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Thursday, March 08, 2007
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Program Listings For March 9, 2007
A Production of Thirteen/WNET New York
** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY **
This week’s edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY (distributed Friday, March 9 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:
* Profile: “Barbara Brown Taylor” — Bob Abernethy visits noted rector and author Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss the pastor’s spiritual transformation documented in her new book, “Leaving Church.” (Rebroadcast from July 7, 2006)
Web link http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week945/profile.html
* Feature: “Father Joe: Slum Priest” — Phil Jones talks to Catholic missionary Father Joe Maier about his commitment to help poor and underprivileged children living in the slums of Bangkok. (Rebroadcast from June 4, 2004)
Web link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week740/profile.html
*** EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS
WILL AIR DEPENDING UPON LOCAL PBS STATIONS’ SCHEDULES***
* News Feature: “Obama Church Controversy” — Kim Lawton looks at the political controversy arising from Senator Barack Obama’s spiritual connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. (NEW)
* Belief and Practice: “The Hajj” — American Abdul Alim Mubarak describes his pilgrimage to Mecca. (Rebroadcast from 1998)
Web links: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week130/feature.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week133/feature.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week145/cover.html
Please note that because this week's show may be pre-empted in several markets due to special PBS Pledge programming, the reports listed with Web links above were originally broadcast on earlier dates and can be accessed online. The transcript and streaming video of the News Feature segment will be available on the show’s Web site, www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
For information, contact:
Mary Schultz
Director of Communications
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
202-216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org
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** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY **
This week’s edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY (distributed Friday, March 9 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:
* Profile: “Barbara Brown Taylor” — Bob Abernethy visits noted rector and author Barbara Brown Taylor to discuss the pastor’s spiritual transformation documented in her new book, “Leaving Church.” (Rebroadcast from July 7, 2006)
Web link http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week945/profile.html
* Feature: “Father Joe: Slum Priest” — Phil Jones talks to Catholic missionary Father Joe Maier about his commitment to help poor and underprivileged children living in the slums of Bangkok. (Rebroadcast from June 4, 2004)
Web link: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week740/profile.html
*** EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS
WILL AIR DEPENDING UPON LOCAL PBS STATIONS’ SCHEDULES***
* News Feature: “Obama Church Controversy” — Kim Lawton looks at the political controversy arising from Senator Barack Obama’s spiritual connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright, senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. (NEW)
* Belief and Practice: “The Hajj” — American Abdul Alim Mubarak describes his pilgrimage to Mecca. (Rebroadcast from 1998)
Web links: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week130/feature.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week133/feature.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week145/cover.html
Please note that because this week's show may be pre-empted in several markets due to special PBS Pledge programming, the reports listed with Web links above were originally broadcast on earlier dates and can be accessed online. The transcript and streaming video of the News Feature segment will be available on the show’s Web site, www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
For information, contact:
Mary Schultz
Director of Communications
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
202-216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org
*****
About Religion Press Release Services
Religion Press Release Services distributes press releases, press advisories, photos and other stories on behalf of religious organizations, denominational offices, think tanks, watchdog groups, advocacy groups, coalitions, foundations, colleges, universities, seminaries, publishers and others.
The organizations and/or individuals who submit materials for distribution by Religion Press Release Services are solely responsible for the facts in and accuracy of their materials. Religion Press Release Services will correct any errors brought to its attention.
Contact Us
To distribute press releases through Religion Press Release Services, contact Claudia Sans at csans@religionnews.com or 202-383-7870. For more information check out our PDF brochure.
Religion News Service, 1101 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 463-8777
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Contact Us
To distribute press releases through Religion Press Release Services, contact Claudia Sans at csans@religionnews.com or 202-383-7870. For more information check out our PDF brochure.
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