1.0Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethicsFred Yihttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/author/yif/January 14, 2011 ~ Sudan Referendum | January 14, 2011 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="f93slWCLSo"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/01/14/january-14-2011-sudan-referendum/7886/"> Sudan Referendum</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/01/14/january-14-2011-sudan-referendum/7886/embed/#?secret=f93slWCLSo" width="600" height="338" title="“ Sudan Referendum” — Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" data-secret="f93slWCLSo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/files/2011/01/feat-sudan-referendum-800.jpg800450During decades of war in Sudan, says John Ashworth of Catholic Relief Services, the church was the only institution that stayed on the ground with the people. Now they are voting in the south in a referendum for independence from the Muslim-majority national government in the north.