May 2010
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Cartoon: Diversity on the Court?
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
Nick Anderson’s cartoon in the Houston Chronicle struck a chord with this kid from North Dakota who opted not to head east for college.
When Justice Stevens announced his retirement, we here at SOF read a good many articles about the many factors that play into the choosing of a Supreme Court nominee: religion, gender, ethnicity, race, political leanings,...
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Krista looks so content right now speaking to...
via tweetie Posted via web from Speaking of Faith’s posterous | Comment »
Krista looks so content right now speaking to...
via tweetie Posted via web from Speaking of Faith’s posterous | Comment »
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Are Babies Moral?
Colleen Scheck, senior producer
“To have a genuinely moral system, in other words, some things first have to matter, and what we see in babies is the development of mattering.”
I’m in the midst of another parenting transition where my son’s development from infant to toddler has me focusing less on basics and more on behavior. “Hitting and biting are common...
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Seeking apology is a punitive urge. Asking someone to be sorry for what...
– — Mary Cody, from her essay reflecting on our show, “Desmond Tutu’s God of Surprises.”
Trent Gilliss, senior editor
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Backing the Springboks Colleen Scheck, senior producer
This week, ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 documentary series continued with “The 16th Man.” This doc chronicles the role of rugby in helping unify blacks and whites in post-apartheid South Africa. It’s centered around Nelson Mandela’s risky “magnanimous gesture” to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup and back...
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A Student's Reaction to "Tatanka Iyotake"
by Nancy Rosenbaum, associate producer
Robynne Greeninger, a nurse and single mother who is currently working toward her law degree, recently sent us this thoughtful essay reflecting on our show about Sitting Bull’s spiritual legacy as part of an assignment for a World Religions class at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota:
“This is a subject that is very close to my...
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Today! SOF Live from the University of Minnesota Engaging Religious Communities Abroad » chat while you watch on our SOF Live page
Monday, May 5, 2010 (12:30pm Central) University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota
We’re now streaming streaming live video of a public dialogue event with Krista from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute. Krista Tippett...
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