An indianapolisbased 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 kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. Thank you for joining us. Religious groups were among those condemning a new york grand jury decision this week not to bring charges against a white Police Officer for the death of an unarmed africanamerican man. The police were trying to arrest eric garner for selling loose cigarettes and placed him in an apparent chokehold that led to his death. The United Church of christ called the decision an inexplicable travesty. Southern baptist leader Russell Moore said, quote a government that can choke a man to death on video for selling cigarettes is not a government living up to a biblical definition of justice, or any recognizable definition of just
Main funding is provided by the lillian endowment, an indianapolis private Family Foundation dedicated to its founders and christian religion, Community Development and education. Additionalc funding also provid 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. This week, the National Council of churches was among the many faith groups reacting with dismay after a ferguson, missouri grand jury decided there was no probable cause to indict white Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. The decision not to indict wilson followed months of anticipation as well as a nationwide debate about Police Treatment of young black men. Angry protests broke out in ferguson and in many other cities across the u. S. Shortly after the decision was announced. While many of the ferguson protests were peaceful, there was also chaos as several buil
Indianapolis based dedicated to religion, Community Development and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america. Designing customize individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Welcome. Im Bob Abernethy good to have you with us. As we begin our 18th season on the air. There was an outpouring of grief this week over the death of steven sotloff. He was the second american journalist beheaded by Islamic State militants. Sotloff was jewish. Isis released a video of his death as it did with journalist james foley who was beheaded two weeks ago. The killings drew outrage from muslimamerican groups including the council on American Islamic relations. The behavior is morally cruel it is horrifying for us to see a group of terrorists, criminals, claiming to act as muslims. President obama denounced sotloffs murder and vowed to defeat isis. Meanwhile, more reports of atrocities committed by isis surfaced this week. Human rights watch cha
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