Nov 27 - Newt Gingrich Clip

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3918636&affil=kabc

Newt Gingrich discusses the role of faith and spirituality in politics. His discussion gives perspective to how faith and spirituality have an impact on politics. Also he helps to give an understanding of what happens when these two genres come together and meet.

Nov 22 - Religious Documentary

The French filmmakers behind CBS' Emmy-winning "9/11," have reunited with the network for another documentary, this one featuring 12 of the world's most influential religious and spiritual leaders, including Pope Benedict XVI and the Dalai Lama. Jules Naudet said the idea for the project was born on September 11, 2001. He was inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center when the South Tower started to collapse.

"As I was running for my life, I was confronted with mortality and questions about the meaning of life," he said. "These questions continued to be in the back of my mind, and after a couple of years, I decided we should ask them to the people who would have the answers."

The Naudet brothers began researching issues of religion and traveled around the world to meet 12 spiritual leaders: the pope; the Dalai Lama; Patriarch Alexei II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church; Bishop Mark Hanson, president of the Lutheran World Federation; Dr. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention; Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England; Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, a prominent Shi'ite Muslim leader; Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and a prominent Sunni Muslim leader; Yona Metzger, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel; Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the Sikhs' highest authority; Michihisa Kitashirakawa, high priest of the Shinto Grand Shrine of Ise; and Amma, a Hindu spiritual leader.

"We chose these 12 leaders because of the vast number of believers -- more than 4 billion -- that their faiths represent," Gedeon Naudet said. "We also wanted to explore the diversity of spirituality in our world today."

Nov 21 - Singapore Bans Provocative Video Game

Singapore has banned an Xbox video game because it contains a sex scene between a woman and a female alien. A Microsoft spokesman in Singapore said Microsoft respected Singapore's decision to ban the game. "'Mass Effect' features realistic content and interactions in the context of the science-fiction story line," Ian Tan, marketing communications manager for Southeast Asia said. "The game takes a mature approach to various relationships amongst characters throughout the game and the content in question is another dynamic of that."
"This helps to ensure that games are suitable for a general audience and do not feature exploitative or gratuitous sex and violence, or denigrate any race or religion," Chetra said.

Nov 20 - Donnie and Marie on Larry King

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/11/14/lkl.osmonds.on.romney.cnn

In this clip from Larry King Live, Donnie and Marie Osmond and some of their siblings discuss the presidential campaign of fellow Mormon Mitt Romney.

Speaking about John F. Kennedy’s historic address about being Catholic and running for president, Marie Osmond told King, “I hope we’ve grown up since then.” “I hope people look at the person and what they’ve done,” the Osmond sister added.

Romney’s advisers have told the Republican presidential candidate not to give a Kennedy-esque speech regarding being a Mormon.

Nov 19 - Abortion at Democratic Debate

The Democratic Debate in Las Vegas has live blogging. This is an excerpt from the debate where repondants discuss the issue of abortion.

Supreme Court | 9:57 p.m. Will you require your Supreme Court nominees to support abortion rights?

Mr. Kucinich says he would have a litmus test on abortion rights, but he would be a “healer” who would also advocate for things that reduce the need for abortions. The others don’t want to use the word abortion, saying instead that they support the right to privacy. Mrs. Clinton said her nominees would have to “share my view about privacy and I think that goes hand in hand.” Only when Mr. Blitzer prompted her did she say the answer is “yes.”

She also credits Mr. Biden for understanding the legal issues involved and how the government works. Mr. Obama says he would not appoint someone who doesn’t believe in the right to privacy.

Nov 16 - Obama Promotes Education

Mr. Obama provides a stark assessment of his own childhood, which was spent partly in Indonesia and mostly Hawaii, where he attended prep school. “My parents weren’t rich. My father left me when I was very young,” he says in voice-over, as family photos of his parents and a young Mr. Obama are displayed on screen. “The one thing I was able to get was a great education."

Nov 15 - Bishops Direct Catholic Voters

The nation's Catholic bishops today approved a statement on the nature of "faithful citizenship" that hammers home the "intrinsic evil" of abortion and reminds Catholic voters to consider their faith's teachings when voting for a president. It is "a summary of Catholic teachings; It is not a voter guide," said Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn.

"Catholics often face difficult choices about how to vote. This is why it is so important to vote according to a well-formed conscience that perceives the proper relationship among moral goods. A Catholic cannot vote for a candidate who takes a position in favor of an intrinsic evil, such as abortion or racism, if the voter's intent is to support that position. In such cases, a Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in grave evil. At the same time, a voter should not use a candidate's opposition to an intrinsic evil to justify indifference or in attentiveness to other important moral issues involving human life and dignity."