Church Economics Prize; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Losar

Church Economics Prize; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Preparing for Losar, the Tibetan New Year

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Premiered February 13, 2015

Church Economics Prize; Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; Losar

Bay Ridge United Methodist Church in Brooklyn offers a $33,000 prize for the best explanations about why the U.S. economy is doing so poorly; Britain's former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks leads a global effort against religious extremism and violence; and Tibetan Buddhists prepare for the upcoming new year, the "year of the sheep."

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A Brooklyn church offered a $33,000 prize to know why the US economy was in poor shape.

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Church Economics Prize

A Tibetan Buddhist family in Queens, New York gets ready for the Year of the Sheep.

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Preparing for Losar

Britain's former chief rabbi is now leading a global effort against religious extremism.

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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

The former Chief Rabbi for Britain talks about ending religious violence and intolerance.

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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Extended Interview

A surgeon and New Yorker staff writer ponders “medicine and what matters in the end.”

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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly

This acclaimed one-of-a-kind TV show examines religion's role and the ethical dimensions behind top news headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist Bob Abernethy.