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New State Department Faith Office, Bobby McFerrin
Season 16
Episode 49
Managing editor Kim Lawton interviews Shaun Casey, director of the State Department's new faith-based office launched by Secretary of State John Kerry this week, about the need for religion’s engagement with US foreign policy. We also revisit our stories about Grammy-Award-winning artist Bobby McFerrin and about ethics and genetic testing, especially in children.
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