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Coming up, fred de sam lazaro reports on the fears of the alawites, an offshoot of shia islam and the religion of syrias president assad. If he is overthrown, will all alawites become targets . And bob faw on what some Catholic School systems are doing to try to survive . Our educational system was imploding. Enrollmentwise, finance wise, something radical, radical surgery had to be done. Announcer major funding for religion ethics news weekly is dedicated to i founders interest in religion, Community Development and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing c...

And, a band called heartbeat young israeli and palestinian musicians together convinced that music can help bring peace. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Major religious groups continued their strong opposition to the requirement that employers provide free contraception Insurance Coverage under the new healthcare law. The administration has made changes to the policy to try to accommodate religious objections but a broad coalition, including members of the us conference of catholic bishops and the Southern Baptist convention, say the policy still violates religious fre...

Welcome. Im deborah potter, sitting in for bob abernethy. Thank you for joining us. There was widespread condemnation this week of the massive escalation of violence in egypt, where military forces cracked down on supporters of ousted president mohammed morsi. More than 600 people were killed and several thousand were injured. The largest Muslim Advocacy Group in the united states, the council on American Islamic relations, urged president obama to cut off military aid to egypt. Israel released 26 palestinian prisoners this week as peace talks resumed in jerusalem. The second round of talks be...

Chagall, who painted a crucified jewish jesus to personify jewish suffering. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Faithbased groups are among those mobilizing to help victims of the massive flooding in colorado. As floodwaters began to recede this week, the magnitude of the devastation started coming into focus, although many areas are still inaccessible. State officials estimated that more than 19,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Churches set up shelters for thousands of people who were evacuated. Religious groups are providing emergency aid, assessing long term needs ...

Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character...