Faith

Fijian soldiers have been part of UN peacekeeping operations in Iraq since 2004. Five have been killed and others are being held captive by the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda. One way the brigade stays committed and strong is to sing. And they believe it keeps them safe, as well.

A growing number of Roman Catholics are making conscious connections between linking their faith and their concern for the earth. But as Richard Schiffman reports it’s not always easy to reconcile age-old religious traditions and a new environmental consciousness.

Does faith need fact? Yesterday, we talked about a new survey showing that many religious people don’t know many basic facts about religions. We hear from some listeners’ views and talk to Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.

On the final day of our week-long series on Faith In America, we feature a debate between humanist chaplain Greg Epstein, author of ‘Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe,’ and conservative pastor Douglas Wilson.

Fair Game with Faith Salie takes the day’s news and entertainment stories, blows them up, and puts them back together again — all in one glorious hour. Join Faith and her guests as they delve into subjects like international espionage, Robert Downey Junior, and why you sometimes need to punch a hawk to save a puppy. All that plus live music! Fair Game – where every topic is our play thing.