Religion

Religion

For A Church Defined By Tradition, Changing Catholic Doctrine Can Present A Problem

5:37pm July 03, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Pope Francis wants to make Roman Catholicism more relevant to Catholics' daily lives. Traditionalists say he's abandoning Catholic doctrine but many lay Catholics welcome it.

Pope Paul VI acknowledges cheers as standing on platform in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug. 22, 1968.

50 Years Ago, The Pope Called Birth Control 'Intrinsically Wrong'

11:06am July 03, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

U.S. Catholics largely ignored a 1968 papal encyclical on birth control. But it prompted many more to broadly question their "pay, pray, obey" mindset.

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José Rolando Arévalo, a 24-year-old ex-gang member, prays at Eben-ezer church. His head is tattooed with the number 18, a reference to his affiliation with the Barrio 18 gang.

For Some Gang Members In El Salvador, The Evangelical Church Offers A Way Out

6:48pm July 02, 2018

by Emily Green

"Our message is that [the gang members] should understand there is a life outside of the gang," says evangelical pastor Nelson Moz. "That they can make it, with the help of God."

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In El Salvador, Becoming An Evangelical Is A Way Out Of A Gang

6:22am July 02, 2018

by Emily Green

Violent criminal gangs in Central America are difficult for youth to escape. But in El Salvador, it looks like active participation in an Evangelical church may be one route out.

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Nailah Winkfield (left) and Omari Sealey, the mother and uncle of Jahi McMath, listen to doctors speak during a news conference in San Francisco in 2014.

Jahi McMath, Teen At Center Of Medical And Religious Debate On Brain Death, Has Died

3:16pm June 29, 2018

by Kat Chow

McMath was put on life support in 2013 after a tonsillectomy. Doctors said she had irreversible brain damage, and a coroner issued a death certificate. Her mother never agreed with that assessment.

When the First Congregational Church of Oakland decided to hang a Black Lives Matter sign, they started a conversation that led them to try to stop calling police, especially on people of color.

Oakland Church Steps Out On Faith And Pledges To Stop Calling Police

12:32pm June 26, 2018

by Sandhya Dirks

In California, members of First Congregational Church of Oakland says it's a reaction to white people using law enforcement as a first resort when interacting with people of color.

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Southern Baptist Head Urges Evangelicals To Avoid Political Ideology Amid Crossroads

5:48pm June 25, 2018

by Tori Whitley

Rachel Martin talks to pastor J.D. Greear, the megachurch leader assumes his role at the same time Southern Baptists grapple with the #MeToo movement and navigate their identity in politics.

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Sahar Pirzada, program and outreach manager for HEART, leads a workshop at Peace Over Violence in downtown Los Angeles.

Muslim Sex Educators Forge Their Own #MeToo Movement

6:28pm June 23, 2018

by Josie Huang

#MeToo has given voice to victims of sexual harassment, including in religious communities. Among Muslims, a group of young people is creating its own movement to address abuse.

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What Role Does Religion Play In American Politics?

6:52am June 21, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions on how religion has influenced public policy in America.

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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick prays during the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual fall assembly in 2011 in Baltimore. McCarrick was ordered by the Holy See to step down from public ministry as a result of an allegation of sexual abuse.

Former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Removed From Ministry Over Abuse Allegation

7:38pm June 20, 2018

by Amy Held

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick denies having sexually abused a teenager when he was a priest in New York decades ago but says he accepts the Holy See's decision that he refrain from any public ministry.