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Tod Lindberg: Religion, Politics, and Foreign Policy
Political philosopher Tod Lindberg, author of "The Political Teachings of Jesus," reflects on the role of values in presidential approaches to foreign policy and how to translate ethics into policy.
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Harry Knox: Serving on the Faith-Based Council
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's religion and faith director, Harry Knox, offers his perspective on the workings of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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Shaun Casey: The Making of a Catholic President
Shaun Casey, author of THE MAKING OF A CATHOLIC PRESIDENT: KENNEDY VS NIXON 1960, talks with Kim Lawton about religion's role in the 1960 presidential race.
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Harry Jackson: Concerned about Social Issues
Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, gives his assessment of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days.
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Jim Wallis: A New White House Relationship
Sojourners founder Jim Wallis, a member of the president’s faith advisory council, talks about the new access religious moderates and liberals have to the White House.
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Joshua DuBois: On Faith-Based Hiring Controversy
At the “Mobilization to End Poverty” conference in Washington on April 27, 2009, Joshua DuBois, director of the White House faith-based office, was asked how the administration will deal with faith-based hiring discrimination.
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Kim Lawton: White House Hosts Faith Meeting
Kim Lawton describes a White House meeting of religious and community leaders hosted by the Obama Administration’s Office on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
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Kim Lawton: Administration Talks to Abortion Opponents
Kim Lawton discusses how the Obama administration is attempting to reach out to Catholic and evangelical prolife activists who are angered by some of the administration’s new policies.
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Immigration Reform: Religious Leaders on Fixing the System
Watch Sister Eileen Campbell of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas and Bishop Minerva Carcaño of the Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church talk about their support of immigration reform.
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David Gibson: Catholics and the Obama Administration
Religion reporter David Gibson assesses relations between the US Catholic Church and the new Obama Administration and talks about the political role that New York’s new archbishop, Timothy Dolan, may play.
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