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2001
DECEMBER
December 25, 2001
New Bible
Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the first handwritten bible in over four centuries.


December 25, 2001
Bishop Gregory
Ray Suarez discusses the state of the Catholic Church with Bishop Gregory.


December 25, 2001
A Time For Giving
Terence Smith looks at how charities are faring in the post-Sept. 11th holiday season.


December 20, 2001
Religion Is News
Terence Smith examines news coverage of religion in America in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

NOVEMBER
November 16, 2001
Observing Islam
Ray Suarez examines Islamic practices on this first day of Ramadan with University of Richmond Law professor Azizah al-Hibri; Acting Professor of Law at UCLA Khaled Abou El Fadl; and John Esposito, the director of the Georgetown University Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.

OCTOBER
October 30, 2001
Fighting Fear
Ray Suarez examines how life has changed for one American Muslim community since Sept. 11.


October 29, 2001
View from India
Fred de Sam Lazaro gets perspectives on the war in Afghanistan from Muslims living in India.


October 29, 2001
View from Pakistan
For a look at the war from the perspective of Pakistan, Ray Suarez talks to John Burns, the New York Times correspondent stationed there.

SEPTEMBER
September 5, 2001
Crossing Over
Gwen Ifill interviews Grammy-winning singer Yolanda Adams about gospel music's foray into pop culture.

JULY
July 19, 2001
Religion and Politics
Kwame Holman reports on the faith-based initiatives bill passed in the House of Representatives.

MAY
May 8, 2001
Historic Pilgrimage
Ray Suarez looks at the Pope's journey of reconciliation to Greece, Syria and Malta.

MARCH
March 21, 2001
Politics and Religion
President Bush's plan to increase federal funding for religious groups that provide social services has drawn fire from both the right and the left. Gwen Ifill discusses the plan with Democratic Mayor John Street of Philadelphia, former GOP presidential candidate Gary Bauer, Rabbi David Saperstein, and Marvin Olasky, former adviser to President Bush.

JANUARY
January 29, 2001
Church and State
President Bush outlined a plan to give federal money to religious groups that provide social services. Gwen Ifill talks with Stephen Goldsmith, whom Bush named to head the new agency, New York City religious leaders Rev. Floyd Flake and Rev. Forrest Church, and author Wendy Kramer.

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