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Posts Tagged: "Abortion"

Health Care Reform:  Catholics and Abortion Coverage
ONE NATION: RELIGION & POLITICS

Health Care Reform: Catholics and Abortion Coverage

Watch Cardinal Francis George, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, discuss abortion and health care reform.

Posted: Nov 20th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 97   
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Senate Democrats: Discussing Moral Issues
ONE NATION: RELIGION & POLITICS

Senate Democrats: Discussing Moral Issues

Senate Democrats invited religion reporters to the Capitol to talk about "the moral imperatives of health care and climate change" and to ask faith communities to "speak out against obstructions."

Posted: Oct 21st, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 329   
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October 16, 2009: Abortion and Health Care Reform

October 16, 2009: Abortion and Health Care Reform

"Abortion is a health service, " says Rev. Debra Haffner, director of the Religious Institute. "Abortion is a morally objectionable activity," says Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life.

Posted: Oct 16th, 2009  Comments: 8   Views: 760   
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October 16, 2009: Abortion and Health Care Reform Extended Interviews

October 16, 2009: Abortion and Health Care Reform Extended Interviews

Watch more of Kim Lawton’s interviews with Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, and Rev. Debra Haffner, executive director of the Religious Institute.

Posted: Oct 16th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 222   
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John Green: Religious Activists and Politics
One Nation: Religion & Politics

John Green: Religious Activists and Politics

Watch Kim Lawton’s extended interview with John Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron, about religious activists on the left and the right.

Posted: Sep 17th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 944   
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May 29, 2009: Religion and the Courts

May 29, 2009: Religion and the Courts

A religion reporter and a political analyst discuss the president's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8 banning gay marriage.

Posted: May 29th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 3,070   
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May 15, 2009: Obama Notre Dame Controversy

May 15, 2009: Obama Notre Dame Controversy

Abortion opponents say Obama's Notre Dame commencement speech and honorary degree are a scandal. Others suggest it's an opportunity for vigorous public debate and an example of academic freedom.

Posted: May 15th, 2009  Comments: 12   Views: 4,030   
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Kim Lawton: Religion and America’s Role in the World
One Nation: Religion & Politics 2008

Kim Lawton: Religion and America’s Role in the World

Managing editor and correspondent Kim Lawton highlights the findings about young evangelicals in the Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly/UN Foundation survey on religion and America's role in the world.

Posted: Oct 24th, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 967   
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Clyde Wilcox:  Assessing the Catholic Vote
One Nation: Religion & Politics 2008

Clyde Wilcox: Assessing the Catholic Vote

Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox says Catholics are highly divided swing voters whose decisions in this election could be crucial to the outcome.

Posted: Oct 17th, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 943   
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Kim Lawton: New Poll on Political Views of Young Evangelicals
One Nation: Religion & Politics 2008

Kim Lawton: New Poll on Political Views of Young Evangelicals

Although white evangelical Christians have voted overwhelmingly Republican for the last 20 years, younger evangelicals are less supportive of John McCain than evangelicals over 30, according to a new poll.

Posted: Sep 29th, 2008  Comments: 0   Views: 1,025   
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