Coming up, as president obama second inauguration approaches, religious voices on the mood of the country and the outlook for the next four years. And bob faw reports on the shameful history of lynching in america, and African Americans who found ways to forgive. Major funding for religion and ethics news weekly provided by the indianapolis based Family Foundation dedicated to 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. The jane henson foundation. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome, im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Final preparations are underway in washington, d. C. , for the second inauguration of barack obama, taking place on monday, Martin Luther king, jr. Day. The benediction will now be given by the reverend luis leon of st. Johns episcopal church, where the obamas sometimes attend servic
Ethics news weekly is presented by the Indianapolis Family Foundation dedicated to its founders at tris tann 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 the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. President obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. In longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. Kim lawton has more. Reporter before mondays public swearingin ceremony, the obamas attended a special Worship Service at st. Johns episcopal church. Protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. Then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by myrlie everswilliams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers and the first laywoman to gi
Presented by the Indianapolis Family Foundation dedicated to its founders at tris tann 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 the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. President obama began his second term this week with pomp, circumstance, and some prayer. In longstanding american tradition, religion had a high profile in many inaugural activities. Kim lawton has more. Reporter before mondays public swearingin ceremony, the obamas attended a special Worship Service at st. Johns episcopal church. Protestant, catholic and jewish leaders were part of the service, which was closed to cameras. Then, the public ceremony began with an invocation by myrlie everswilliams, widow of slain civil rights leader medgar evers and the first laywoman to give an inaugural prayer
Welcome, im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. More than 3 million muslims from around the world traveled to mecca this week for the hajj, the annual pilgrimage all able muslims are called upon to perform once in their lifetime. Pilgrims take part in a series of rituals that recall events from the lives of abraham and the prophet muhammad. On friday, muslims began observing the three days of eidaladha or the festival of sacrifice. Some sacrifice animals such as sheep or cows to recall abrahams willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to god. In a major speech on poverty, vicepresident ial candidate paul ryan this week praised religious charities, while blasting federal antipoverty programs, he charged they create what he called a debilitating culture of dependency. Sister simone campbell, leader of the nuns on the bus tour, criticized ryan, a fellow catholic, for wanting to slash federal funding for lowincome families. She argued that contradicted church teachings. Meanw
Welcome. Im bob and acker gnatty. Large crowds greeted the pope throughout the week as he emphasized his familiar themes of humility and concern for the poor. Nearly 1 million pilgrims attended the welcoming ceremony. Earlier in the week, francis celebrated mass. And he met with patients at a drug rehabilitation facility. The pope also visited a rio slum where he urged People Living there not to lose hope. For more on the popes trip, im joined by father tom reese and a visiting scholar at santa clara university. He joins us from california. The pope is quoted as having told young people in brazil that he wants a mess. He wants trouble in the diocese. Whats going on . Well, this is a pope that has really brought excitement to the church. This is a pope who is a pope of poor people, of the slums, and now of young people. And he want does have a revolution. He wants people to recognize that the gospel of jesus is revolutionary. Its call for a concern for the poor, former itsy and forgiven