And, a band called heartbeat young israeli and palestinian musicians together convinced that music can help bring peace. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Major religious groups continued their strong opposition to the requirement that employers provide free contraception Insurance Coverage under the new healthcare law. The administration has made changes to the policy to try to accommodate religious objections but a broad coalition, including members of the us conference of catholic bishops and the Southern Baptist convention, say the policy still violates religious freedom. We want people of belief and of conscience to be able to run their businesses and their daily activities according to christian principles should they choose to do so. Meanwhile, several businesses who also have moral objections have sued the administration over the mandate. An Appeals Court recently ruled the owners of the arts and crafts store chain, hobby lobby, will not have to pay penal
Welcome. Im deborah potter, sitting in for bob abernethy. Thank you for joining us. There was widespread condemnation this week of the massive escalation of violence in egypt, where military forces cracked down on supporters of ousted president mohammed morsi. More than 600 people were killed and several thousand were injured. The largest Muslim Advocacy Group in the united states, the council on American Islamic relations, urged president obama to cut off military aid to egypt. Israel released 26 palestinian prisoners this week as peace talks resumed in jerusalem. The second round of talks began despite israels announcement that it plans to build more than a thousand new Housing Units in disputed areas, including east jerusalem. U. N. Secretary general banki moon, visiting the west bank, called the new settlement activity troubling and warned it could make a twostate solution impossible. Attorney general eric holder proposed major reforms this week to the countrys prison system. Under
Chagall, who painted a crucified jewish jesus to personify jewish suffering. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Faithbased groups are among those mobilizing to help victims of the massive flooding in colorado. As floodwaters began to recede this week, the magnitude of the devastation started coming into focus, although many areas are still inaccessible. State officials estimated that more than 19,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Churches set up shelters for thousands of people who were evacuated. Religious groups are providing emergency aid, assessing long term needs and calling for volunteers. In the wake of this weeks mass shooting at the Washington Navy yard, faith leaders called for prayers of consolation and healing. The tragedy also prompted some in the religious community to renew calls for stricter background checks before gun sales. The shooter, aaron alexis, was described as exploring buddhism prior to the attack. Buddhist leaders condemned his actio
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children