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Kim Lawton:  Administration Talks to Abortion Opponents
One Nation: Religion & Politics

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.

Posted: Mar 18th, 2009  Comments: 7   Views: 1,731   
(5 votes)
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March 13, 2009: Barefoot College in India

March 13, 2009: Barefoot College in India

"Our job is to take an illiterate woman and make her into an engineer in six months," says social activist Bunker Roy, founder of the Barefoot College. Students come from villages across India and a dozen other countries.

Posted: Mar 13th, 2009  Comments: 17   Views: 5,706   
(8 votes)
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Immigration Reform: Religious Leaders on Fixing the System
One Nation: Religion & Politics

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.

Posted: Mar 4th, 2009  Comments: 10   Views: 3,089   
(8 votes)
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David Gibson:  Catholics and the Obama Administration
One Nation: Religion & Politics

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.

Posted: Mar 3rd, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,922   
(4 votes)
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Obama Faith Council:  Hopes and Challenges
One Nation: Religion & Politics

Obama Faith Council: Hopes and Challenges

Earlier this month, President Barack Obama established a Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to advise him on several social issues. Watch some members of the council discuss their roles.

Posted: Feb 20th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,473   
(3 votes)
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The Poverty Forum: Proposed Solutions and Policy Suggestions
One Nation: Religion & Politics

The Poverty Forum: Proposed Solutions and Policy Suggestions

On February 17, a group of Christian leaders from across the political and ideological spectrum made public their recommendations on how to reduce domestic poverty. Watch some of them talk about this effort.

Posted: Feb 18th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 2,635   
(3 votes)
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February 13, 2009: Chrislam

February 13, 2009: Chrislam

The lectern in Lagos holds both Quran and Bible, and the worshippers say they are both Christian and Muslim.

Posted: Feb 13th, 2009  Comments: 16   Views: 6,316   
(10 votes)
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The First 100 Days: Set a Direction, Build a Dialogue, Save the Middle Class
One Nation: Religion & Politics

The First 100 Days: Set a Direction, Build a Dialogue, Save the Middle Class

What do religious leaders most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration?

Posted: Feb 12th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,529   
(1 votes)
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Kim Lawton: More Details about Obama Faith Council
One Nation: Religion & Politics

Kim Lawton: More Details about Obama Faith Council

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discusses the appointees to President Barack Obama’s new advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Posted: Feb 6th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 1,927   
(5 votes)
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February 5, 2009: Zimbabwe and the Churches

February 5, 2009: Zimbabwe and the Churches

Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion have called on Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe, to step down. Watch what Rev. Thomas Shaw, Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts, had to say after his trip to Zimbabwe last year.

Posted: Feb 5th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 1,870   
(5 votes)
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