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| God and Government: Uganda Edition and Inside a Lakota Sweat Lodge |
| July 17, 2015 |
We travel to Uganda, where many Christians view homosexuality as a sinful Western import. And our senior producer attempts to enter a sweat lodge, but isn't sure about spending 2 hours in a 100-degree homemade cave.
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| The Debate Over Uganda's Anti-Gay Law |
July 15, 2015 |
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Uganda is considering a law that won’t just criminalize being gay--it will require citizens to report the names of anyone they suspect of homosexual activity. Among the bill’s most active supporters are Christian churches, which are deeply woven into the social and political fabric of Ugandan society. We begin in the capital city of Kampala, where the debate has led citizens to think about just how much their government should be legislating morality. Kimberly Adams reports.
Joshua Rubongoya, professor of political science at Roanoke College
Jason Bruner, assistant professor of global Christianity at Arizona State University
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| James Makubuya, Reclaiming the Adungu |
July 15, 2015 |
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Musician James Makubuya grew up in Uganda as a devout Catholic. Though he was encouraged to study Western musical instruments, he insisted on learning traditional African harps and drums, and when got older, he pushed to integrate traditional instruments into Catholic services. He sat down in the studio with one of his favorite instruments--a harp called an Adungu (Ah-DUNE-goo)--to play some sacred songs.
James Makubuya, ethnomusicologist at Wabash College
Enjoy all the songs James played for us in the studio:
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| Audio Postcard: Building a Lakota Sweat Lodge |
July 15, 2015 |
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Back in 2009, our senior producer traveled to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where about a dozen people gathered in a leafy backyard to build a Lakota-style sweat lodge. Almost everyone there was familiar with the sacred puriftication ritual. Well, everyone except our inexperienced producer, who had some nervousness about spending two hours in a 100-degree homemade cave.
Produced by Laura Kwerel
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