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Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. This week president obama was in myanmar for the east asia summit, a meeting of regional leaders. It was his second visit in two years to the country, which emerged from military rule four years ago. Obama pressed lawmakers in the largely buddhist country to speed up reforms, such as protecting the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Many rohingya are considered stateless, and the u. N. Has called them one of most persecuted minorities in the world. Here in the u. S. , an emotional welcome home for two americans who had been jailed i...

Welcome. Im Deborah Potter, sitting in for bob abernethy. Thank you for joining us. Faith communities across the country reacted this week to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of trayvon martin, an unarmed black teenager. Demonstrations against the verdict were mostly peaceful. Some ministers organized vigils to press for federal civil rights charges against zimmerman. The president of the National Council of churches said people of faith should join in a renewed call for racial justice. Joining us to talk about all this are kim lawton, managing editor of this program and...

Coming up, David Tereshchuk on the lilongctivm of rosa parks, who would have been 100 years old next week. Also, judy valente reports on the city long known for its religious conservatism that spent all last year fostering interfaith understanding. And sufi whirling dervishes at washingtons Smithsonian Institution. Welcome. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. A dramatic developme this week the Catholic Churchs sex abuse crisis. Prominent retired Cardinal Roger mahony was stripped of his public and Administrative Church duties in los angeles amid widespread criticism of how...

It is something to remember that Paul Hill, a Guildford Four member who spent 15 years in jail for an IRA bombing that he did not commit, said, "Irish people...

Return to Derry Father Daly administers the last rites to Jackie Duddy after he was shot in the carpark area of the Rossville flats, Derry. Father Daly administers the last rites to Jackie Duddy after he was shot in the carpark area of the Rossville flats, Derry. By David Tereshchuk, Contributor I had almost a worm’s-eye view of Bloody Sunday. I was working as a junior TV journalist covering a protest march through Derry on January 30, 1972, and like every other observer I was dumbfounded when the British Parachute Regiment opened fire on the protestors. I had just maneuvered my way over a...