quick. how do you handle this revolution of you coming to christ. have you always talked about christ but in this new way? now i have got the ultimate security guard. [laughter] , and that s god that s to secure my mind and my spirit. main thing people try 20 do is use comment, naysayers to throw you off your course and distract you. and we are keeping our eye on christ christ. he commented on your clothes. he comengted on my jacket. i love fashion. he said bro, your jacket is so fire. getting exclusive interview with kanye was great. but getting him to comment on my jacket was pretty cool. this is a guy who may have challenges with his faith. he may black slide but as a christian we all back slide. i think it s a beautiful story that kanye is now using his message for christ. rachel: lawrence, i once heard someone say the only requirement to be a
texas is known for its seminary program. a lot of people in prison become converts and they go to school and become pastors and texas correctional system is known for that. so you would think that people that were former criminals, no matter what they decided to choose, the people would be celebrating that. >that. rachel: also it s not that texas is a christian state. it is. rachel: african-american community is a very christian community. by the way a lot of people in the community love kanye and kanye has turned over this new leaf and he wanted to share his faith. all these people clearly worshiping christ. giving their life to christ. shouldn t would he be celebrating this as a country where you are a criminal, your life was jacked up and you decided, you know what? let me get some stability in my life and turn over a new leaf. this is anti christian rhetoric. ed: a lot of people have been inspired by kanye s message. you got a chance to speak to him while he was in texas. let s
saying this constitutional violation is particularly egrej just it imposed religion on inmates, literally a captive audience. pete: lawrence jones who spoke directly to kanye west last week. good morning. pete: there for the performance as well. not the one in prison but the one at joel osteen s church: they are taking issue with the fact that these prisoners didn t have a choice. they are a captive prison and they brought faith into a prison. they wanted. did they not see the photos of people like worshiping christ and happy and, look, my grandmother is actually the chaplain for the state s women s prison in texas. and, you know, they support any type of religion that you may have but it s funny that the only time there is attacks is when it s christians. muslims are free, which they should be, this is america. the jewish people are free to worship whoever they want to. but, when you are a christian, then they come under attack. look, these people were willing to worship.
become to school and become pastors and texas correctional system is known for that. have you all these people that are clearly worshiping christ, giving their life to christ. shouldn t would he be celebrating this as a country when you are a criminal, your life was jacked up, and you decided, you know what? let me get some stability in my life. turn over a new leaf. this is anti-christian rhetoric. ed: lawrence actually interviewed kanye at that church. rachel: his mom is a pastor to a womennens prison in texas. so, here kanye west giving hope to prisoners and i guess that s still legal in this country. pete: it is. a guy like chuck coal son who runs prison fellowship has for decades. long tradition. if kanye does it we have got to complain about it. rachel: we will turn to some headlines. a college student accused of accusing her boyfriend to kill himself. she has pleaded not guilty. she districted text messages she has