- -: Presidents and Religion - Randall Balmer
June 9, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/16/Votes_Values_and_Religion_Go_to_the_Primaries Randall Balmer, Barnard College Professor of Religious History, examines differences between Presidents' expressions of morality and faith on the campaign trail versus their actions in office. ----- Rand...
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- -: Sharia Law and Islamic Democracy - Daniel Pipes
July 31, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/15/Is_Islam_Compatible_With_Democracy Middle East Forum Director Daniel Pipes criticizes the role of Sharia Law in many radical Islamic movements, identifying this concept as one of the greatest obstacles to democratic reforms in Muslim societies. -----...
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- -: Faith and Patriotism - E.J. Dionne
September 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/01/EJ_Dionne_in_Conversation Washington Post Op-Ed Columnist E.J. Dionne discusses the relationship between faith and patriotism - while cautioning against blind loyalty to either. ----- Washington Post Op-Ed Columnist E.J. Dionne discusses religion a...
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- -: Barack Obama, Rev. Wright, and the Post-Civil Rights Movemen
October 17, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/23/The_African-American_Church_and_American_Politics Biblical scholar Obrey Hendricks and historian Barbara Savage argue that Senator Barack Obama and Reverend Jeremiah Wright are parallel figures of the post-Civil Rights movement. ----- What is the pa...
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- -: Obama and the Reverend Wright Fallout - Michael Eric Dyson
October 24, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/01/Michael_Eric_Dyson_No_Dreams_Deferred Author and commentator Michael Eric Dyson gives his perspective on Barack Obama's handling of the controversy over his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. ----- Michael Eric Dyson addresses the Georgetown c...
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- -: McCain and the Evangelical Vote - Richard Land
October 31, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/01/Richard_Land_and_Jim_Wallis_Faith_and_Politics Dr. Richard Land, President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, discusses John McCain's support among Christian evangelicals. ----- Moderated by Krista Tippett, h...
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- -: Aristotle's Take on Gay Marriage?
November 6, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/04/Michael_Sandel_Justice-Journey_in_Moral_Reasoninga Harvard University Professor of Government Michael Sandel explains classical Aristotelian notions of "justice," by examining them in the context of the modern issue of same-sex marriage. ----- Harva...
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- -: The Problem with Faith - Richard Ackland
November 22, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Journalist Richard Ackland argues that many religious leaders encourage people to blindly follow their beliefs, which can lead to ignorant, and even dangerous decisions. ----- While the world's religions have ...
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- -: Environmentalism Is the New Religion - Ian Plimer
November 23, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/08/19/Would_We_Be_Better_Off_Without_Religion Australian geologist Ian Plimer argues that, for many agnostics and atheists, the cause of environmentalism has replaced organized religion as a matter of personal faith. ----- While the world's religions have...
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- -: 'Soulgasms' and the War on Masturbation
December 12, 2008 (over 15 years ago)Complete videos at: http://fora.tv/2008/11/17/Power__Sex_Americas_War_on_Sexual_Rights Author Dagmar Herzog examines the efforts of religious conservatives to influence sexual culture in the U.S. during the Bush Administration. Herzog claims widespread increases in religion-themed sex education,...
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