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| 2002 DECEMBER
Dec. 25, 2002
Faith-Based Initiatives
A debate on the Church-State issues raised by President Bush's faith-based initiatives
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| Dec. 13, 2002
Background: Law Steps Down
Ray Suarez reports on Boston Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation.
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| Dec. 13, 2002
Cardinal Law Steps Down
Boston Cardinal Bernard Law submitted his resignation to the Pope following months of public outrage over the widening Church sex abuse crisis.
   
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| NOVEMBER
Nov. 19, 2002
Political Victories
Experts examine the forces behind recent election victories for Islamist political parties in Turkey and Pakistan and discuss the effects of U.S. foreign policy on voter sentiment in the Islamic world.
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| Nov. 13, 2002
Church in Crisis
U.S. Catholic Bishops approved new rules for dealing with priests who commit sexual abuse. The Bishops say the new rules, which revise a policy approved at a landmark meeting in June, provide a way to remove guilty priests.
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| Nov. 8, 2002
Essay: The Roots of Tolerance
Richard Rodriguez considers the roots of religious tolerance in America.
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| OCTOBER
Oct. 31, 2002
Religion and Politics in Turkey
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports from Turkey on the conflicting roles of secularism and Islam in Turkish politics.
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| Oct. 22, 2002
Link to Jesus?
Experts discuss the discovery of an ancient box that may be the earliest artifact ever found that can be linked to the life of Jesus.
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| Oct. 18, 2002
Church in Crisis
Terence Smith discusses the Vatican rejection of parts of the U.S. bishops' policy on abusive priests with a reporter covering the Catholic church.
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| Oct. 4, 2002
Iraqis in America
Elizabeth Brackett reports on how a community of Iraqi immigrants living in Chicago view the prospect of war with Saddam Hussein.
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| SEPTEMBER
Sept. 12, 2002
Under Suspicion
Jeffrey Kaye examines the feelings of ostracism and fear some American Muslims have experienced since the Sept. 11 attacks. He focuses on one Muslim community in California.
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| Sept. 4, 2002
Then and Now: Bishop William DeVeaux
Margaret Warner talks with Bishop William DeVeaux of the African Methodist Episcopal Church about how Americans have changed since Sept. 11.
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| AUGUST
Aug. 9, 2002
Book Battle
Terence Smith reports on the current religious debate over required reading in North Carolina.
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| JULY
July 29, 2002
Papal Journey
As Pope John Paul II moves on to the Latin American leg of his international tour, two religious experts assess the significance of the papal visit.
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| July 8, 2002
Essay: Desert Religions
Essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on the current state of Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
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| JUNE
June 27, 2002
Victory for Vouchers
The Supreme Court rules public money can be used to underwrite tuition at religious schools.
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| June 27, 2002
Supreme Court Watch
Ray Suarez looks at the latest Supreme Court ruling on school vouchers with Chicago Tribune reporter Jan Crawford Greenburg.
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| June 27, 2002
Background: Fight for the Pledge of Allegiance
Spencer Michels looks at the debate over the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance.
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| June 27, 2002
Fight for the Pledge of Allegiance
For two views on the debate over the phrase "under God" in the pledge of allegiance, Jim Lehrer talks with Barry Lynn, president of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State; and Jay Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, which is affiliated with the Christian coalition.
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| June 19, 2002
The Laity Speaks
Spencer Michels talks with seven Catholics about their reactions to the new policy for abusive priests.
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| June 17, 2002
Supreme Court Watch
Gwen Ifill discusses the latest Supreme Court decisions with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune including a decision on door-to-door solicitation.
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| June 14, 2002
Shields and Brooks
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the new U.S. Catholic Church policy on pedophile priests, estate tax laws, and pollution emissions.
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| June 14, 2002
Discussion: Catholics in Crisis
For reaction to the bishops' conference, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks to Father Robert Silva, president of the National Federation of Priests' Councils; Barbara Blaine, president and founder of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests; and Tom Roberts, editor of the National Catholic Reporter.
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| June 14, 2002
Background: Catholics in Crisis
An update from Kwame Holman on the U.S. Catholic bishops' meeting in Dallas.
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| June 14, 2002
Catholics in Crisis
Archbishop Harry Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis discusses the U.S. Catholic Church's new policy forbidding pedophile priests from serving as clerics but allowing them to remain in the priesthood.
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| June 13, 2002
Background: Catholic Church in Crisis
Margaret Warner reports on the start of the Catholic bishops meeting in Dallas.
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| June 13, 2002
Catholics in Crisis
Margaret Warner interviews Tom Roberts, editor of the National Catholic Reporter, about the start of the U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in Dallas and its historic significance.
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| June 4, 2002
Update: Catholic Church in Crisis
Gwen Ifill looks at the latest developments in the child abuse scandal facing the Catholic Church with Bishop Joseph Galante of Dallas.
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| MAY
May 29, 2002
Religious Violence Between Hindus and Muslims in Western India
Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on the internal struggle between Hindus and Muslims in western India.
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| May 28, 2002
Questioning Celibacy in the Catholic Church
Spencer Michels looks at the new debate over celibacy in the Catholic church.
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| May 13, 2002
Catholic Church in Crisis
Boston's Cardinal Law sits for a third day of depositions, angrily rejecting charges he acted with negligence.
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| May 1, 2002
Kevin Fitzgerald and the Cloning Debate
Is cloning playing God? Kevin FitzGerald, the Dr. David P. Lawler Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethics and a research associate professor in the Department of Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center, tackles that question in an interview with the NewsHour's Susan Dentzer.
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| APRIL
April 29, 2002
Catholic Church in Crisis
Correspondent Elizabeth Brackett reports on the return of Cardinal George to his archdiocese in Chicago after attending last week's meetings at the Vatican.
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| April 25, 2002
Background: Catholic Church in Crisis
Ray Suarez reports on the response to this week's gathering at the Vatican of U.S. Cardinals.
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| April 25, 2002
Catholic Church in Crisis
The future of the U.S. Catholic Church and its dealings with wayward priests after the Vatican cardinal summit.
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| April 24, 2002
Meeting of the Cardinals
Two U.S. cardinals at the Vatican conference in Rome discuss new measures to stop sexual abuse by priests.
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| April 23, 2002
Christian Perspectives on the Middle East Crisis
Ray Suarez gets two Christian perspectives on the Middle East crisis. First, Right Reverend Riah Abu El-Assal, the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, outlines the pro-Palestinian point of view. Then, Suarez discusses the pro-Israeli side with Dr. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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| April 23, 2002
Catholic Church in Crisis
For analysis of the meetings in Rome, Margaret Warner talks with John Allen, author and Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter.
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| April 23, 2002
Background: Church in Crisis
Kwame Holman reports on the opening of the unprecedented meetings in Rome between the pope and U.S. cardinals regarding Catholic priests and the sexual abuse scandal.
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| April 23, 2002
Meeting at the Vatican
Two experts analyze how Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Church will respond to the problem of sexual abuse by priests.
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| April 18, 2002
Keeping the Faith: The Catholic Church
A discussion among Catholics in Oakland, California about the growing sex scandal in the Catholic church.
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| April 16, 2002
Catholic Church in Crisis
American cardinals prepare to travel to the Vatican for emergency talks about the growing scandal of sexual abuse involving U.S. priests and children.
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| MARCH
March 26, 2002
The Boston Globe: Challenging the Catholic Church
A look at The Boston Globe, the newspaper that first uncovered extensive sexual abuse cover-ups in the city's Catholic Church.
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| March 25, 2002
Background: Catholic Church in Crisis
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the reaction in Catholic churches throughout America regarding the growing sex scandal.
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| March 25, 2002
Catholic Church in Turmoil
Four members of the church discuss the sex abuse scandal that is causing upheaval in the Catholic Church across the nation.
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| March 13, 2002
Catholic Church in Turmoil
Spencer Michels reports on the growing abuse scandals and reported cover-ups within the Catholic Church.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 28, 2002
Violence in India
Violence escalates in India as Hindus and Muslims fight under increasing religious tension.
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| Feb. 26, 2002
From the Ashes
Essayist Richard Rodriguez of the Pacific News Service considers the power of memory.
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