company dotcom. also by the henry loos foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. muslim-american groups were among those condemning the attempted bombing in new york s times square. the muslim public affairs council and the council on american-islamic relations welcomed the arrest of faisal shahzad, a pakistani-american. cair said it would work with police to gather more information about the attempted attack. the united nations opened a month-long conference in new york to review ways to contain the spread of nuclear weapons. and for the first time, the u.s. officially released the number of its nuclear warheads 5,113. may peace prevail on earth. prior to the conference, leaders from several religious traditions gathered at the u.n. to pray for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. christians, jews, muslims and buddhists were among the participants. also there was the roman-catholic archbishop
company dotcom. also by the henry loos foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. muslim-american groups were among those condemning the attempted bombing in new york s times square. the muslim public affairs council and the council on american-islamic relations welcomed the arrest of faisal shahzad, a pakistani-american. cair said it would work with police to gather more information about the attempted attack. the united nations opened a month-long conference in new york to review ways to contain the spread of nuclear weapons. and for the first time, the u.s. officially released the number of its nuclear warheads 5,113. may peace prevail on earth. prior to the conference, leaders from several religious traditions gathered at the u.n. to pray for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. christians, jews, muslims and buddhists were among the participants. also there was the roman-catholic archbishop
abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in arizona, a tough new immigration law is prompting widespread protest from many in the religious community. it requires police in the state to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally. to protest it, many in the faith community have designated this weekend as a special time for prayer for immigrants. among those condemning the law are the u.s. catholic bishops, who have long lobbied for comprehensive immigration reform. we want to talk now with one bishop on the front line of the battle. he is gerald kicanas, bishop of the roman catholic diocese of tucson, arizona. bishop kicanas, welcome. several lawsuits were filed this week, more are promised, more are in the works, some of them from clergy. where does the church stand on this? are you going to try to stop this bill, this law? even the arizona legislators, bob, are considering modifications to the bill, which suggests
abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in arizona, a tough new immigration law is prompting widespread protest from many in the religious community. it requires police in the state to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally. to protest it, many in the faith community have designated this weekend as a special time for prayer for immigrants. among those condemning the law are the u.s. catholic bishops, who have long lobbied for comprehensive immigration reform. we want to talk now with one bishop on the front line of the battle. he is gerald kicanas, bishop of the roman catholic diocese of tucson, arizona. bishop kicanas, welcome. several lawsuits were filed this week, more are promised, more are in the works, some of them from clergy. where does the church stand on this? are you going to try to stop this bill, this law? even the arizona legislators, bob, are considering modifications to the bill, which suggests
abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in arizona, a tough new immigration law is prompting widespread protest from many in the religious community. it requires police in the state to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally. to protest it, many in the faith community have designated this weekend as a special time for prayer for immigrants. among those condemning the law are the u.s. catholic bishops, who have long lobbied for comprehensive immigration reform. we want to talk now with one bishop on the front line of the battle. he is gerald kicanas, bishop of the roman catholic diocese of tucson, arizona. bishop kicanas, welcome. several lawsuits were filed this week, more are promised, more are in the works, some of them from clergy. where does the church stand on this? are you going to try to stop this bill, this law? even the arizona legislators, bob, are considering modifications to the bill, which suggests