http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/ tag:newsweek.washingtonpost.com,2008:/onfaith/divineimpulses/593 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:05:44 -0500 Sally Quinn's video interviews with leading figures in religion, politics, entertainment and media. http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/11/divine_impulses_maria_shriver.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/11/divine_impulses_maria_shriver.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:05:44 -0500 California's first lady, Maria Shriver, considers herself "a Catholic in good standing," but in an interview with On Faith, said that she disagrees with the church's teachings on divorce, homosexuality and abortion rights. On abortion, she said "I often talk to my daughters and at my dinner table about the difference between being pro-abortion versus pro-choice. . . I believe that that choice should be left to a woman." But Shriver does look to Catholic teaching for inspiration and uses her position as first lady to promote women's empowerment. "I believe in the compassion and justice of Jesus Christ, I believe in the social justice of the Catholic Church," Shriver added. Shriver recently sat down with On Faith behind the scenes of her women's conference in Long Beach, CA, which brought together political, business, cultural and entertainment leaders under the theme of empowering women. »Watch Maria Shriver talk social justice, the role of women in the Catholic Church and her spiritual message for women today.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/10/divine_impulses_victoria_ostee.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/10/divine_impulses_victoria_ostee.html Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:29:47 -0500 As co-pastors of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, Joel and Victoria Osteen preside over the largest church in the United States. Their ministry reaches seven million viewers weekly and is broadcast in more than 100 countries. Victoria and Joel sat down with Sally Quinn in September, just before they preached to a sold-out crowd of 15,000 at the Verizon Center. Watch Victoria Osteen talk about being a female pastor, the roots of their "Best Life" philosophy and her take on the role of women in the church and society. Check back October 24th for Sally's interview with Joel Osteen.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_td_jakes.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_td_jakes.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:39:31 -0500 It was only when T.D. Jakes lost his father at the age of 16 that he came to know God. "In some ways I think that God became for me the father that I didn't have," Jakes said. After Jakes entered religious ministry at 19, he began a spiritual journey that has taken him from an "invisible church" in the hills of West Virginia, to the 30,000 member Potters House in Dallas, Texas where he currently works.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_lorne_michaels.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_lorne_michaels.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:47:12 -0500 When it comes to tragedy, what's comedy got to do with it? "It [experiencing death] leads to a seriousness that is very helpful in comedy," Lorne Michaels said in an interview at his home with Sally Quinn. "I think of that Dylan lyric --'When you've got nothing you've got nothing to lose,'" said the Saturday Night Live creator and longtime producer. Michaels has presided over one of America's funniest shows for more than 30 years, but says that "bracing the reality of death" is central to the ability to poke fun at people and their predicaments. »Watch Michaels talk about mourning his father's death, how he experiences God and why altar boys make great comedians with On Faith's Sally Quinn. Links/ Items mentioned during interview: Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal, 1729 Saturday Night Live Lorne Michaels website... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_richard_land.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/09/divine_impulses_richard_land.html Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:41:38 -0500 Richard Land is a Southern Baptist who rejects gay marriage and defines abortion as the taking of a human life. But Land does support civil unions and says that abortion is permitted when a woman's life is endangered.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_barry_lynn.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_barry_lynn.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:51:54 -0500 Barry Lynn does not just want to protect the state from religion. He wants to protect religion from the state. "Religion flourishes best when governments just leave it alone," Lynn said to On Faith's Sally Quinn in the Divine Impulses interview. »Watch the Lynn, a lawyer, United Church of Christ minister and executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State talk to Sally Quinn about the trouble with the presidential candidate's overuse of religion and why religious people should be skeptical of faith-based politics. More Information: Americans United for Separation of Church and State... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_laszlo_berkowi.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_laszlo_berkowi.html Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:19:37 -0500 Laszlo Berkowits says that when he was arrested in Hungary with his family in 1944 and taken into Auschwitz concentration camp, he was a "totally non-theological 16-year-old boy." Today he is a Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia. Although he survived the Holocaust, his parents and two younger siblings did not. In the years since he was freed by the 82nd Airborne, Berkowits emigrated to America, served in the Army and has been a rabbi for more than four decades.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_anita_renfroe.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_anita_renfroe.html Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:03:40 -0500 Anita Renfroe wasn't supposed to be funny. In fact, Renfroe says that her Baptist religious tradition "didn't really celebrate laughter." But the comedian slowly discovered that just as she wanted her children to be happy, "the God of the Universe" must want the same for her. Renfroe shared her talent for humor with the world in a YouTube video called "Momsense" which has received 2.2 million views.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_william_and_ja.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/08/divine_impulses_william_and_ja.html Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:04:06 -0500 Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen and his wife, television journalist Janet Langhart Cohen are of different races, political persuasions and religious backgrounds. Yet they say a 'soulful' connection brought them together.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_william_boykin.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_william_boykin.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:01:08 -0500 Retired Army Lt. General William Boykin was involved in many perilous operations during his 30-year military career –missions that included the Desert One attempted rescue of Iranian hostages in 1980, Grenada, and serving as commander of Delta Force during Black Hawk Down in Somalia. Despite all he has endured, Boykin says one of his most traumatic fights came in 2003, when he found himself the subject of a media firestorm after comments he made to a Christian audience were publicized. According to accounts of his speech, Boykin referenced a Somali Muslim warlord he encountered in battle and said "I knew my God was bigger than his. I knew that my God was a real god and his was an idol."... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_caroline_casey.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_caroline_casey.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:56:45 -0500 Born the youngest of five children to an Irish Catholic congressman and his wife, Caroline Casey was an unlikely student of astrology. But for the past thirty years, in her work as a Washington area astrologer, Casey has formed a spirituality of her own by melding social action, myth and astrology.... Elizabeth Tenety http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_harry_jackson.html http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/divineimpulses/2008/07/divine_impulses_harry_jackson.html Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:11:24 -0500 Watch Bishop Harry Jackson talk about being born again, the role of religion in politics, the black church and his perspective on biblical principles of morality in the Divine Impulses religion interview series with On Faith’s Sally Quinn. Elizabeth Tenety