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
Soldiers in the british army. 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
World cup excitement hitting a new high around the globe. A do or die with belgium is just about 48 hours away. Natalie live in brazil with all of the action for us today. Sunday, june 29th, 2014. This is today with lester holt and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today. Im erica hill. Im lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. There is a lot more to go in the world cup but anybody that watched chile felt like it was the game. Brazil, the home country, the tension and the crowd. It comes down to a shootout. Specially because you know there will be no more ties, one team will win and one will lose. That is what we love and hate about sports all in one. I feel like a shootout is kind of these guys have played their hearts out. I feel like somehow we are on. Or we would probably still be watching the game. Its fun walking through new york city, because you you hear the roar of the crowd in the park. Somebody has scored. We are going to check with
Founders interest in religion 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. Anticipation is growing over the selection of the next pope, following Pope Benedict xvis surprise announcement that he is retiring. At one of his final public appearances, benedict asked for prayers for himself and his successor. He then entered a week long retreat amid wide speculation that the papal conclave might begin before march 15th, giving the cardinals more time to select the next pope before holy week. Meanwhile, some american catholics are demanding Cardinal Roger mahony not attend the conclave because of his role in the clergy sex abuse crisis. Recently released documents show the former archbishop of los angeles covered up abuse by priests. Also, this week, the president o
Coming up, Saul Gonzales reports from Colorado Springs that one of the most influential evangelical groups is rethinking its conservative image. We can come across as very harsh, too harsh. And kim lawton on a group trying to document every house of worship in new york city, block by block. Major funding for religion and ethics weekly is profounded by lilian, dedicated to the founders interest in religion 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. Welcom im bob abeeth its good to have you with us. Anticipation is growing over the selection of the next pope, following Pope Benedict xvis surprise announcement that he is retiring. At one of his final public appearances, benedict asked for prayers for himself and his successor. He then entered a week long retreat amid wide speculation that the papal conclave might beg