Mar 18th, 2010 · The debate on health care reform has brought about deep divisions within the Catholic Church, pitting nuns against bishops. Wednesday, the heads of dozens of religious orders representing 59,000 nuns signed a letter urging Congress to approve the health care bill. Their stance is clashing with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, who oppose the bill, due to the belief that it provides for federal funding of abortions. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of Network, a national Catholic social justice lobby, speaks with host Michel Martin. She represents one of the organizations that signed the letter to Congress
Keywords: Congress · national · director · Americans · federal · organization · executives · divisions · religious · network · Health · social
Mar 11th, 2010 · The South African cleric and human-rights activist Desmond Tutu joins Renee Montagne to reflect on his long life and his lasting message about forgiveness and reconciliation. His new book, Made for Goodness, is an explanation of his personal sense of spirituality and an invitation to share in his beliefs about the basic goodness of humanity.
Keywords: Activist · human · Cleric · Renee Montagne · humanity · Desmond · Tutu · beliefs · goods · South African · reconciliation · spirituality
Mar 4th, 2010 · A spaceship lands. Humans become avatars. A man in a cape can fly. Special effects have made movies magical for decades. NPR's Susan Stamberg goes backstage to learn how moviemakers frighten, fool and thrill the audience.
Keywords: audience · Secret · human · movies · magic · beliefs · Susan Stamberg · Frightening · spaceship · cape · Moviemaking · avatars
Mar 3rd, 2010 · There's been much talk among anti-Obama, Tea Party activists of a legal concept called nullification. The belief is that if the citizens of a state decide they don't like a federal law passed, the 10th Amendment gives them the power to simply ignore it. The idea has caught fire among some Texans.
Keywords: Activist · federal · law · legal · citizen · Texas · beliefs · amendment · Obama · Texans · nullifying · Tea Party
Feb 23rd, 2010 · When it comes to climate change, some look at the facts presented and see a coming catastrophe, while others see a hoax. This difference in interpretation, social scientists say, has more to do with each individual's existing outlook than the facts.
Keywords: Scientists · Climate · social · beliefs · catastrophe · interpretation · Worldview
Feb 17th, 2010 · The alleged Christmas Day attacker grew up in a strict, well-to-do family in a region of northern Nigeria heavily impacted by religious violence. When he left home for boarding school, he became increasingly troubled by his family's Western lifestyle and turned more ardently to Islam. Part 1 of an NPR News Investigation.
Keywords: Violence · Nigeria · religious · region · schools · Family · Radical · beliefs · Christmas Day · Islam · Lifestyle · suspect
Jan 25th, 2010 · Meg Whitman is running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in California. She made her mark as the CEO of eBay. She's written a book about her experiences called The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in Life. She tells Ari Shapiro that her book provides an underlying set of values and beliefs that will be helpful to try to turn California around.
Keywords: Republicans · Business · California · CEO · Ari Shapiro · beliefs · eBay · nomination · gubernatorial · Meg Whitman · Power of Many
Dec 23rd, 2009 · What does it mean to be Good Without God? Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, asks this question in his new book, which explores the faith of the nonreligious. It may sound like a contradiction, but Epstein believes that human ethics are independent of belief in a supernatural power.
Keywords: ethics · independent · faith · human · Harvard University · beliefs · Supernatural · Epstein · Morality · Believer · emGood · Without God
