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Growing Legacy of the Holocaust Museum Shooting

Thursday, Mar. 11, 2010 at 12:36 p.m. in Religion, Society

Trying to Turn Evil into Good. How a shooting at the Holocaust Museum brought together the local white, black, Christian & Jewish communities.

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Our Religious Traditions (Rebroadcast)

Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Religion

Today, religious differences may seem more stark than ever. But historian and former nun Karen Armstrong says that religions -- from Confucianism to Judaism -- sprang from a common, violent past. Armstrong joins Kojo to discuss how...

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Religion, Science and the Climate Change Divide

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. in Energy, Environment, Nature, Religion

Copenhagen climate talks have drawn environmentalists from all over the world, including an American evangelical minister who is a true believer.

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Switzerland's Minaret Ban

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Politics, Religion, Society

Last weekend, Swiss voters approved a referendum banning the construction of prayer towers for Muslim mosques. We explore what the vote says about religion and multiculturalism in the West.

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Faith-Based Charities and the Gay-Marriage Debate

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Politics, Religion

Catholic Charities is threatening to suspend its work with city government if the D.C. Council moves forward with a proposed same-sex marriage law. We talk with the organization's CEO about religion and public policy.

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Tariq Ramadan on Islam and the West

Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in Authors, Law, Politics, Religion, Society

Kojo talks to Tariq Ramadan, a leading scholar and activist, about his provocative views on Islam, culture and the West.

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"The Prohibition Hangover"

Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2009 at 1:18 p.m. in Arts & Culture, Authors, Food, History, Religion, Society

American history through the lens of a whiskey bottle.

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New Models for Catholic Schools

Wednesday, Jul. 1, 2009 at 12:06 p.m. in Education, Religion

In the 1950s and '60s, Catholic school meant white shirts, plaid skirts and nuns. Today, nuns in the classroom are rare, and the Catholic school system has shrunk by half since its heyday fifty years ago. Kojo looks at how rising costs...

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A Contemporary Moroccan Tale

Tuesday, May. 5, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. in Arts & Culture, Religion

She grew up speaking Arabic in Morocco, narrowly missed getting rich in the high tech industry, and now teaches writing in California. Novelist and critic Laila Lalami is both a product of globalization and a chronicler of its impact...

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An Unknown Hero: Helping End the Atlantic Slave Trade

Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at 1:36 p.m. in Economy, Politics, Religion, Society

His name is little-known in America, but Anthony Benezet made some of the most forceful arguments for abolishing the slave trade in the 18th century. Hear how Benezet translated ideas from Enlightenment philosophy, African travel...

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Recent Shows

Growing Legacy of the Holocaust Museum Shooting

Our Religious Traditions (Rebroadcast)

Religion, Science and the Climate Change Divide

Switzerland's Minaret Ban

Faith-Based Charities and the Gay-Marriage Debate

Tariq Ramadan on Islam and the West

"The Prohibition Hangover"

New Models for Catholic Schools

A Contemporary Moroccan Tale

An Unknown Hero: Helping End the Atlantic Slave Trade

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