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December 7, 2007: Response to Romney Speech on Religion
Mitt Romney's campaign advisors had been debating for months about whether the candidate should give a frank speech about his Mormon faith. On Thursday (December 6), Romney made that speech. At the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas, Romney said he would be true to his Mormon beliefs, but his presidency would not be dictated by them.
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November 9, 2007: Religion on Campus
Several studies recently have addressed the religious interest, or lack of it, of young adults. We wondered how religion is faring on college campuses. Lucky Severson visited Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island to find out.
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November 9, 2007: Janet Cooper Nelson
Read more of Lucky Severson's interview with the Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson, chaplain of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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September 7, 2007: Muslims and Charity
This coming week, Muslims around the world will begin celebrating the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims are expected to abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours. It's also a time of increased giving to the poor. But many American Muslims say the U.S. government's war against terror is hurting their efforts at charity. Kim Lawton has our report.
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September 7, 2007: Muslims and Charity Interview Daniel Glaser
Read more of Kim Lawton's interview about Muslim charities with Daniel Glaser, deputy assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the U.S. Treasury Department.
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September 7, 2007: Muslims and Charity Interview Anwar Khan
Read more of Kim Lawton's interview about Muslims and charity with Anwar Khan, national development director of Islamic Relief.
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September 7, 2007: Muslims and Charity Interview Salam al-Marayati
Read more of Kim Lawton's interview about Muslim charities with Salam al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Counsel.
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September 7, 2007: What Does America Owe Iraq?
As Congress and the Administration begin an all-out debate on whether and when to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, we want to discuss here what America's moral obligations are now to the Iraqi people. What does America owe Iraq?
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In Chicago, a dynamic young Muslim is working to help solve a problem many religious believers have -- how to relate to people of another faith tradition. Eboo Patel is an Indian-American, a Muslim, a sociologist, and the founder and leader of the Interfaith Youth Core, active now on some 50 American campuses.
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October 13, 2006: Keith Ellison: Muslim Congressional Candidate
The story of a radical change in Minnesota's fifth congressional district in Minneapolis. A seat long-held by a Norwegian-American was taken over in the November 2006 election by an African American Muslim. This story aired prior to Ellison's victory.
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