major funding for religion &etics news weekly is provided by welcome. i m kim lawton sitting in for bob abernethy. six weeks after the boston bombings, muslim leaders are looking for ways to combat radicalization. the suspects were apparently influenced by online interactions. at a washington briefing, boston imam suharb webb acknowledged that some were aware of tsavraev s extreme views. muslim leaders must be more proactive in addressing extremism, but must we able to do that without heightened fear of scrutiny and law enforcement. we need to be given in leeway to engage this problem. the fact that the tsavraev brother wasn t able to sit down with an imam and go through kou counseling is a problem on our side of the fence. i need to sit down with someone without being worried as being subpoenaed or held as a material witness. and cair is calling for an independent investigation after a tsavraev acquaintance was shot in florida during an interview this week. there
our top stories. venezuela oppose the election was much closer than anyone predicted. his master s voice. nicolas maduro was the heir to hugo chavez, so why did so many votes for the opposition? john kerry says north korea must engage in real talks. we speak to the u.s. secretary of state. latestth africa s spectator sport left and interpret left our interpreter in a spin. .> he has promised to be gentle aaron has the latest on business. and in order from the french president to his ministers show me your money. he tell the socialist party to tell us about your property, cars, antiques, and bank accounts. he lied about his secret bank account in switzerland. it s midday in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, 6:30 in the morning in caracas, where nicolas maduro has won a narrow victory in the presidential election. he ran on a promise to continue the policies that saw president chavez win election after election. but the results this time was a lot closer with capri
gun control measures. they set up more than 3,000 grave markers to honor the people shot to death in this country since the sandy hook school massacre on december 14th. the leaders prayed for an end to gun violence. religious activists made more than 10,000 phone calls to the senate this week urging support for new gun restrictions. a broad array of faith groups also played a prominent role as advocates for comprehensive immigration reform took their case to capitol hill. at a massive rally religious leaders joined others in calling on members of congress to support a bill that would offer a path of citizenship up to 11 million people are in this country illegal. dr. rabbi david saperstein told the group scripture calls for such reform. 36 times more than any other law it says treat the stranger, the resident noncitizen as yourself. could god not be clearer than that command? meanwhile, many catholic churches around the country held special services to pray for changes in
it s good to have you with us. president obama and governor mitt romney squared off in their first presidential debate wednesday. earlier in the week, thousands of conservative christians gathered in philadelphia to pray for the future of the country. organizers said the rally was not political, although same-sex marriage and abortion were widely denounced. they also called for 40 days of prayer leading up to the election. meanwhile, this weekend, a conservative christian group is urging pastors to challenge federal law by endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. those who do so risk losing their churches tax-exempt status. according to a recent survey by the christian polling organization lifeway, 87% of pastors believe pastors should refrain from making political endorsements. the survey included both evangelical and mainline clergy. the supreme court opened its new term on monday and a majority of the justices six of the nine attended the annual red mass,
it s good to have you with us. president obama and governor mitt romney squared off in their first presidential debate wednesday. earlier in the week, thousands of conservative christians gathered in philadelphia to pray for the future of the country. organizers said the rally was not political, although same-sex marriage and abortion were widely denounced. they also called for 40 days of prayer leading up to the election. meanwhile, this weekend, a conservative christian group is urging pastors to challenge federal law by endorsing political candidates from the pulpit. those who do so risk losing their churches tax-exempt status. according to a recent survey by the christian polling organization lifeway, 87% of pastors believe pastors should refrain from making political endorsements. the survey included both evangelical and mainline clergy. the supreme court opened its new term on monday and a majority of the justices six of the nine attended the annual red mass,