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Majority Morality?
Bob Edgar, who describes himself as part of the country’s “faithful majority,” takes issue with the morality of the radical religious right. Then, The Persuasions perform live in our studio. And we talk with biographer Simon Callow about Orson Welles. Plus, an investigative journalist says the chemicals we encounter in everyday life are ruining our health.
The "Faithful Majority"
Bob Edgar, the general secretary of the National Council of Churches USA, describes himself as part of the country’s “faithful majority.” In Middle Church, he challenges what he describes as the limited moral agenda of the radical religious right.
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Events: Bob Edgar will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, September 27 at 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
210 Orchard Ridge Road
Chappaqua, New York
Bob Edgar will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, September 28 at 7:30 pm
Princeton University Bookstore
64 Mercer Street
Princeton, New Jersey
The Pesuasions Sing U2
The Persuasions join us for a live a cappella performance from their latest album: The Persuasions Sing U2.
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Orson Welles: Volume 2
Simon Callow shares the second volume of his Orson Welles biography: Orson Welles: Volume 2: Hello Americans.
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Events: Simon Callow will be reading and signing books
Monday, September 18 at 6:30 pm
The Drama Bookshop
250 West 40th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues
Our Chemical "Body Burden"
The average American carries a “body burden” of hundreds of synthetic chemicals—like Teflon and pesticides. In The Hundred-Year Lie, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald says everyday chemical exposures are ruining our health…and making humans the most polluted species on Earth.
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