Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly is a production of THIRTEEN in association with WNET. Visitwww.pbs.org/religionandethics for additional information. Show #1452 is fed over PBS on Friday, August 26th at 5:00 p.m. (check local listings).
- The Ethics of Drones—American drones played a pivotal role in the Libyan conflict. Remotely-piloted aircraft are increasingly becoming some of the most valuable weapons in the US arsenal. They can drop bombs without any risk to troops. But do they lower the psychological barriers to killing? Kim Lawton examines the moral issues surrounding the use of drones.
- Ghana—This West African nation has enjoyed two decades of thriving democracy in a region marked by political turbulence and dictatorships in which natural resources have been squandered, making a minority rich and leaving the majority poor. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on Ghana's growing economy, and on a university which trains Ghanains to become the ethical leaders of this fledgling democracy.
- Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial—On the occasion of the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Sunday, Morehouse College president, Dr. Robert Franklin, joins Fred de Sam Lazaro to discuss the importance of the memorial and Dr. King's legacy as a civil rights and religious leader.
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