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BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: The Dalai Lama is now here in the US for nearly a month of teaching across the country. He is the world’s best-known representative of Tibetan Buddhism, perhaps of all Buddhism. But now another potential Buddhist … More
Listen to this episode now: [powerpress] TRANSCRIPT: Episode no. 1145 BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Coming up — Lourdes — a village in southern France, where millions of pilgrims come each year, and where many believe a peasant girl saw an apparition … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Religion has played an unusually prominent — and controversial — role throughout this campaign season, raising the question: What are the appropriate boundaries between religion and politics? Kim Lawton has our report. Reverend LOUIS HUSSER (Pastor, Crossgate … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Although the magnitude of the crisis be overwhelming, the Christian relief group World Vision has come up with a creative way to help church youth groups understand the problem of world hunger and what they can do … More
Listen to this episode now: [powerpress] TRANSCRIPT: Episode no. 1144 BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Coming up — religion and politics, seemingly inseparable in this presidential campaign. Professor CLYDE WILCOX (Department of Government, Georgetown University): The majority of Americans are religious. They’ve … More
Pepperdine University Professor of Constitutional Law Douglas Kmiec, a well-known opponent of abortion, shocked his fellow Roman Catholics when he announced his endorsement of Barack Obama. Because of that endorsement, a priest denied Kmiec communion. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony … More
Georgetown University Professor of Government Clyde Wilcox talks about the inevitable links between religion and politics. He says clergy who endorse candidates open their lives and their views to political scrutiny. But he argues that candidates and their congregations deserve … More
Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance discusses why religion can be so controversial in the context of a campaign. He says there are dangerous consequences when religion gets too political.
Listen to this episode now: [powerpress] TRANSCRIPT: Episode no. 1143 BOB ABERNETHY, Coming up — California religious leaders grapple with gay weddings. And the latest evidence that a big majority of American believers say salvation can come through many faiths. … More
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have an analysis now of the Pew Forum survey on American religious beliefs. As other surveys have also found, including one done by this program in 2002, Pew reported that 70 percent of American religious believers … More