May 17, 2013

Boy Scouts and Gay Ban; Sequestration and the Poor; Mike McCurry on Fixing Politics

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May 17, 2013 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

Premiered May 16, 2013

May 17, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America vote on their longstanding gay ban; the city of Baltimore feels the effects of sequestration; a former White House press secretary graduates from a Methodist theological seminary and says he wants to fix Washington's broken politics; and a Sikh community in northern Virginia teaches parents and children how to wrap a turban.

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Seventy percent of all scouting units are sponsored by religious organizations.

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Boy Scouts and Gay Ban

Watch more of our interview about how religion can promote more civil political discourse.

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Mike McCurry Extended Interview

Theological education, he says, can help put right what’s wrong in Washington.

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Mike McCurry on Fixing Politics

The impact on programs that help the needy is just starting to be felt.

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Sequestration and the Poor

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

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.