major funding for religion & ethics newsweekly is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation dedicated to its founders interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us as we begin this 15th year of religion and ethics newsweekly. we will have a story on the large-scale operation now large-scale operation now under way by religious groups to help those hurt by hurricane irene. but first, as the 10 year anniversary of september 11th nears, we begin our special coverage of the lingering consequences for the still grieving families, for interfaith relations and for american muslims. u.s. islamic groups are calling for an investigation of the new york city police department after
that s why we re your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter& and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m fred de sam lazaro, sitting in for bob abernethy. as one pastor put it, this is a king among presidents. a memorial to the reverend martin luther king jr. was unveiled in washington this week, the first individual who s not a president to receive such a tribute on the national mall. a 30-foot statue lies at the heart of the granite monument that displays words from king s writing and speeches. the choice of a chinese sculptor and royalty payments to king s family drew controversy and complicated the $120 million private fundraising effort. congress authorized the monument in 1997. despite the postponement of the memorial s dedication because of hurricane irene, this weekend was still a time of reflection. here to share his thoughts is reverend dr. robert franklin, president of morehouse college, in atlanta, which is also the alma mater of the
family foundation dedicated to its founders interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing and customizing individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter& and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m fred de sam lazaro, sitting in for bob abernethy. as one pastor put it, this is a king among presints. a memorial to the reverend martin luther king jr. was unveiled in washington this week, the first individual who s not a president to receive such a tribute on the national mall. a 30-foot statue lies at the heart of the granite monument that displays words from king s writing and speeches. the choice of a chinese sculptor and royalty payments to king s family drew controversy and complicated the $120 million private fundraising effort. congress authorized the monument in 1997. despite the postponement of the memorial s dedication b
that s why we re your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter& and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m fred de sam lazaro, sitting in for bob abernethy. as one pastor put it, this is a king among presidents. a memorial to the reverend martin luther king jr. was unveiled in washington this week, the first individual who s not a president to receive such a tribute on the national mall. a 30-foot statue lies at the heart of the granite monument that displays words from king s writing and speeches. the choice of a chinese sculptor and royalty payments to king s family drew controversy and complicated the $120 million private fundraising effort. congress authorized the monument in 1997. despite the postponement of the memorial s dedication because of hurricane irene, this weekend was still a time of reflection. here to share his thoughts is reverend dr. robert franklin, president of morehouse college, in atlanta, which is also the alma mater of the
looking. major funding for religion & ethics newsweekly is provided by the lily endowment, an indianapolis-based private family foundation dedicated to its founders interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that s why we re your retirement company. the estate of william j. carter, and the corporation for public broadcasting. welcome. i m deborah potter, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. humanitarian organizations continue to rush aid to famine victims in east africa, as the united nations called for more than a billion dollars in additional relief funds. a british official warned that 400,000 children could die of starvation in coming months if more action is not taken. reports surfaced this week that food supplies are being stolen and sold in markets in the capital of somalia. the world council of churches denounced any inte