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November 27, 2009: “A Just and Sustainable Recovery”

November 27, 2009: “A Just and Sustainable Recovery”

Watch excerpts from Bread for the World’s November 23 press conference in Washington, DC on creating jobs that will fight poverty and climate change.

Posted: Nov 25th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 214   
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September 28, 2007: Clemency for Prisoners

September 28, 2007: Clemency for Prisoners

In public life, separation of church and state is widely approved, but what about separation of religious beliefs from official acts? Should a public official be guided by his or her faith? We have a story today about granting clemency to those convicted of a crime. It's a form of mercy or forgiveness, and governors can see it in very different ways, as Bob Faw of NBC News reports.

Posted: Sep 28th, 2007  Comments: 0   Views: 359   
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August 27, 2004: William Sloane Coffin

August 27, 2004: William Sloane Coffin

As chaplain of Yale University in the '60s and '70s, Coffin be came one of the best known -- and most controversial -- figures not only against the war, but also in the civil rights movement and the campaign for a freeze on nuclear weapons. Throughout his life, Coffin preached that social justice was central to Christianity.

Posted: Aug 27th, 2004  Comments: 0   Views: 1,257   
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