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Barack Obama has inherited the worst economic crisis since Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 and a worse set of foreign policy challenges than anything Americans knew about in 1933. The economic collapse is piling up wreckage all around us, the banks … More
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is asking a range of religious leaders what they most hope for in the first 100 days of the Obama administration. Watch Richard Stearns, president of World Vision; Rev.Michael Livingston, executive director of the International Council … More
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The Chabad-Lubavitch movement formed decades ago with the intention to reach out to the Jewish people, regardless of background, to teach them about their faith. More
[MYPLAYLIST=2] KIM LAWTON, guest anchor: Mourning continued around the world in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. Nearly 200 people were killed in the 60-hour siege of several sites, and hundreds of others were wounded. Among the … More
“Do you want to reconstitute immune systems or do you want to reconstitute lives?” asks Dr. Joseph Mamlin, who runs a clinic in Kenya that now serves over 60,000 patients. “We’ve decided to go after lives.” More
Mumbai’s Gateway of India Though the Mumbai attacks were deeply disturbing, the role of religion in this tragic case does not seem to be much different than in most other cases of so-called “religious terrorism” in recent years. That is, … More
December 1, 2008 marked the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Pastor and bestselling author Rick Warren hosted a special gathering honoring President George W. Bush’s work to fight HIV/AIDS. Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly Managing Editor Kim Lawton covered the … More
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KIM LAWTON, guest anchor: As President-elect Barack Obama put his economic team together this week, there were more signs of the magnitude of the financial crisis across the globe. According to a new report from the Christian anti-hunger group Bread … More