Activist named ju hong joins us to talk about how obamas immigration policies have torn apart his family. Then pope francis issues streaming stinging critique. We will speak with two dissident priests on the popes radical economic message, perusal to alter Church Doctrine on abortion and female priests. The Supreme Court will hear a case over whether forprofit conversations corporations can exclude birthcontrol and Health Insurance they provide their employees under obamacare. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Has agreed tourt take on cases that could decide of corporations can ignore parts of federal law raced on the religious police of their owners. The cases center on the controversy over whether for profit corporations must fully cover Birth Control and Health Insurance they provide for their employees. Two companies, hundred lobby and consetoga wood from object offer birthem to control. The case cou
Activist named ju hong joins us to talk about how obamas immigration policies have torn apart his family. Then pope francis issues streaming stinging critique. We will speak with two dissident priests on the popes radical economic message, perusal to alter Church Doctrine on abortion and female priests. The Supreme Court will hear a case over whether forprofit conversations corporations can exclude birthcontrol and Health Insurance they provide their employees under obamacare. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Has agreed tourt take on cases that could decide of corporations can ignore parts of federal law raced on the religious police of their owners. The cases center on the controversy over whether for profit corporations must fully cover Birth Control and Health Insurance they provide for their employees. Two companies, hundred lobby and consetoga wood from object offer birthem to control. The case cou
And throughout the region, muslims, Christians A Jews all have been offering special prayers. In his fourday visit to southeast asia, president obama became the first u. S. President to visit myanmar, or burma. The president urged the new civilian government to continue its steps toward democracy. He also specifically called for more religious freedom. On a stop in thailand, the president visited bangkoks famous temple of the reclining buddha. He told monks there he needed prayers for help in his dealings with congress back home. And heret home, those lawmake are negotiating with the administration over how to avoid the socalled fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. This week, a group of christian leaders urged congress and the president not to cut antipoverty programs as they struggle to reach a deal. In an open letter, the leaders said we pray during this season, in which we give thanks and offer gifts, that you will advance policies that protect the poor, not ones that make t