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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.
For more info: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/

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May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013
Air date: 05-17-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365014498/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The Boy Scouts of America vote on their longstanding gay ban; the city of Baltimore feels the effects of sequestration; a former White House press secretary graduates from a Methodist theological seminary and says he wants to fix Washington's broken politics; and a Sikh community in northern... /episodes/get/8789 /episode/8789 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: May 17, 2013 /episode-player/8789
May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013
Air date: 05-10-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365010477/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false We look at the challenges facing those who decide to leave the confines of the tight-knit ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, and we visit a program in San Quentin prison that helps inmates deal with the emotional pain at the root of their criminal behavior through meditation and contemplation. /episodes/get/8751 /episode/8751 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: May 10, 2013 /episode-player/8751
May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013
Air date: 05-03-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365007130/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Haris Tarin of the Muslim Public Affairs Council talks about what US Muslims can do to stop extremism. We meet Iraqi refugees resettling in San Diego and talk with groups such as Catholic Charities and the International Rescue Committee who are helping them adjust to life in America. And we... /episodes/get/8703 /episode/8703 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: May 3, 2013 /episode-player/8703
April 26, 2013
April 26, 2013
Air date: 04-26-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365003279/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Fifty years ago, hundreds of children faced down Bull Connor's police dogs and fire hoses to protest segregation. We go to Birmingham, Alabama to talk with participants in the 1963 Children's March. And we visit NYU President John Sexton in New York City to talk about his book on baseball as a road... /episodes/get/8655 /episode/8655 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: April 26, 2013 /episode-player/8655
April 19, 2013
April 19, 2013
Air date: 04-19-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2365001706/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false We go to Boston to gather religious responses to the bombing of the marathon, and we mark Earth Day with a story about faith communities that are recognizing a mandate to care for creation. /episodes/get/8615 /episode/8615 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: April 19, 2013 /episode-player/8615
April 12, 2013
April 12, 2013
Air date: 04-12-2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364998247/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false We visit a priest in Chicago who is urging churches to take more action against domestic violence, and we report on a devout Catholic doctor in upstate New York who specializes in working with severely disabled patients. /episodes/get/8561 /episode/8561 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: April 12, 2013 /episode-player/8561
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April 23, 2010
April 23, 2010
Laity and the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal; Muslim Home Schooling; Haiti: A Personal Journey
Air date: 04/28/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1479804525/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Laity and the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal; Muslim Home Schooling; Haiti: A Personal Journey /episodes/get/2855 /episode/2855 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: April 23, 2010 /episode-player/2855
Mary Karr
Mary Karr
Author and poet Mary Karr struggled with a troubled childhood, alcoholism, divorce, depression, and near suicide. She lived to tell about it in her best-selling 1990s memoir "The Liars' Club" and is now a devout Catholic.
Air date: 04/30/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1481742376/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Author and poet Mary Karr struggled with a troubled childhood, alcoholism, divorce, depression, and near suicide. She lived to tell about it in her best-selling 1990s memoir "The Liars' Club" and is now a devout Catholic. /episodes/get/3024 /episode/3024 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Mary Karr /episode-player/3024
Mary Karr Extended Interview
Mary Karr Extended Interview
Watch much more of correspondent Judy Valente's conversation with Mary Karr about God, prayer, poetry, and the Catholic faith.
Air date: 04/30/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1481739828/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Watch much more of correspondent Judy Valente's conversation with Mary Karr about God, prayer, poetry, and the Catholic faith. /episodes/get/3025 /episode/3025 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Mary Karr Extended Interview /episode-player/3025
Texas Textbook Controversy
Texas Textbook Controversy
The Texas school board is meeting to make revisions to their textbooks and curriculum. But are they also revising history? Educators across the country are watching closely.
Air date: 04/30/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1481758920/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false The Texas school board is meeting to make revisions to their textbooks and curriculum. But are they also revising history? Educators across the country are watching closely. /episodes/get/8927 /episode/8927 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Texas Textbook Controversy /episode-player/8927
April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010
Arizona Immigration Law; Mary Karr; Texas Textbook Controversy
Air date: 05/03/2010
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http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1484185142/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Arizona Immigration Law; Mary Karr; Texas Textbook Controversy /episodes/get/2860 /episode/2860 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: April 30, 2010 /episode-player/2860
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