Issues surrounding race, law enforcement and justice continued to dominate national attention this week. In many areas, there were ongoing protests against recent police killings of black men. Faith-based groups were part of several rallies calling for dramatic changes in race relations and police policies. President Obama held a discussion at the White House with law enforcement officials, community activists and religious leaders. One of the most emotional events of the week was Tuesday’s interfaith memorial service in Dallas for the five officers killed at a protest. Former President George W Bush urged the nation to renew a sense of mutual understanding and common purpose. In his speech, President Obama quoted Scripture and called for hope.

President Obama: “Can we see in each other a common humanity and a shared dignity, and recognize how our different experiences have shaped us? And it doesn’t make anybody perfectly good or perfectly bad, it just makes us human.”

Watch this week’s discussion about violence, law enforcement, race and justice.