But the grand feeling that we are not even wanted. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill our lead story tonight, it was a long day of waitandsee, as the federal government headed toward potential shutdown. It remained unclear whether congress would pull back from the brink. House Speaker Boehner did speak tonight. Democrats still insisted on the straightforward bill bill to fund the government. Republicans kept demanding that any bill also target the president S Health Care law. The house will be in o
But the grand feeling that we are not even wanted. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by bnsf railway. And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ifill our lead story tonight, it was a long day of waitandsee, as the federal government headed toward potential shutdown. It remained unclear whether congress would pull back from the brink. House Speaker Boehner did speak tonight. Democrats still insisted on the straightforward bill bill to fund the government. Republicans kept demanding that any bill also target the president S Health Care law. The house will be in o
Todays christians are less than 2 of pakistans population. Most are descendants of people converted from hinduism or islam by missionaries, generations, in some cases centuries, ago. They consider themselves fully pakistani. But often, catholic archbishop Joseph Coutts says, thats not how theyre perceived. Because of our colonial past christianity has been, is being identified with colonialism. Reporter with the west. With the west in general. We are sort of linked with being products of the west. Reporter that has made christians targets for all kinds of grievances against the west, whether a drone strike in the region or an antiislamic pronouncement in florida. I can give you a very dramatic example. We had, i think about two years back, a pastor, or he claimed to be a pastor, but if he was, i dont know, terry jones, an american pastor who wanted to burn the holy koran, and, of course there was the sort of a backlash on the christians, and we had to make it very clear that we are not
House will not yield, asked they would have a clean funding bill one with no additions he said thats not going to ifill well have more on the shutdown showdown, after the news summary. The brinksmanship in washington did little to reassure wall street today. Stocks fell amid fears the government might shut down, and that Congress Might also fail to raise the debt limit next month, triggering a national default. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 128 points to close at 15,129. The nasdaq fell 10 points to close at 3771. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned president obama today to keep sanctions in place against iran, despite a potential diplomatic warming. The two men met at the white house. The Prime Minister said it will take more than words to resolve his concerns over Irans Nuclear ambitions. More on this, later in the program. The Justice Department has filed suit against the state of North Carolina over alleged Racial Discrimination in voting rules. A new state law
Major funding for religion and ethics newsweekly is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private Family Foundation dedicated to its 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. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. As members of congress debated measures to avoid a government shutdown, religious groups urged them to consider the impact of their policies on the poor and vulnerable. Several faith leaders said the government has an obligation to americans who depend on federal benefits and aid programs. Meanwhile, some religious conservatives supported massive budget cuts as a step toward more fiscal responsibility. There was Widespread International condemnation this week of those responsible for a wave of religionrelated violence. Faith groups around the world offered spe