Religion

Facing Global Persecution, Christian Leaders Urge U.S. For More Protection

5:35pm May 12, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Hundreds of Christian leaders from around the world are in Washington to highlight the cause of Christian persecution in the Middle East and other countries. No other faith group faces more restrictions, and some leaders are pushing the U.S. for more protection.

The Labour Party Hold Their Clause V Meeting To Ratify Their Election Manifesto

Friday News Roundup - International

3:19pm May 12, 2017

France and South Korea have new presidents. And Russia's president? He's been making time for some ice hockey. On the international edition of the Friday News Round Up, a panel of journalists joins guest host John Donvan to talk about those stories and more.

Limit(less) is a documentary project that explores the visual aesthetics of LGBTQ African immigrants.

Picturing Queer Africans In The Diaspora

11:48am May 12, 2017

by Leah Donnella

A photographer uses his lens to peer through perceptions of queerness in his ancestral home.

The cast of "Miss Saigon" takes part in the curtain call on opening night at the Broadway Theatre on March 23, 2017 in New York City.

This Week In Race: Census Worries, Yellowface And Kendall Jenner. Again.

8:48am May 12, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

In this edition: posers, pretenders and passers.

A Boy Scout works on a canoe in 2015 outside Payson, Utah.

Mormon Church Will Withdraw From Boy Scouts' Programs For Older Teens

4:04pm May 11, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The church said that "young men ages 14 to 18 are not being served well" by those programs. Though the church has been resistant to the Scouts' recent LGBT policies, it didn't cite that as the reason.

Cokie Roberts Answers Your Questions About Church And State

5:00am May 11, 2017

A recent executive order from President Trump has resurfaced issues of church and state separation. In #AskCokie, commentator Cokie Roberts talks about the history of religion and politics in the U.S.

Indonesia Convicts Jakarta's Christian Governor Of Blasphemy

4:36pm May 09, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Andreas Harsono of Human Rights Watch about Indonesia's court decision to imprison the Christian governor of Jakarta for blasphemy against Islam.

Jakarta Gov. Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama (center) talks with his lawyers after his sentencing hearing Tuesday in Indonesia's capital city.

Jakarta's Christian Governor Sentenced To 2 Years For Blasphemy

12:19pm May 09, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The Indonesian court's decision has cheered Muslim conservatives and crushed the hopes of advocates of a more pluralistic and tolerant path for their nation.

Dates are a popular food across the Middle East, but in Oman they hold a place of honor in the national culture and cuisine.

A Love Affair With Dates, The Fruit At The Cultural Heart Of Oman

11:34am May 08, 2017

by Amy E. Robertson

In this country at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula, the nutrition-packed palm-tree treat is essential to tradition, sustenance and the economy — and has been for hundreds of years.

Religion

Openly Gay Bishop At Center Of Controversy In United Methodist Church

8:16am May 07, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Bishop Karen Oliveto, the first openly-LGBT bishop in the United Methodist Church, about the controversy over her sexuality.