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Friday, March 13, 2009

Transcript - Bill Moyers Interviews Karen Armstrong


Transcript - Bill Moyers Interviews Karen Armstrong

March 13, 2009

This is the transcript of the March 1, 2002 Bill Moyers’ interview with ecclesiastical scholar Karen Armstrong.

If you can get past Mr. Moyers’ preachy, whining, supercilious, manipulative and hyper-politicized approach to what should remain in the domain of intellectual; you will find Ms. Armstrong is extraordinarily knowledgeable in the study of comparative religions – especially the three religions of Abraham - and delightfully articulate.

I wish that the interviewer had been Charlie Rose… / Kevin Dayhoff

Transcript - Bill Moyers Interviews Karen Armstrong

March 1, 2002

BILL MOYERS: She was a spark plug in my PBS series on Genesis, her books are best sellers, "The History of God", "The Battle for God", "Jerusalem". She's written a biography of Buddha, and a short history of Islam. Soon we'll have her new memoir of her life after the convent where she spent seven years as a nun. Joining me now is one of the world's foremost students of religion, Karen Armstrong. Thank you.

KAREN ARMSTRONG: Thank you Bill.

BILL MOYERS: If you were God, would you do away with religion?

ARMSTRONG: Well, there are some forms of religion that must make God weep. ...


Read the entire transcript here: Transcript - Bill Moyers Interviews Karen Armstrong

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http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/transcript_armstrong.html

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