''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly'' is an American weekly television news-magazine program that aired on

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from October 3, 1997, to February 24, 2017.

History and content

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

religion Religion is a range of social system, social-cultural systems, including designated religious behaviour, behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, religious text, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics in religion, ethics, or ...

and

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, along with major

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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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, 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.

References

External links

''Religion & Ethics NewsWeeklys official website
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