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RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY PROGRAM LISTINGS
FOR MARCH 21, 2008
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 21 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:
- After Obama’s Speech — Bob Abernethy is joined by Reverend Richard Cizik with the National Association of Evangelicals and Dr. Robert Franklin, president of Morehouse College, for a studio discussion focusing on the prophetic preaching tradition within the Black church and what role religion can play in racial reconciliation.
- Easter Music — Kim Lawton looks at the many ways that music helps convey the mood and message of the Easter season.
SPECIAL NOTE: This week on the show’s “One Nation: Religion & Politics 2008 Blog” available at http://www.pbsorg/wnet/religionandethics/blog.html, hear sound bites from Senator Barack Obama’ speech about America’s racial divisions and the controversy surrounding his former pastor Jeremiah Wright, and listen to what prominent African-American religious leaders are saying about race and religion in this campaign.
To request a transcript of these reports, send an e-mail to schultzm@religionethics.org or go to the program Web site at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics where the transcript and streaming video of each segment will be available after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
For information, contact:
Mary Schultz
Director of Communications
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
202-216-2394
schultzm@religionethics.org