Religion

At Holocaust Museum L.A., visitors can leave prayers or messages in a memorial wall.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day rings differently this year

7:50am January 27, 2024

by Jason DeRose

Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27, feels different this year because of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. More Jews were killed that day than on any single day since the Holocaust.

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Holocaust Remembrance Day rings different after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack

4:56pm January 26, 2024

by Jason DeRose

Holocaust Remembrance Day comes annually, but this year it hits differently because of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. More Jews were killed that day than on any single day since the Holocaust.

A video making the rounds online depicts Trump as a Messiah-like figure

5:16am January 26, 2024

A new video, "God Made Trump," casts Donald Trump as a Messiah-like figure. NPR's Steve Inkseep unpacks its meaning with Robert Jones, founder of the Public Religion Research Institute.

The war in Gaza is spilling over into Israeli universities

4:21pm January 25, 2024

by Jackie Northam

Palestinian students are being suspended over accusations they supported the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, and some Jewish students say they won't attend classes with Palestinian professors.

Religiously unaffiliated people now make up 28% of U.S. adults, according to a new study from Pew Research. That's a larger cohort than Catholics or evangelical Protestants.

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Religious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.

8:45pm January 24, 2024

by Jason DeRose

28% of Americans are now religiously unaffiliated. A new study from Pew Research looks at how atheists, agnostics and those whose religion is "nothing in particular" view God, religion and morality.

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Chris Avell, right, faces criminal prosecution after he continued to allow unhoused people to sleep at his church without the city's permission.

An Ohio church is suing a city over not being allowed to house homeless people

5:00am January 23, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Dad's Place in Bryan, Ohio, filed a federal lawsuit accusing the city of religious discrimination, arguing that providing food and shelter to those in need is a religious activity.

Many in India celebrate as Modi's consecration of controversial, unfinished temple

4:20pm January 22, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

Much of India celebrates as the prime minister consecrates a controversial temple to Lord Ram. Critics say its done with an eye to elections, and there's unease among Muslims.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs rituals during the opening of a temple dedicated to Hinduism's Lord Ram in Ayodhya, India, Monday.

India's Modi inaugurates a long-promised but controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya

1:27pm January 22, 2024

by Omkar Khandekar

The temple inauguration marks the culmination of a decades-long dispute over a site Hindus believe is the birthplace of the god Ram. Critics call the temple a monument to India's eroding secularism.

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Controversial Hindu temple is inaugurated by India's prime minister

5:14am January 22, 2024

India's prime minister lead the consecration ceremony for a temple. A Hindu group built it on the site of a historic mosque that was razed three decades ago.

First Church of God Pastor Charles Hundley sings a hymn during the morning service, Sunday, Jan. 7, in Des Moines, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump and his rivals for the GOP nomination have pushed for endorsements from pastors and faith communities. Evangelicals and religious Christian groups are traditionally critical to the Republican Party.

'You gotta be tough': White evangelicals remain enthusiastic about Donald Trump

9:26am January 21, 2024

by Sarah McCammon

One takeaway from Iowa's Republican caucuses: evangelicals show no signs of backing away from Donald Trump. But some say even a small shift could make a big difference in November.

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