{"id":6976,"date":"2010-09-09T15:00:06","date_gmt":"2010-09-09T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=6976"},"modified":"2013-05-10T15:08:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T19:08:48","slug":"interfaith-leaders-silence-is-not-an-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2010\/09\/09\/interfaith-leaders-silence-is-not-an-option\/6976\/","title":{"rendered":"Interfaith Leaders: &#8220;Silence Is Not an Option&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch excerpts from Religion &amp; Ethics NewsWeekly senior associate producer Patti Jette Hanley&#8217;s interviews with religious leaders at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isna.net\/articles\/News\/Beyond-Park-51-Religious-Leaders-Denounce-Anti-Muslim-Bigotry-and-Call-for-Respect.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">September 7 press conference<\/a> in Washington, DC to denounce bigotry against Muslims in America. 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