Nov 04 Watch A Test of Tolerance: Muslim Immigrants in the Netherlands The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh and the arrest of a Dutch-Moroccan in connection with the murder has raised questions over the cultural divide between Europeans and a fast growing population of Muslim immigrants. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Religion Becomes a Top Topic in Presidential Election Religion is weighing more heavily now than in past years in the presidential election. Experts discuss the role religion is playing in President Bush and Senator Kerry's campaigns. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Divine Profits The Christian-related entertainment culture is growing in popularity and growing the profits it creates. Jeffrey Brown looks at the increasing cultural phenomenon. Continue watching
Aug 02 Insurgent Violence Targets Christians, Foreign Workers Insurgents looking to undermine the Iraqi interim government and force the U.S.-led coalition out of Iraq continued to target ethnic minorities and foreign workers in the war-torn nation during a bloody weekend of attacks that continued Monday. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch Essay: Secular Nation Essayist Richard Rodriguez argues that some American politicians and religious leaders have successfully shortened the separation between the political assembly and the pulpit and allowed America to see itself as the Judeo-Christian nation against which Osama bin Laden said he… Continue watching
Jun 04 President, Pope Discuss Iraq Abuse and Sovereignty Pope John Paul II called on the United States to return sovereignty to the Iraqi people and reiterated his opposition to the war that toppled Saddam Hussein during a meeting with President Bush on Friday. Continue reading
May 14 Hundreds of Christians Killed in Ongoing Religious Violence in Nigeria Thousands of hungry, scared Nigerian Christians in the northern city of Kano sought safety in police stations and military barracks Friday after two weeks of religious fighting across the African nation left hundreds dead. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Dialogue: Faith and War President Bush often explains the war on terror in religious terms of good and evil. Jeffrey Brown speaks with University of Chicago theological scholars Jean Bethke Elshtain and Martin Marty about the role of religion in public discourse. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Religion and Politics Coalition forces on Tuesday surrounded the Shiite holy city of Najaf as the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his al-Mahdi Army continued in Iraq. Regional experts discuss al-Sadr's influence over his followers and how the United States… Continue watching
Mar 24 High Court Weighs Pledge of Allegiance Dispute By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving a dispute over the words "under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Continue reading