Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Mississippi “Religious Freedom” Law
Clip: 5/19/2016 | 7m 10s
Does a controversial new state law justify discrimination based on religious belief?
Mississippi has enacted a new law that says people of faith can refuse to provide services to gay people if they think such services violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. As correspondent Lucky Severson reports, supporters of the law insist it will protect religious freedom. Critics say it will permit unconstitutional discrimination.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Mississippi “Religious Freedom” Law
Clip: 5/19/2016 | 7m 10s
Mississippi has enacted a new law that says people of faith can refuse to provide services to gay people if they think such services violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. As correspondent Lucky Severson reports, supporters of the law insist it will protect religious freedom. Critics say it will permit unconstitutional discrimination.
Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Ethical Obligations to Displaced People
A Catholic theologian argues that “we have moral proximity” to migrants and refugees on th (5m 33s)
They are living places of worship, where Hinduism and Buddhism have deep roots. (6m 33s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by: