BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: The two presumptive presidential candidates met with religious leaders this week. On Tuesday (June 10), Barack Obama held a closed door meeting with about 40 faith leaders, including megachurch pastor T.D. Jakes and evangelist Franklin Graham. … More →

June 13, 2008

by Benedicta Cipolla When Hillary Clinton, a Methodist, discusses her faith, she almost always quotes her favorite passage from the Book of James: “faith without works is dead.” In 2004, John Kerry, a Catholic, also invoked the New Testament epistle … More →

June 6, 2008

KIM LAWTON, anchor: Now, back to the global food crisis. Joining me today is Tony Hall, the former Ohio congressman who was also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations humanitarian agencies in Rome. Ambassador Hall, welcome. When these leaders … More →

May 30, 2008

In an extended conversation, former congressman and ambassador Tony Hall suggests that nations haven’t developed the political and spiritual will to confront the alarming global food crisis because “poor people don’t vote.” He says people of faith and all voters … More →

May 30, 2008

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: In Texas, the Court of Appeals this week (May 22) said state officials were wrong and not have enough evidence to justify removing more than 400 children from the compound of a polygamous sect. The state had … More →

May 23, 2008

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: This Memorial Day weekend, as happens each year, half a million motorcycle riders are expected in Washington, D.C. from all over the country. They call the event Rolling Thunder. The bikers will parade in honor of Americans … More →

May 23, 2008

Tom Monaghan developed a new town, complete with its own massive house of worship and university, out of farmland in southwest Florida. He’s hoping that the town, and the university, will produce more than diplomas.
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May 23, 2008

by Anne-Marie Slaughter The death toll continues to rise in Burma, also known as Myanmar. As of this writing at least 32,000 people have died and that number is expected to rise significantly in the days ahead. Most of us … More →

May 16, 2008

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: It’s common to hear and read stories about Islamic fundamentalists and their rigid interpretation of the Qu’ran. But we have a story today about transformation in the Islamic Middle East — moderate Muslims challenging the fundamentalists. The … More →

May 16, 2008

The practice of “familial searching” is causing a conflict between solving crimes and protecting privacy. Police can now take DNA from a crime scene and compare it to millions of DNA samples in a government database. If there is even a partial match, that could lead to the criminal by way of his or her family members if their DNA is in the database. More →

May 16, 2008