you can say what if and why about anything in the world, but faith does it come into your mind that maybe the interpretation is not quite there and you may be meeting a different kind of maker? no, no. it s faith. faith brought me to god. faith cleansed me of my sins, and faith will see me through. that s all there is to it. when we visited iowa state penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. for them to pray, to see god answer something is to have something answered is empowering. then we met an inmate named travis wolfkill. in the name of satan, ruler of the earth, the king of the world, i command the forces of darkness to bestow the infernal power upon me.
so for me, it s really depressed to be in here. for me it s really sad to be in here. i guess, the sooner i die, the better for me. the big thing with prison is that the guys are bored. prisoners are bored. life is a routine. many times they re genuinely seeking different religions. delwin vandekrol oversees the practice of over a dozen different religions inside the prison. a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, their ability to do things. so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. it s empowering. when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life.
practice of over a dozen different religions inside the prison. a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. this is something they can do to empower themselves. so much power has been taken away, their ability to do things. so for them to pray and to see god answer something is very, very special. it s empowering. when we really do have the tools in here to have a decent life. there s a lot of things you can do to make your time fulfilling. at age 19, travis wolfkill was convicted of stabbing and beating his grandmother to death over a $300 tax refund check. he s currently on appeal but his sentence is life without parole. you don t really wrap your mind around it. because i m not doing time. i m just living life. it s a life different from out
ari melber, thank you so much. you can watch more of the interview with attorney general eric holder today here at 3:00 p.m. on msnbc. it is time now for the poly side bar. john boehner made it clear what job he does not want in washington. you ever think of running for president? no. no? listen, i like to play golf, i like to cut my own grass, you know, i do drink red wine, i smoke cigarettes, and i m not giving that up to become president of the united states. that s right. that s not worth it. that s right. texas governor rick perry mellowing on legalizing marijuana? yesterday perry took steps to decriminalizing possession. although he supports state s rights to legalize marijuana, texas will not be next. mitt romney was on the today show this morning and routed off a list of possible
mexico while continuing his appeals. even at the hour of your death, if you turn to god and are truly repentant of the things you ve done, he ll forgive you and he will accept you. and he knows. what if that s not the case though? that is the case, though. but what if it is not? it is. you can say what if and why about anything in the world, but faith does it come into your mind that maybe the interpretation is not quite there and you may be meeting a different kind of maker? no, no. it s faith. faith brought me to god. faith cleansed me of my sins, and faith will see me through. that s all there is to it. when we visited iowa state penitentiary, we found the prison attempts to provide services for a wide range of religious beliefs. a lot of the religions are a quieting, mellowing, peaceful type of thing. for them to pray, to see god answer something is to have