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.
Posted: May 4th, 2009 Comments: 3 Views: 1,883
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Shaun Casey: The Making of a Catholic President
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May 1, 2009: The Moral Debate About Torture
The recent release of four Bush administration memos on US interrogation techniques has intensified public debate about the use of torture. Two ethicists discuss torture and its moral limits in an age of terror.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 Comments: 28 Views: 8,430
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May 1, 2009: Christianity’s Lost History
For most of its history, Christianity had a powerful representation in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and much of what is now referred to as "the Islamic world" was once Christian, according to the latest book by Penn State history and religious studies professor Philip Jenkins.
Posted: May 1st, 2009 Comments: 7 Views: 6,190
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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.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2009 Comments: 6 Views: 1,491
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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.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2009 Comments: 0 Views: 2,286
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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.
Posted: Apr 27th, 2009 Comments: 13 Views: 2,883
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April 24, 2009: Faith Based Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
Matthew McGarry, Catholic Relief Services representative in Afghanistan, says "people's faith is central to every aspect of their daily life in Afghanistan, and not taking that into account can undermine every other positive thing that the Administration might want to do."
Posted: Apr 24th, 2009 Comments: 0 Views: 1,548
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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.
Posted: Apr 8th, 2009 Comments: 1 Views: 1,647
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April 6, 2009: Secular Islamic Turkey
President Barack Obama is in Turkey, where he is reaching out to a majority Muslim country and talking about bridging the East-West divide.
Posted: Apr 6th, 2009 Comments: 6 Views: 3,196
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March 27, 2009: Michael Walzer on War
Michael Walzer, an authority on just and unjust wars, says that in Afghanistan "Obama has inherited a frightening situation which he may or may not be able to turn around."
Posted: Mar 27th, 2009 Comments: 4 Views: 3,982
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