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Read excerpts from a June 28, 2008 interview with Rev. Samuel Scott Colley-Toothaker, Rector of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Danville, Virginia. Rev. Samuel Scott Colley-Toothaker Q: Define mission in the context in which you understand it. A: … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview with the Reverend Eric Dudley, rector of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Tallahassee, Florida: Q: How did your parish come to be associated with the Anglican Church of Uganda? Rev. Eric Dudley A: As … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a very personal story today about what happened to a man when, at the height of his powers, he discovered that he was sick — what happened to his work, his faith, and his town’s … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: The Dalai Lama is now here in the US for nearly a month of teaching across the country. He is the world’s best-known representative of Tibetan Buddhism, perhaps of all Buddhism. But now another potential Buddhist … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Religion has played an unusually prominent — and controversial — role throughout this campaign season, raising the question: What are the appropriate boundaries between religion and politics? Kim Lawton has our report. Reverend LOUIS HUSSER (Pastor, Crossgate … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Although the magnitude of the crisis be overwhelming, the Christian relief group World Vision has come up with a creative way to help church youth groups understand the problem of world hunger and what they can do … More
Pepperdine University Professor of Constitutional Law Douglas Kmiec, a well-known opponent of abortion, shocked his fellow Roman Catholics when he announced his endorsement of Barack Obama. Because of that endorsement, a priest denied Kmiec communion. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony … More
Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox talks about the inevitable links between religion and politics. He says clergy who endorse candidates open their lives and their views to political scrutiny. But he argues that candidates and their congregations deserve … More
Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance discusses why religion can be so controversial in the context of a campaign. He says there are dangerous consequences when religion gets too political.
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have an analysis now of the Pew Forum survey on American religious beliefs. As other surveys have also found, including one done by this program in 2002, Pew reported that 70 percent of American religious believers … More
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