religion

Radio Ambulante: El chamán / The Shaman

Melba Escobar — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:20 +0000

The intense winter rains of 2011 left thousands of Colombians flooded out of their homes and claimed hundreds of lives. That same year, a man named Jorge Elías González became infamous for taking public money to keep the skies clear over Bogotá. Melba Escobar tells us his story.

'Change Coming' for S.F. singer Mark Etheredge (show Saturday)

Eric Jansen — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:21:41 +0000

Meet Bay Area-bred singer, songwriter and keyboard player Mark Etheredge and collaborator Michael Cronin, who play in San Francisco Saturday, and hear their latest music on this week's Out in the Bay. Mark has just released his first CD, Change Coming, featuring a wide range of songs about life and love, from the upbeat and humorous "Hot Tub" and "Pimp You Out for Love" to the very personal and touching "Room to Room," about his mother's struggle with Alzheimer's.

Religion in a Secular World - The Divided State of America

City Visions — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:25:29 +0000

Religion in a Secular Society: The Divided States of America

City Visions — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:06:18 +0000

Religion has been the social backbone of human civilization for thousands of years. It helps explain the unexplainable, gives hope to the hopeless, and its places of worship have been the common spaces whose members get to know each other, practice common traditions, build trust, and help each other in an enormous and frightening world. But what happens when the world gets smaller, and people of different faiths, or no faith at all, live together - and in a democracy none the less? Next week we'll discuss the influence faith-based organizations have on secular society.