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Birth Control in the Philippines; Rancher Nuns
Season 18
Episode 41
A law that provides the poor with free access to contraceptives in the Philippines is at the center of a national debate about Catholic Church teaching, sexuality, and poverty; a community of Benedictine nuns in Colorado live a life of prayer and work on a 300-acre cattle ranch; and Muslim hip-hop group Native Deen describes what it's like to observe Ramadan when they're far away from home.
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Religious employers challenge Obamacare; "The Story of the Jews"; Women leading on Purim.
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Faith groups gather against gun violence; Dorothy Day; Sikh children learn to tie turbans.
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Journey of the Real Philomena; Solitary Confinement; Ash Wednesday
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Detroit Bankruptcy and Worker Pensions; Secular Ethics; Racial Reconciliation
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Edward Snowden and the ethics of whistle-blowing; and Christians in Jordan
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Rev. Tom Reese on UN criticism of Vatican; coping with grief; India's sacred cows
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Sisters of Loretto oppose gas pipeline; an American apparel maker pays his workers fairly.
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Faith-based groups aid Syrian refugees; ethics of refusing to vaccinate children
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Ministering to the poor in Camden; New Jersey; working to end poverty in the Philippines
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Prayer and recovery in the Philippines; a Jewish celebration of trees; Jews and humor
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What’s likely to make headlines in the New Year?
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In our annual special, we review the top religion and ethics news of the past year.