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Religion & Spirituality
Watch our interview with the director of the Washington, DC office of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, who says the violence in Libya and Egypt "does not stand f...
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Watch our interview with the director of the Washington, DC office of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, who says the violence in Libya and Egypt "does not stand for who we are as a people."
Interfaith Meditation
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"We often think of meditation as being primarily a solo activity, but there is a communal aspect even though you're in silence... I think that communal aspect is p...
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"We often think of meditation as being primarily a solo activity, but there is a communal aspect even though you're in silence... I think that communal aspect is part of what helps build that habit of heart over time," says Pastor Cathy Abbott of Arlington Temple United Methodist Church. The church hosts daily silent group meditation for people of all faiths.
Stephen Schneck: Th...
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The co-chair of Catholics for Obama explains how he believes Catholics can reconcile supporting President Obama despite his abortion position and his administratio...
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The co-chair of Catholics for Obama explains how he believes Catholics can reconcile supporting President Obama despite his abortion position and his administration's policy directing employers to provide free contraceptive services.
Welton Gaddy: Relig...
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Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, talks about the role of religion in politics and the dangers when politicians inappropriately use relig...
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Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, talks about the role of religion in politics and the dangers when politicians inappropriately use religion.
September 7, 2012: ...
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He is a Catholic deacon as well as a professor of English and creative writing, and his many novels come face to face with “the imponderables of life.”
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He is a Catholic deacon as well as a professor of English and creative writing, and his many novels come face to face with “the imponderables of life.”
September 7, 2012: ...
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“He had positions,” says Harvard professor Harvey Cox, “but he had them in a way that was persuasive and open and always in the tone of inviting discussion and not...
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“He had positions,” says Harvard professor Harvey Cox, “but he had them in a way that was persuasive and open and always in the tone of inviting discussion and not staking out a position. I think that was Martini’s great strength.”
September 7, 2012: ...
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Watch more of our wide-ranging conversation about the legacy of Cardinal Martini and the future of the Catholic Church.
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Watch more of our wide-ranging conversation about the legacy of Cardinal Martini and the future of the Catholic Church.
“I’m like Pope John XXIII,” says former priest and founder of MicroGrants, Joe Selvaggio. “They asked him what he wanted to do with his papacy, and he said, well, ...
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“I’m like Pope John XXIII,” says former priest and founder of MicroGrants, Joe Selvaggio. “They asked him what he wanted to do with his papacy, and he said, well, I’d like to see that the poor have a little less suffering in life.”
August 24, 2012: Fa...
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We talk with Rev. Frank Wade, interim dean of the Washington National Cathedral, about the value of cathedrals in a twenty-first century world and the role a cathe...
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We talk with Rev. Frank Wade, interim dean of the Washington National Cathedral, about the value of cathedrals in a twenty-first century world and the role a cathedral can play in helping the nation understand the relationship between faith and politics.
August 24, 2012: To...
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The former British prime minister converted to Catholicism and established a foundation to address issues of faith and globalization. “The big issue of our time,” ...
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The former British prime minister converted to Catholicism and established a foundation to address issues of faith and globalization. “The big issue of our time,” according to Blair, “is trying to deal with extremism based on a perversion of religion, and how you get peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths and cultures.”
August 24, 2012: To...
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Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but “it can’t tell you the right answer. You’ve got to ...
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Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but “it can’t tell you the right answer. You’ve got to work that out, in a sense, on your own. It can’t determine your policy, because life’s not like that, I’m afraid.”
August 24, 2012: LD...
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It’s the 75th anniversary of the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant near Palmyra, New York, a lavish spectacle based on the Book of Mormon.
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It’s the 75th anniversary of the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant near Palmyra, New York, a lavish spectacle based on the Book of Mormon.
August 24, 2012: Br...
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The primary goal of the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York "is to reach out to people who might be curious about what makes Mormons tick...It's reall...
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The primary goal of the annual Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York "is to reach out to people who might be curious about what makes Mormons tick...It's really a non-threatening way to get some connection to this religion," says Brent Hanson, artistic director of the pageant.
August 17, 2012: Ca...
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"I do not believe that the preferential option for the poor means a preferential option for big government," says Republican vice presidential candidate and Roman ...
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"I do not believe that the preferential option for the poor means a preferential option for big government," says Republican vice presidential candidate and Roman Catholic Paul Ryan.
September 30, 2011:...
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"The contracts are usually written to protect the wealthy people who are commissioning the baby," says University of Pennsylvania ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan.
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"The contracts are usually written to protect the wealthy people who are commissioning the baby," says University of Pennsylvania ethicist Dr. Arthur Caplan.
“Will evangelicals turn out in large numbers and be energized as volunteers and financial supporters of Mitt Romney? It doesn't take a majority of evangelicals to stay home. It just takes a few million evangelicals to choose to not get as actively involved in this race to cost Mitt Romney the presidency,” according to evangelical journalist Warren Cole Smith.