21 Aug

More Americans Question Religion’s Role in Politics

Washington, D.C. - Some Americans are having a change of heart about mixing religion and politics. A new national survey finds a narrow majority of the public saying that churches and other houses of worship should keep out of political matters and not express their views on day-to-day social and po... More

21 Aug

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Program Listings for August 22, 2008

** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** This week's edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY #1151 (distributed Friday, August 22 at 5 p.m., check local listings) with guest anchor Fred de Sam Lazaro will feature the following reports: * 2008 Campaign: Co... More

19 Aug

New Video Series Brings Catholic Doctrine and Catechism Themes to Everyday Life

Boston, MA. Aug. 19, 2008 - A new educational video series has been produced by one of the nation's leading divinity schools to help people better understand the doctrine and beliefs of the Catholic faith. The video programs, entitled "A Living Faith - Themes from the Catechism of the Catholic Churc... More

19 Aug

New Angel Book by New York Times Best-Selling Author Released for “Be An Angel Day”

August 19, 2008 (Chicago) - As a woman flees an abusive boyfriend, her gas tank on empty, money materializes in her empty purse. Millions of fireflies suddenly appear and offer guiding light to desperate refugees trying to find a path through a mountain storm. Two women strongly sense that a mission... More

18 Aug

The Baha’i Faith in America

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Local Baha'is embody Pew Foundation findings that 70% of Americans feel there are multipl...

14 Aug

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Program Listings for August 15, 2008

** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** This week's edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY #1150 (distributed Friday, August 15 at 5 p.m., check local listings) with guest anchor Tim O'Brien will feature the following reports: * Cover Story: "Animal Tes... More

13 Aug

The Humane Society of the United States and Religious Leaders Target Factory Farming

WASHINGTON (Aug. 13, 2008) -Today, The Humane Society of the United States announced the launch of its new "All Creatures Great and Small" campaign, which aims to increase awareness about our moral responsibilities to all animals, including those raised for food. The announcement was made on a telec... More

13 Aug

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Provides Special Coverage of 2008 National Party Conventions

Washington, D.C., August 13, 2008 - RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY, the acclaimed PBS newsmagazine program produced by Thirteen/WNET New York and hosted by Bob Abernethy, will feature special reports on the Democratic and Republican conventions in programs to be distributed consecutively August 22, 29... More

11 Aug

Religious and Animal Welfare Leaders to Announce Food, Faith Pledge

The Humane Society of the United States is announcing its 2008 "All Creatures Great and Small" campaign, which involves a pledge to either switch to cage-free eggs or egg substitutes for the month of October. Nearly 280 million laying hens in the United States are confined in barren, wire cages so s... More

11 Aug

Audio Bible Ministry Now Offers 311 Languages

Faith Comes By Hearing, the foremost Audio Bible ministry, recently released Audio New Testament recordings in 15 more languages. The following languages are now available for ministry efforts around the world and online:

Aceh - Indonesia Alladian - Cote de Ivoire Bali - Indonesia Dagara - Burkina...