April 5, 2013

Keeping the Sabbath; India Sex Selection; Jim Wallis on Serving the Common Good

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April 5, 2013 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Premiered April 04, 2013

April 5, 2013

We visit a Presbyterian pastor and her family who set aside one day a week to "remember the Sabbath"; visit New Delhi to reexamine the issue of ethics and sex selection in India; and talk with Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine, about his new book "On God's Side" and what it means for religion and politics to serve the common good.

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Can a rising middle class change India's traditional preference for male children?

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India Sex Selection

His new book advocates solving the country’s problems by serving the common good.

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Jim Wallis on Serving the Common Good

How does a family in these technology-filled times practice the Sabbath?

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Keeping the Sabbath

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This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.