Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly – August 14, 2015

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1850 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on August 14 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings. America’s Incarcerated – President Obama has launched a new campaign to reform America’s […]

Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Visit www.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1850 will be fed over PBS at 5:00 p.m. EST on August 14 (check local listings). Due to pledge, be sure to check local listings.

America’s Incarcerated – President Obama has launched a new campaign to reform America’s criminal justice system. Republicans as well as a diverse coalition of people of faith across the spectrum are also calling for reforms. The United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world – more than 2-million Americans. That’s more than five times what it was back in the 1970’s, and a disproportionate number of them are African Americans. Why are so many Americans in prison? And why is it that so many of them are minorities? Tim O’Brien reports. (Originally broadcast April 24, 2015)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/04/24/april-24-2015-americas-incarcerated/25852/

The “T” in “LGBT” – Caitlyn Jenner’s very public transition has generated new attention to the lives and needs of transgender people. While it remains controversial, more and more churches and faith-based institutions are trying to minister to the transgender community. Judy Valente reports from Chicago about one church doing just that. (Originally broadcast October 17, 2014)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2014/10/17/october-17-2014-transgenders-theology/24400/


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