February 24, 2012: Gay Rights in Uganda
PASTOR JOSEPH TOLTON (preaching at memorial service): “David’s murder was meant to cause all of us who support human rights to live in fear…” FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: David Kato was...
View ArticleMarch 30, 2012: Ethiopian Jews
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: Every day, hundreds of people gather in a makeshift worship center on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.They profess their Judaism in prayers,...
View ArticleJuly 15, 2011: Female Circumcision
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: In recent years, thousands of rural communities in Senegal have held extraordinary public rallies they call “declarations,” and they’ve declared an end to a deeply...
View ArticleJune 29, 2012: Niger Famine and Regreening
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: At eight a.m. each day, the weigh-in begins at a regional health center. Babies are weighed and the girth of their arms is also measured, a color-coded proxy for...
View ArticleJuly 6, 2012: Converting the Masai
LUCKY SEVERSON: Early morning in a remote part of Tanzania at the foot of Ol Doinyo Lengai, known to the Masai as the Mountain of God, the center of their universe. When it spews lava, the Masai...
View ArticleJuly 13, 2012: Kilimanjaro Trees
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: The greeting is especially rambunctious because we’re traveling with the African version of Johnny Appleseed. Some call him the “Tree Bishop.” BISHOP FREDERICK SHOO:...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2012: Tony Blair Extended Interview
Watch more of our interview with Tony Blair, who says faith can provide strength and spiritual consolation, but “it can’t tell you the right answer. You’ve got to work that out, in a sense, on your...
View ArticleAugust 24, 2012: Tony Blair Faith Foundation
LUCKY SEVERSON, correspondent: He was to the United Kingdom what John Kennedy was to many in the United States: a dashing, young, urbane leader who embodied hope and change and who could put words...
View ArticleSeptember 14, 2012: Religious Reactions to Anti-US Protests in the Muslim World
BOB ABERNETHY, host: Joining me now to talk about some of the major news of the week are Kim Lawton, managing editor of this program, and Kevin Eckstrom, editor-in-chief of Religion News Service....
View ArticleFebruary 1, 2013: Timbuktu Mali Manuscripts
KIM LAWTON, correspondent: The fabled Saharan city of Timbuktu has been designated a world heritage site, largely because of its priceless collection of Islamic manuscripts dating back to the 13th...
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