PROGRAM: TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR  8/30/2009      "Religion 2.0"
*The geography of organized religion in America is changing.  Today,
more and more Americans identify themselves as spiritual, rather than
aligning themselves with a particular religion.  They're cobbling
together faith and spirituality from sources all over the world, picking
and choosing the same way we put together a sub sandwich at a fast food
restaurant. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Religion 2.0. 
We'll find out what spirituality looks like in today's world, from a
punk Buddhist to a sufi rapper.  

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Religion 2.0"


0:00 - 22:50        SEGMENT 1: (22:51)
            Clark Strand is the author of "How to Believe in God,"
            and a contributing editor at Tricycle: A Buddhist Review. 
            He tells Jim Fleming that the United States is unusual
            among developed nations for its continued religiosity,
            even while individual Americans increasingly decline to
            affiliate with any particular religious group, but still
            consider themselves spiritual people.  Also, Brad Warner
            is a Japanese monster movie marketer, a blogger, a Zen
            Buddhist Master and plays bass in a punk band.  His book
            is "Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate."  Warner
            tells Steve Paulson how he found himself a Buddhist at
            the end of a truly atrocious year and how he values the
            sacredness in everyday life.
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

22:51 - 23:20  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

23:21 - 43:14       SEGMENT 2: (19:54)
            James Carse is the author of "The Religious Case Against
            Belief."  He talks with Steve Paulson about the
            definition of religion and argues that one can be a
            religious person without believing in God.  Also,
            Tsultrim Allione founded Tara Mandala, a retreat in
            Colorado, where she teaches students based on her
            Buddhist training in Tibet. She is also the author of
            "Feeding Your Demons."  Allione tells Anne Strainchamps
            about the practice of feeding one's demons and how it
            relates to Western therapeutic techniques.
                         
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

43:15 - 43:44       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

43:45 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (9:16)
            David Plotz is the editor of Slate Magazine dot com and
            the author of "Good Book."  He tells Jim Fleming why he
            decided to read the entire Old Testament, and how the
            experience has changed his life.  
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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