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This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.

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Black hope in the era of Black Lives Matter.
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Shaun Casey on Religion and Diplomacy; Hiring the Homeless; Jewish High Holidays Boot Camp
New African American Museum; Project Mercy; The Amidah Prayer
Spiritual Healthcare; One Extraordinary Church
9/11 Fifteenth Anniversary; Where Refugees Are Welcome; Children's Hajj
The Singing Monks of Norcia; Digital Addiction; Church Ushers
Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Affordable Heart Surgery; Laughter Yoga
Faith-Based Relief in Louisiana Flooding; $70K Minimum Wage CEO; The Boxer
Ferguson, Missouri Two Years On; Sunni-Shia Harmony; Minnesota Lama
Religion at the Olympics; Mother Teresa and Sainthood; Noah's Ark Park
Religion and the 2016 Democratic National Convention; Yellowstone Spirituality
Religion and the 2016 Republican National Convention; Streaming Church Services
Church Security; Kirk Franklin
The Supreme Court 2016; Amish Grace; Eid al-Fitr
Religion and Presidential Politics 2016; Mormon Welfare Program; Quakers in Costa Rica
Religious Responses to Orlando Massacre; Evangelicals and Donald Trump; Refugees in Utah
Doctors and End-of-Life Discussions; Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School
Payday Lenders; Women’s Mosque of America; Packing Meals for the Hungry
Candidates Reach Out to Evangelicals; Christian Healthcare Sharing; The Jesuit Volunteers
Mississippi “Religious Freedom” Law; Ethical Obligations to Displaced People; Nepal
Evangelicals and Campaign 2016; Sagebrush Rebellion; Jews in Cochin, India
Arbitration by Faith; Faith Films; Holocaust Remembrance: Reading the Names
Christians & Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life; Holocaust Survivor
Digital Addiction; Diane Rehm on Assisted Suicide; Selling Chametz for Passover
Catholics, Immigration and Deportation; New Christian Contemplatives
Pope Francis’ Family Document; Stemming Chicago Gun Violence; Church Ushers
Candidates Reach Out to Jewish Voters; Supreme Court Contraceptive Mandate; Easter Flowers
Religion in Cuba; India’s Artificial Limb Enterprise; Holy Week
Will Pope Francis be open to reform; and the Ismaili spiritual leader wants to end poverty
Healing Moral Wounds of War; Rancher Nuns; Baha'i 19-Day Fast
U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Case; Son of Saul; Moral Issues in Europe’s Migrant Crisis
Pope at the Border; Death of Justice Antonin Scalia; Secular Seminarians
Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan; Wendell Berry Farming Center
Ultra-Orthodox Yeshiva Controversy; America's Original Sin; The Boxer
Social Media and Grieving; India Beef Ban; World Hijab Day
Doctors and End-of-Life Discussions; Sweet Honey in the Rock; Istanbul’s Monuments
Faith & Gun Violence; Death with Dignity; Faith Groups and Corporate Social Responsibility
What will be among the most important religion stories to watch for in the New Year?
We review the top religion and ethics stories of the past year.
Christmas Music Tells the Story; Zaytuna College; Packing Meals for the Hungry
Religious Responses to Call for Muslim Ban; Peter Singer on Effective Altruism; Hanukkah
Extras
What does white privilege have to do with evangelical theology?
What can comic books and superheroes teach us about faith and social justice?
Looking back at some of the changes in the religious landscape over the past 20 years.
As our program comes to an end we look back at some of our most memorable stories.
We recall religious beliefs and practices and the power of rituals.
Final look back at some of our most memorable stories and interviews.
As our program comes to an end we look back at some of our most memorable stories.
As our program comes to an end we look back at some of our most memorable stories.
As our program comes to an end we look back at some of our most memorable stories.
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