Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly RSS feed for WNET programming.http://watch.thirteen.orgen-ushttp://watch.thirteen.orgFri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:39 -0500Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:32:39 -0500http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193456056/HEAL Africa, a faith-based group helping women traumatized by war in Congo; Improving working conditions and wages for farmworkers in Florida's tomato fieldshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2193456056/02/06/2012HEAL Africa; Farmworker JusticeCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2192680120/Americans get most of their tomatoes from Florida, but the immigrants--many of them undocumented--who harvest them have to pick two and a half tons a day just to make the minimum wage. The hardships they endure have spurred a campaign to better their lives.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2192680120/02/03/2012Pressure from churches has improved wages and working conditions.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2192680121/In two decades of fighting over Congo's vast mineral wealth, more than five million people have died, and the widespread sexual violence against women, committed by roving militias, has become an epidemic. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on HEAL Africa, a faith-based refuge for women that has trained some thirty doctors, who provide the only emergency care in eastern Congo.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2192680121/02/03/2012A Christian couple in Congo is bringing hope to women traumatized by war.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190818160/Egypt's recent parliamentary elections have raised concerns about the imposition of an Islamist agenda by Islamist groups and parties, but Middle East expert Kate Seelye says "the hope is that once in office they will move more to the center and that won't be the case."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190818160/01/27/2012Thousands gathered in Tahrir Square to mark the anniversary of last year's uprising.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190503136/"I would say that Mormon culture, Mormon doctrine, Mormon belief have been well outside the mainstream of both American culture and Christian culture for many years," says Warren Cole Smith, associate publisher of Christian news magazine World.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190503136/01/27/2012Watch more of our interview with Warren Cole Smith on evangelical voters.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2191433934/The one-year anniversary of the revolution in Egypt; The divided evangelical vote; Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea, the world's largest congregationhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2191433934/01/30/2012Egypt Revolution Anniversary; The Evangelical Vote; World's Biggest CongregationCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190525193/Every Sunday, more than 20,000 worshipers attend each of seven services at the Yoido Full Gospel Church, a Pentecostal church in Seoul, South Korea, with hundreds of thousands of others watching on TV or from satellite branches. It is the world's largest church congregation with over 800,000 members.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190525193/01/27/2012Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal megachuch in Seoul, South Korea.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190749325/"Will evangelicals turn out in large numbers and be energized as volunteers and financial supporters of Mitt Romney? It doesn't take a majority of evangelicals to stay home. It just takes a few million evangelicals to choose to not get as actively involved in this race to cost Mitt Romney the presidency," according to evangelical journalist Warren Cole Smith.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190749325/01/27/2012Does it still play a key role in the Republican primaries?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190525184/Joanna Brooks, a religion scholar who covers Mormonism, faith, and politics for ReligionDispatches.org, discusses the Mormon Church, the Romney campaign, and the intersection of religion and politics in this extended interview.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2190525184/01/27/2012Watch more of our interview with religion scholar Joanna Brooks.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188763866/Using ancient principles, says Raymond Lo, a feng shui grant master in Hong Kong, "we can establish where is the good energy and where is the bad energy."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188763866/01/20/2012This Chinese spiritual practice tries to create harmony where people live and work.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2189501773/Living with the Moral Burdens of War; Ahmadiyya Muslims; Feng Shuihttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2189501773/01/23/2012Living with the Moral Burdens of War; Ahmadiyya Muslims; Feng ShuiCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188772142/"The questions in the eyes of many other Muslims," says Georgetown University Islamic studies professor John Esposito, is "are these people really Muslims or not?"http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188772142/01/20/2012These Muslims say they advocate loyalty and interfaith dialogue.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188860749/After ten years of war, says Georgetown University ethics professor Nancy Sherman, US troops are coming home from Iraq, "and now they see that whole project of stability and democratization unraveling. They come home carrying heavy invisible wounds, of a sense of betrayal and PTSD. Was it worth it?"http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188860749/01/20/2012A society's ethical obligation's to its troops must last "to the end of their days."Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188475702/As the South Carolina Republican primary approaches on January 21 and candidate Rick Santorum claims a belated victory in the Iowa caucuses, watch excerpts from a 2010 speech that Santorum, a Catholic, delivered on the role of religious faith in public life.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2188475702/01/19/2012Watch excerpts from Rick Santorum's speech on the role of religious faith in public life.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186572187/More than forty years after the end of legal segregation, African-American men are six times more likely than whites to be imprisoned. And ex-prisoners can be legally discriminated against for the rest of their lives in employment, housing, access to education and public benefits due to their criminal record.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186572187/01/13/2012Does the criminal justice system in the US need reform?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186673799/We take a look now at the week's top religion news, and religion's role in the general news, with Kim Lawton, managing editor of this program, and David Gibson, national reporter for Religion News Service, who joins us from New York.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186673799/01/13/2012We discuss the upcoming South Carolina primary and a landmark Supreme Court decision.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186573602/"We could have responded to poverty and joblessness and drug addiction with care, compassion, and concern. But instead we declared a literal war." Watch more of our conversation with Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow," about crime, the war on drugs, and the disproportionately high number of African-Americans in prison.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186573602/01/13/2012Watch more of our conversation with Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow."Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2187720692/A discussion on the role of religion in the GOP primaries and the significance of a recent Supreme Court ruling on ministerial exception; Mass incarcerations and the disproportionate number of African-Americans in prison; Funeral celebrations in Ghanahttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2187720692/01/17/2012News Roundup: GOP Primaries; Mass Incarcerations; Fantasy Coffins in GhanaCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186572175/For Christians in Ghana, the passing of a loved one is often celebrated with joyful funerals and so-called "fantasy coffins" representing the lifetime achievements of the deceased.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2186572175/01/13/2012Funerals are often joyous occasions in this African nation.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184224834/It's a story of two congregations and two disasters. St. Vincent's Episcopal Church in Haiti was almost destroyed by the earthquake two years ago. The members of St. Paul's Episcopal in New Orleans, which was almost destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, felt an immediate kinship with the Haitians. They speak of paying forward, giving back, and of an organization called Red Thread Promise.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184224834/01/06/2012An American congregation that survived Hurricane Katrina is now helping children in Haiti.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184989481/Refugees from North Korea; Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon on his newest album "So Beautiful or So What"; Red Thread Promise, a group that is helping disabled children in Haitihttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184989481/01/10/2012Refugees from North Korea; Singer/songwriter Paul Simon; Red Thread PromiseCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2183981898/Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon says even he was surprised by the overt religious imagery in his newest CD, "So Beautiful or So What." In a rare interview about spirituality, Simon talks with Kim Lawton about his profound interest in God and spiritual issues, and how all of that gets expressed in his work.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2183981898/01/06/2012Legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon talks about his interest in God and spirituality.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184224799/For three generations, North Koreans suffering under brutally repressive regimes have been unable to leave the country. Lucky Severson reports from the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea about two Christian pastors who, at risk to their lives, have helped North Korean refugees escape through China to South Korea.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2184224799/01/06/2012Two pastors are risking their lives to help North Koreans escape brutal oppression.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182002406/Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Religion News Service editor Kevin Eckstrom and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discuss the major religion and ethics stories anticipated in 2012.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182002406/01/21/2012We take our annual look ahead at the stories we expect in 2012.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182010719/Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Religion News Service editor Kevin Eckstrom and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton discuss the major religion and ethics stories anticipated in 2012.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2182010719/12/30/2011We take our annual look ahead at the stories we expect in 2012.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2179477687/In our annual year-end special, we discuss the major religion and ethics stories of the past year in the U.S. and abroad with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Religion News Service editor Kevin Eckstrom and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2179477687/12/22/2011We review the top religion and ethics news of the past year.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177506341/The elite St. Olaf choir is considered a pioneer in America's a capella choral tradition. And for one hundred years, this small Lutheran college in Minnesota has done a Christmas concert that has become known--and loved--around the world.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177506341/12/16/2011One of the country's most beloved holiday concerts celebrates its centennial.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178094031/The centennial celebration of the St. Olaf Christmas Festival and St. Olaf Choir; Hanukkah Oil Workshop; Father Martin Laird on Christian Contemplationhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178094031/12/19/2011The St. Olaf Christmas Festival and Choir; Hanukkah Oil Workshop; Father Martin LairdCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177414415/Rabbi Mendy Bukiet and his wife Chanie of Bradenton, Florida talked with Jewish children about the significance of oil and the menorah lights in the miracle of Hanukkah.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177414415/12/16/2011Jewish children learn about the miracle of Hanukkah.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177471279/Martin Laird, an Augustinian priest at Villanova University, teaches the ancient Christian practice of contemplation in order to "quiet the mind" and have a deep awareness of union with God.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2177471279/12/16/2011He believes Christians can find teachings on contemplation within their own religion.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178721009/Watch a slideshow showing some of the prominent people in the world of religion who passed away in 2011. Music by Debbie Friedman.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2178721009/12/22/2011We remember some of the prominent people in the world of religion who passed away in 2011.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2175965707/The beloved tradition of the Christmas pageant; The ethical implications of enhancing humans with technologyhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2175965707/12/12/2011Christmas Pageants; The Ethics of Human EnhancementCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173744463/The New Roman Missal (Originally broadcast May 20, 2011); Heaven and Hell (Originally broadcast July 8, 2011)http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2173744463/12/05/2011The New Roman Missal; Heaven and HellCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172373246/Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, on combating hunger; Donor Fatigue; Dr. Brenda Williams, who along with her husband, gives free homes to disadvantaged familieshttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172373246/12/01/2011Combating Hunger; Donor Fatigue; Dr. Brenda WilliamsCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170175408/The problems in troubled regions like Somalia are long term and at least partially man-made. In the minds of donors, that's very different from sudden disasters like the earthquake in Haiti. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how two Minnesota charities are dealing with so-called donor fatigue as they respond to the crisis in the Horn of Africa.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170175408/11/23/2011Aid groups face an uphill battle getting donations for areas like East Africa.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170175495/What will the the failure of the deficit super committee mean for those fighting hunger? Reverend David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, discusses how people in the US and abroad may be affected.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2170175495/11/23/2011What will the the failure of the deficit super committee mean for those fighting hunger?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905433/Dr. Brenda Williams and her doctor-husband Joe have started a project in South Carolina called Do Right for families, children, inmates and others. The program also has been buying houses for needy families who participate in the program by "doing right." To qualify, they must perform weekly community service and be active participants in religious organizations.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2169905433/11/23/2011She and her husband have provided homes to families that "do right."Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168433622/"There's a fundamental misunderstanding that says religion needs to be serious all the time and gloomy and dour," says Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of "Between Heaven and Mirth." He believes humor is good for one's spiritual health.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168433622/11/18/2011Is laughter good for your spiritual health?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172468711/The parallels between the Penn State and Catholic Church sex abuse scandals; Happiness and a High Standard of Living; Rev. James Martin on spirituality and humorhttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172468711/12/01/2011Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal; Happiness and Standard of Living; Spirituality and HumorCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168745961/We are a wealthy nation, but should the best measure of a country be its material wealth or the happiness of its citizens?http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168745961/11/18/2011Is the best measure of a country its material wealth or the happiness of its citizens?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168801600/The sex abuse scandal at Penn State "reopens a wound" for the church. Watch Kevin Eckstrom, editor of Religion News Service, and Kim Lawton, managing editor of Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, compare what happened at Penn State and the long-running sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2168801600/11/18/2011The sex abuse scandal at Penn State "reopens a wound" for the church.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2167717446/Rev. James Martin, S.J., author of Between Heaven and Mirth and chaplain for comedian Stephen Colbert, tells some jokes during his interview with Kim Lawton and during his October 13, 2011 talk at Georgetown University.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2167717446/11/16/2011Rev. James Martin, S.J. tells some of his favorite jokes.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2166690039/To military chaplains, soldiers are like family. But the carnage they see often leads to combat trauma or compassion fatigue.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2166690039/11/11/2011Are military chaplains suffering from "compassion fatigue"?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2166089355/Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest who has become a widely popular author and lecturer with his message about the importance of spiritual experience. His new book is "Falling Upward," about moving beyond everyday self-interest into lives of prayer and contemplation.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2166089355/11/11/2011His ideas about religion make him an enigma to some and a modern day prophet to others.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172208389/Military chaplains suffering from "compassion fatigue"; Author and priest Richard Rohr, and his new book "Falling Upward."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2172208389/11/30/2011Chaplain Burnout; Richard RohrCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164360792/A faith-based social services agency in Brazil is helping poor people get out of poverty. The Catholic nun who founded the agency says education leads to jobs, especially if it's all done with love.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164360792/11/10/2011A faith-based social services agency in Brazil is helping poor people get out of poverty.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2165376994/Mississippi Personhood Amendment; Faith-Based Social Services in Brazil; Religious Pilgrimagehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2165376994/11/10/2011Mississippi Personhood Amendment; Faith-Based Social Services in BrazilCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164555307/Virginia Raguin is a professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts and the curator of a traveling exhibit on pilgrimages in Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. We spoke to her about pilgrimage in different religious traditions at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164555307/11/10/2011Professor Virginia Raguin talks about pilgrimage in different religious traditions.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164555344/On the ballot is a proposal that would say human life begins at conception. If the measure passes, every fertilized human egg in Mississippi would be defined as a person, and that could make abortion, for any reason, murder.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164555344/11/10/2011Will the proposed law make any abortion and some contraception murder?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164102539/Seventeen-year-old pop superstar Justin Bieber is an evangelical Christian who has been outspoken about his faith. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Managing Editor Kim Lawton talked about the role of faith in Bieber's life with Cathleen Falsani, author of the new book, Belieber!: Fame, Faith and the Heart of Justin Bieber (Worthy, Sept. 2011).http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2164102539/11/10/2011Author Cathleen Falsani talks about the role of faith in Bieber's life.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161621589/Catholics in the US are making up their own minds about social and moral concerns. As one of the authors of the survey, William D'Antonio, said, American Catholics like being Catholic but they like to do it on their own terms.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161621589/10/28/2011Many are making up their own minds about social and moral issues.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163191980/Religion at the Occupy Wall Street protests; A new survey of Catholics in America; An army hospital in San Antonio where family is just as important as medical carehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2163191980/11/01/2011Religion at Occupy Wall Street; Survey of American Catholics; Wounded Soldiers CenterCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161547701/Growing numbers of leaders from across the religious spectrum have been supporting Occupy Wall Street's protest against greed and economic inequity.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161547701/10/28/2011The faith community is playing an increasingly visible role in many of the protests.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2160226439/The first battle many seriously wounded soldiers face is whether they want to go on with their lives and then endure the long, painful process of healing, often alone. Doctors have learned that wounded soldiers heal faster and more completely when they have family around them. That's what happens here at the Warrior and Family Support Center in San Antonio.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2160226439/10/28/2011It's a place where veterans can heal with family close at hand.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161176319/Growing numbers of religious groups are offering spiritual and moral support to protesters in the Occupy Wall Street movement.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2161176319/10/27/2011Watch excerpts of interviews with people of faith who are supporting the protests.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156418255/Advance directives respect familial relationships, spiritual values, and individual choices, says the president of the National Association of Evangelicals.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156418255/10/21/2011Watch more of our interview on advance directives with Leith Anderson.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2157849442/The Claremont School of Theology, the Islamic Center of Southern California, and the Academy for Jewish Religion California are partners in a new effort to educate leaders for churches, synagogues, and mosques in shared classes.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2157849442/10/21/2011A new interreligious university trains pastors, imams and rabbis under one roof.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegmenthttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156683295/When you talk about end-of-life issues, according to Gundersen Lutheran Health System's director of clinical ethics,"you're really talking about the meaning of life, about your religious beliefs and faith, and ultimately about who you are."http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156683295/10/21/2011Watch more of our interview on end-of-life issues with Bernard Hammes.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsCliphttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159925172/Advance directives and the ethics of end-of-life care; The Republican presidential candidates and religion; A new multifaith university that trains pastors, rabbis, and imams in the same classes.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2159925172/10/25/2011Advance Directives; Republican Candidates; Multifaith Theological EducationCulture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsEpisodehttp://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156589432/In La Crosse, Wisconsin, 96 percent of all adults die with a completed advance directive. The directives are often based on end-of-life conversations that reflect a patient's spiritual and ethical values.http://watch.thirteen.org/video/2156589432/10/21/2011Are they one answer to the enormous costs of end-of-life care?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyReligion & BeliefsReligion & BeliefsSegment