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Catholic Institutions v Obama Administration

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Catholic groups filed lawsuits in federal courts on May 21 to stop the Obama administration from implementing a mandate that would require them to cover contraceptives in their health plans. Continue

Women in Theology and Ministry

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More and more Christian women are graduating from seminary and pursuing careers in theology and ministry. Kim Lawton visits Union Theological Seminary in NYC and talks with its first female president, Serene Jones, about the opportunities for women in theology, as well as the limitations they still face. Continue

African-American Women Pastors

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Women are a mainstay of the black churches, except in the pulpits. Will the "stained-glass ceiling" limit the careers of the record number of women entering divinity schools? Continue

Drug Testing on Children

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There are always risks enrolling children in clinical trials. The problem is weighing the possible benefits of the test against the dangers to the participants, who are too young to give informed consent. Continue

Rev. Fred Luter Jr.

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The nation's largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, is expected to elect its first African-American president at its annual meeting this June in New Orleans. His name is Fred Luter, and he says the SBC has "a heart for reaching people in difficult times." Continue

Eagle Pass Border Wall

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A community of Americans and Mexicans is about to be bisected by the fence the government is building along the Rio Grande, and that fence has dramatized major questions about immigration policy. Continue

May 11, 2012

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A look at how churches welcome and accommodate people with disabilities; Mechai Viravaidya, an award-winning economist and social entrepreneur whose efforts to reduce poverty are making a difference in rural Thailand; An exhibition of 19th-century Japanese scroll paintings featuring disciples of the Buddha and the ideals that should guide a good Buddhist life. Continue

Social Entrepreneur Mechai Viravaidya

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He's a joke-telling, one-man reformer in rural Thailand who is getting results. Mechai Viravaidya preaches family planning, good schools, start-up businesses, and intensive farming -- and his bottom-up reforms are working. Continue

My Reincarnation - Trailer

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My Reincarnation chronicles the epic story of exiled Tibetan Buddhist master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu and his Western-born son, Yeshi. As Namkhai Norbu rises as a teacher in the West, Yeshi, recognized from birth as the reincarnation of a famed Buddhist master, breaks away to embrace the modern world. Can the father convince his son to keep the family’s spiritual legacy alive? Continue

Deaf Mass

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Many houses of worship have worked hard to be more welcoming to people with disabilities. But the deaf prefer to worship within their own community, and to be ministered to by other deaf people. Correspondent Judy Valente visits a deaf congregation and its remarkable priest in Chicago. Continue

Juvenile Justice

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A U.S. Supreme Court decision is expected soon on whether juveniles convicted of murder can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Continue

Serene Jones Extended Interview

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"There is a whole historical world of women who have risen as leaders in religious communities because they were called to do it, not because someone said they could," according to the first woman president of Union Theological Seminary. Watch additional excerpts of correspondent Kim Lawton’s interview with Serene Jones on women in theology and ministry. Continue

Bryan Stevenson: Equal Justice Initiative

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Bryan Stevenson, a Harvard-educated African-American lawyer and Christian in Alabama, has dedicated his life to saving inmates on death row. Continue

May 18, 2012

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We visit New Orleans pastor Fred Luter, who may soon become the Southern Baptist Convention's first African-American president; and we look at the ethical debate over worker's rights and fair labor standards in Cambodia's garment industry. Continue

Cambodia Garment Worker Justice

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Activist groups should bring about a greater awareness of worker rights issues and add a moral voice to global economic matters, says David Schilling of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Continue

Food Aid Ethics

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What's the best way for the US to help the hungry? Continue

Churches and the Disabled

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The disabled, says religion writer Mark Pinsky, "are not just people who need help, but they are people who can help." Continue

Michael Walzer on War

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Michael Walzer, UPS Foundation Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, has written many books on war, political theory, and liberal thought. Watch excerpts from our interview with him about Afghanistan, exiting Iraq, the moral lessons of war, and religious commentary on US foreign policy. Continue

Misericordia

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The Sisters of Mercy run a program that allows the mentally challenged to lead happy lives with dignity. "We can provide opportunities that no isolated house could ever provide. They have art, they have music, they have swimming, they have a health club. They have all kinds of activities. And that really enhances their lives," says Sister Rosemary Connelly, general manager of Misericordia. Continue

Jean Vanier

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Forty-two years ago, in a village south of Paris, a French-Canadian named Jean Vanier created a home where the mentally disabled could live in dignity and where others could learn from them the value of sharing and acceptance. There is now a worldwide network of these communities called L'Arche, the French word for Arc, a symbol of hope. Continue

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