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The Moral Debate About Torture

In the ongoing national debate about the morality of torture, the question is whether it is ever the lesser evil. Under certain circumstances, can torture be justified? Two ethicists, Shaun Casey and Jean Bethke Elshtain, discuss torture and its moral limits.
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Synod on the Family; Prison Beard; Doctors Without Borders
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Season 18 Episode 5
Synod on the Family; Prison Beard; Doctors Without Borders
Synod on the Family; Prison Beard; Doctors Without Borders
Rev. Amy Butler; Conversation on Grateful Living
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Season 18 Episode 4
Rev. Amy Butler; Conversation on Grateful Living
Rev. Amy Butler; Conversation on Grateful Living
Missing Migrant Project; Depicting Jesus; Beit T’Shuvah
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Season 18 Episode 3
Missing Migrant Project; Depicting Jesus; Beit T’Shuvah
Missing Migrant Project; Depicting Jesus; Beit T’Shuvah
Combating ISIS; Boston's Lessons for Ferguson; Stone Circles
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Season 18 Episode 2
Combating ISIS; Boston's Lessons for Ferguson; Stone Circles
Combating ISIS; Boston's Lessons for Ferguson; Stone Circles
Heroin and the Faith Community; World Without Hate
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Season 18 Episode 1
Heroin and the Faith Community; World Without Hate
Heroin and the Faith Community; World Without Hate
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly Season 17
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Season 17 Episode 52
Probation for Profit; The Rebbe's Legacy; Comfort Dogs
Probation for Profit; The Rebbe's Legacy; Comfort Dogs
Religious Response to Ferguson; China Orphan Care
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Season 17 Episode 51
Religious Response to Ferguson; China Orphan Care
Religious Response to Ferguson; China Orphan Care
Atrocities in Myanmar; James Lee Burke; Janmashtami
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Season 17 Episode 50
Atrocities in Myanmar; James Lee Burke; Janmashtami
Atrocities in Myanmar; James Lee Burke; Janmashtami
Drugs of Last Resort; The Amanda Lindhout Story
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Season 17 Episode 48
Drugs of Last Resort; The Amanda Lindhout Story
Drugs of Last Resort; The Amanda Lindhout Story
Migrant Crisis; Latino Converts to Islam; Carrie Newcomer
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Season 17 Episode 47
Migrant Crisis; Latino Converts to Islam; Carrie Newcomer
Religious Response to the Migrant Crisis; Latino Converts to Islam; Carrie Newcomer
Undocumented Child Migrants; India Mental Health Care
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Season 17 Episode 46
Undocumented Child Migrants; India Mental Health Care
Undocumented Child Migrants; India Mental Health Care
Wounded Priest; Saving Infants in Vietnam; Shinnyo Lanterns
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Season 17 Episode 45
Wounded Priest; Saving Infants in Vietnam; Shinnyo Lanterns
Wounded Priest; Saving Infants in Vietnam; Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace
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