TOPICS
Faith in the 2008 ElectionReligion played a significant role in the 2008 presidential campaign. Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin and the participants in both the Democratic and...
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US Presidents on Values Issues
Religion has long been a staple of American politics. At the national level presidents and candidates for the highest office have continually evoked religious themes,...
Abortion
This collection gathers together key candidate statements on abortion from the primary and general election campaigns, illustrating how each candidate's understanding of...
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2009 Berkley Center Lectures with Hans Joas: Violence and the Origins of Human Rights
October 26, 2009
October 26, 2009
2009 Berkley Center Lectures with Hans Joas: Punishment, Rights, and the Sacredness of the Person
October 27, 2009
October 27, 2009
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Female Genital Cutting: Cultural, Religious, and Human Rights Dimensions of a Complex Development Issue
April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012
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A Discussion with Hassan Omar Hassan, Commissioner, Kenyan National Human Rights Commission, Nairobi, Kenya
June 28, 2010
June 28, 2010
A Discussion with Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Founder, Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo and the Arab Organization for Human Rights
December 12, 2007
December 12, 2007
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Barack Obama on Abortion Policy at the Saddleback Civil Forum
August 16, 2008
WARREN: [...] at what point does a baby get human rights in your view?
OBAMA: Well, you know, I think that whether you're looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade. [...] One thing that I'm absolutely convinced of is that there is a moral and ethical element to this issue. And so I think anybody who tries to deny the moral difficulties and gravity of the abortion issue, I think, is not paying attention. So that would be point number one. But point number two, I am pro-choice. I believe in Roe v. Wade, and I come to that conclusion not because I'm pro-abortion, but because, ultimately, I don't think women make these decisions casually. I think they -- they wrestle with these things in profound ways, in consultation with their pastors or their spouses or their doctors or their family members.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...
OBAMA: Well, you know, I think that whether you're looking at it from a theological perspective or a scientific perspective, answering that question with specificity, you know, is above my pay grade. [...] One thing that I'm absolutely convinced of is that there is a moral and ethical element to this issue. And so I think anybody who tries to deny the moral difficulties and gravity of the abortion issue, I think, is not paying attention. So that would be point number one. But point number two, I am pro-choice. I believe in Roe v. Wade, and I come to that conclusion not because I'm pro-abortion, but because, ultimately, I don't think women make these decisions casually. I think they -- they wrestle with these things in profound ways, in consultation with their pastors or their spouses or their doctors or their family members.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in January 2009, the first African-American to hold the office, and was re-elected to the presidency in November 2012. After graduating from Columbia University and Harvard Law School,...