective. jesus told us as much in the book of john, when he said, in this world you will have trouble. i heard an amen. [ laughter ] let me repeat. in this world, you will have trouble. amen! but take heart! [ laughter ] meanwhile, at the vatican, pope benedict xvi used his holy thursday homily to scold priests who advocate ordaining women or changing church doctrine on priestly celibacy. in particularly strong language, benedict warned against disobedience by those who say they want to bring the church more up-to-date. in other news, a new poll shows solid supp
welcome. i m kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. a critical week ahead in the gop presidential primaries. on super tuesday, contests will be held in ten states. faith-based voters are especially key for the two front-runners. in this past week s michigan primary, mitt romney, who is mormon, got 45% of the roman-catholic vote, while rick santorum, who is catholic, got 30%. but santorum continues to do much better among evangelicals. in michigan, 51% of white evangelicals voted for him, compared to only 35% who voted for romney. faith-based relief organizations are among those delivering food, water and emergency aid to victims of the severe weather that hit the midwest and south. several people died and hundreds were injured in a series of tornados that swept through at least five states. volunteer crews are helping with clean-up, and local churches are providing shelter for those whose homes were destroyed. in afghanistan, protests continue
welcome. i m kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. a critical week ahead in the gop presidential primaries. on super tuesday, contests will be held in ten states. faith-based voters are especially key for the two front-runners. in this past week s michigan primary, mitt romney, who is mormon, got 45% of the roman-catholic vote, while rick santorum, who is catholic, got 30%. but santorum continues to do much better among evangelicals. in michigan, 51% of white evangelicals voted for him, compared to only 35% who voted for romney. faith-based relief organizations are among those delivering food, water and emergency aid to victims of the severe weather that hit the midwest and south. several people died and hundreds were injured in a series of tornados that swept through at least five states. volunteer crews are helping with clean-up, and local churches are providing shelter for those whose homes were destroyed. in afghanistan, protests continue
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