''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly'' was an American weekly television news-magazine program which aired on

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History and content

Premiering in 1997, ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly'' was devoted to news of

religion Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...

and spirituality, along with major

ethical Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns ma ...

issues. The program explored the top moral questions facing the country and profiled notable people and groups in the world of religion and ethics. As of February, 2017, the series has been canceled.

Production and distribution

''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly'' had been produced by Thirteen/WNET in

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, New York, since its premiere, and was filmed on location worldwide. The main studio was in downtown

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, in the same building as

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. The program was distributed to PBS stations nationwide.

Host

The program was hosted by journalist

Bob Abernethy Robert Gordon Abernethy (November 5, 1927 – May 2, 2021) was an American journalist, best known for serving various roles during a 42-year career with NBC News. He later co-created, and was executive editor and host of '' Religion & Ethics New ...

References

External links

''Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklys official website
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