Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us for a look back at the top stories of 2014. E. J. Dionne is here, a senior at the brookings institution, columnist at washington post, and professor at georgetown university. Kev visible eckstrom editor in chief of religious news service. Kim lawton is managing editor of this program. As preparation for our discussion here is kims survey of the major religion stories of the past year. Across the u. S. , a series of incidents where unarmed africanamericans were killed by White Police Officers prompted a reexamination of inequities in the Law Enforcement system and of ongoing Racial Injustice in other areas of society. Clergy helped lead peaceful protests in many cities while houses of worship hosted town hall meetings. Religious leaders from across the spectrum urged dialogue and new efforts toward racial reconciliation reconciliation. Militants launched a Brutal Campaign to establish what they called a new caliphate or Islamic Sta
My house all weekend. Quiet reflection. [laughter] girls are different than boys. This morning we also remember a man of god we lost this weekend. A man known and loved by many of you, in american preacher, dr. Gardner c. Taylor. Anyone at the privilege of hearing him speak knows what our he had what power he had. He was a civil rights hero and he was a friend of dr. King who used his spellbinding sermons to spread the gospel and open peoples hearts and minds. He taught and mentor to countless young ministers. So as we mourn his absence today we also take solace that he leaves a living legacy, and that he is in a better place. I am no preacher. I cant tell anything to this crowd about easter that you dont already know. I can offer a couple reflections very quickly before we begin. For me, the celebration of easter puts our earthly concerns into perspective. With humility and with all we give thanks to the extraordinary sacrifice of jesus christ our savior reflect on the brutal pain he
Stigma that leave us jobless that leave us out of the educational system, that leave us having our children taken away at much higher rates than other people. I will have my voice heard wherever it will be heard. Thank you. Just to offer a comment on that i think what you are raising about a set of womens issues these arent issues. These are what human life is about. We have a political system that last the capacity to respond to humanity in human ways. What we are trying to do in bringing about reform is that they can do that. That is what the Movement Stands for. That is what the fundamental principles are. I appreciate your statement. Thank you. I dont want to add the mechanism on top of it, but i will. When only one person represents you, you get winner take all where dangerous perspectives or minority opinions or those in the minority have a hard time getting representation and millions of people can lose out from that. If you crack that open so more people are representing you an
That runs through your mind when you ultimately sell your company. Do i update my resume and start looking for another job . Theyre going to want to make some cuts in some areas, right . I am jeffrey hayzlett, and i am on a journey inside the biggest brands in america. I have been a cmo, a ceo, and a boardroom cowboy. Now i am visiting the executives in charge of the most powerful companies in the world to see how they tackle the challenges of the csuite. I am in carlsbad, california, the center of some of the biggest Scientific Research in the world to visit Life Technologies, a Biotech Company providing products and services to customers doing Scientific Research and dna sequencing. These guys are selling picks and shovels in a genome gold rush. It also raises huge questions. Ethical questions. They will be able to tell you if you are going to get cancer, or if your wife will have alzheimers. Can you even do something with this information or should you . Could it be used in the wron
Major funding for religion and ethics newsweekly is provided by the lilly endowment, a private Family Foundation, dedicated to the founders interest in religion, Community Development and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. And by these funders. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. There was a surge in militant violence this week threatening the Iraqi Government and state. Christians were among the estimated 500,000 people who fled the countrys secondlargest city, mosul, after it was seized by Sunni Islamist militants. The u. N. Condemned the attacks and said the humanitarian situation in mosul was worsening by the moment. Here at home, the National Debate over gun control rages on after an Oregon High School shooting that left two dead earlier this week. It is one of several recent highprofile shootings. Last week a gunman opened fir