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Ramadan Quran Recit...
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“When you are reciting the Quran you feel like you are talking to Allah,” says Quran reciter Sheikh Mohammad Alraee. During Ramadan he has been chanting the Quran ...

Ramadan Quran Recitation

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Ramadan Quran Recitation

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“When you are reciting the Quran you feel like you are talking to Allah,” says Quran reciter Sheikh Mohammad Alraee. During Ramadan he has been chanting the Quran from memory at the Islamic Center of Northern Virginia.

July 13, 2012: Kili...
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21:02:29 07/13/12

Some estimates predict that the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro will disappear completely by 2020. Without the ice and snow, the rivers that flow down the mountain w...

July 13, 2012: Kilimanjaro Trees

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July 13, 2012: Kilimanjaro Trees

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Some estimates predict that the glaciers of Mount Kilimanjaro will disappear completely by 2020. Without the ice and snow, the rivers that flow down the mountain will simply dry up. "Then there is no life here. The people will have to move or they die," says assistant bishop Frederick Shoo.

July 13, 2012: Pros...
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20:50:02 07/13/12

Some federal prosecutors are being accused of breaking the rules and wrongfully withholding evidence from defense attorneys that could affect the outcome of a tria...

July 13, 2012: Prosecutorial Misconduct

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July 13, 2012: Prosecutorial Misconduct

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Some federal prosecutors are being accused of breaking the rules and wrongfully withholding evidence from defense attorneys that could affect the outcome of a trial. "When prosecutors get into the heat of battle, something takes over the competitive spirit...and they want to win at all costs," says criminal defense attorney Brendan Sullivan.

July 13, 2012: Atto...
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20:40:52 07/13/12

Famed criminal defense attorney Brendan Sullivan discusses the ill-fated prosecution of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and offers some suggestions for improve...

July 13, 2012: Attorney Brendan Sullivan Extended Interview

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July 13, 2012: Attorney Brendan Sullivan Extended Interview

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Famed criminal defense attorney Brendan Sullivan discusses the ill-fated prosecution of the late Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and offers some suggestions for improvements at the U.S. Department of Justice.

July 6, 2012: Conve...
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20:34:55 07/06/12

"We empower national Masai to do the ministry. I didn’t start any of these churches. I’m not the leader of any of these churches. But we’ve trained these people so...

July 6, 2012: Converting the Masai

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July 6, 2012: Converting the Masai

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"We empower national Masai to do the ministry. I didn’t start any of these churches. I’m not the leader of any of these churches. But we’ve trained these people so that they could move out and do it," says Gary Woods, a missionary who has been preaching in Africa for 25 years.

July 6, 2012: E. J....
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20:06:51 07/06/12

"I think right from the beginning of our republic, we’ve been torn by this tension between individualism and community…But I think we too often tell our story almo...

July 6, 2012: E. J. Dionne on Liberty and Community

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July 6, 2012: E. J. Dionne on Liberty and Community

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"I think right from the beginning of our republic, we’ve been torn by this tension between individualism and community…But I think we too often tell our story almost entirely on the individualistic side," says author and commentator E. J. Dionne.

Nuns on the Bus: Pr...
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19:39:39 07/03/12

Watch excerpts from the July 2nd arrival of "Nuns on the Bus" on Capitol Hill and listen to Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, talk about the R...

Nuns on the Bus: Preaching the Faithful Budget

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Nuns on the Bus: Preaching the Faithful Budget

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Watch excerpts from the July 2nd arrival of "Nuns on the Bus" on Capitol Hill and listen to Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, talk about the Ryan budget versus the nuns' "faithful budget."

June 29, 2012: Reli...
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21:46:31 06/29/12

Individual liberty versus the common good and the ongoing need for comprehensive immigration reform were among the issues religious groups continued to debate as t...

June 29, 2012: Religious Responses to Supreme Court Decisions

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June 29, 2012: Religious Responses to Supreme Court Decisions

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Individual liberty versus the common good and the ongoing need for comprehensive immigration reform were among the issues religious groups continued to debate as the High Court’s current term came to a close

June 29, 2012: Nige...
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"Drought does not need to mean famine," according to Niger's president, who adds that the country is tired of needing help and not being able to feed its own peopl...

June 29, 2012: Niger Famine and Regreening

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June 29, 2012: Niger Famine and Regreening

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"Drought does not need to mean famine," according to Niger's president, who adds that the country is tired of needing help and not being able to feed its own people. "We need to escape from emergency aid. We need to help our population produce and provide for itself."

June 29, 2012: Crai...
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20:50:24 06/29/12

“Just plant the seeds in hope and faith, and you see early fruits that are terribly encouraging."

June 29, 2012: Craig Dykstra: Religion and Lilly Endowment

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June 29, 2012: Craig Dykstra: Religion and Lilly Endowment

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“Just plant the seeds in hope and faith, and you see early fruits that are terribly encouraging."

June 22, 2012: Chur...
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21:56:38 06/22/12

At the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Atlanta, most of the congregation is made of up of people with mental illnesses—bipolar disorder, clinical depress...

June 22, 2012: Churches and the Mentally Ill

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June 22, 2012: Churches and the Mentally Ill

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At the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter in Atlanta, most of the congregation is made of up of people with mental illnesses—bipolar disorder, clinical depression, schizophrenia—who worship and pray together.

June 22, 2012: Unit...
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21:30:37 06/22/12

"It was the first successful labor union for farmworkers,” says author Miriam Pawel. “It was very much the civil rights movement of the West,". But fifty years aft...

June 22, 2012: United Farm Workers 50th Anniversary

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June 22, 2012: United Farm Workers 50th Anniversary

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"It was the first successful labor union for farmworkers,” says author Miriam Pawel. “It was very much the civil rights movement of the West,". But fifty years after its founding by the late Cesar Chavez, the UFW is struggling to retain membership and influence.

American Buddhism o...
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21:05:35 06/22/12

We ask attendees at the opening night of the BuddhaFest film festival to talk about their attraction to Buddhism. Watch an audio slideshow of the interviews and li...

American Buddhism on the Rise

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American Buddhism on the Rise

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We ask attendees at the opening night of the BuddhaFest film festival to talk about their attraction to Buddhism. Watch an audio slideshow of the interviews and listen to a Buddhist chant performed during the opening ceremony.

June 15, 2012: Heal...
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20:49:50 06/15/12

A nonprofit agency in Greater Cincinnati tries to guide young people in their decision-making about sexuality, dating, drugs, social media, and more.

June 15, 2012: Healthy Visions

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June 15, 2012: Healthy Visions

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A nonprofit agency in Greater Cincinnati tries to guide young people in their decision-making about sexuality, dating, drugs, social media, and more.

June 15, 2012: Budd...
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20:43:42 06/15/12

"I am a human being, I'm a Buddhist monk, I am a Westerner," says this sophisticated photographer, and the Dalai Lama has also asked him to lead one of Tibetan Bud...

June 15, 2012: Buddhist Abbot Nicholas Vreeland

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June 15, 2012: Buddhist Abbot Nicholas Vreeland

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"I am a human being, I'm a Buddhist monk, I am a Westerner," says this sophisticated photographer, and the Dalai Lama has also asked him to lead one of Tibetan Buddhism's most important monasteries.

June 8, 2012: Catho...
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20:32:49 06/08/12

"What you are seeing is not quite a civil war, but kind of a civil skirmish within the US church about what it means to be Catholic."

June 8, 2012: Catholic Bishops: What’s at Stake?

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June 8, 2012: Catholic Bishops: What’s at Stake?

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"What you are seeing is not quite a civil war, but kind of a civil skirmish within the US church about what it means to be Catholic."

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August 26, 2011: The Ethics of Drones

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August 26, 2011: The Ethics of Drones
03/02/12

“When we’re using missiles that kill but place no risk,” suggests Yale law professor Stephen Carter, “that means it’s easier to fight, which means it’s more likely we’ll fight.”