Voices of Faith at Work in the World

About this Collection

The historical religion programs in this collection came from the archives, library shelves, and back rooms of many organizations. Faith groups represented include African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Episcopal, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Quaker, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, United Church of Christ, United Methodist, and others. The majority, 1,031 recordings, are from United Methodist national agencies, annual conferences, seminaries, and other sources.

This SoundTheology online archive is an independent service of Audio-Rescue.com, provided in conjunction with the United Methodist General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Many of these programs would have been lost forever if not saved in this project. The originating institutions have made the recordings available for public access to further private study, scholarship, and research. They retain the rights to the recordings.
 

This audio collection has been chosen for inclusion in the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force Sound Collection Database.

Randomly-chosen Program From This Collection:

Abortion: Should it Be Legalized?

Speaker(s): Harriet Pilpel, Del Shields (host)

Description: Harriet Pilpel (1911-1991) was a New York attorney who served on the boards of the American Civil Liberty Union and Planned Parenthood, also serving as general counsel for both. Pilpel was involved in the birth control movement and the pro-choice movement. She helped to establish the legal rights of minors to abortion and contraception. During her career, she participated in 27 cases that came before the United States Supreme Court. She wrote and lectured extensively regarding the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and reproductive freedom. In this program, she spoke of the limited legal abortions in all states, and proposed removing all laws regarding abortion. Callers wanted to know about abortion and sterilization. One caller spoke of problems from the drug Thalidomide. As expected, she experiences both support and opposition in this program.

Length: 58:51
Recording Date: June 19, 1969
Recorded at: WRVR Radio Studio, New York City