Religion

Another Wave Of Bomb Threats Targets Jewish Community Centers

7:39pm February 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

For the fourth time in two months, multiple centers received threats in one day. Headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Missouri have also been vandalized. President Trump called the threats "horrible."

Headstones Vandalized At Jewish Cemetery In Missouri

4:52pm February 21, 2017

by Rachel Lippmann

The Jewish community in St. Louis is trying to understand what's behind a massive act of vandalism at one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the state of Missouri. Vandals toppled more than 170 gravestones at Chesed Shel Emeth cemetery sometime over the weekend.

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After Criticism, Trump Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitic Violence

4:52pm February 21, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Trump said Tuesday anti-Semitic violence is "horrible" and more work needs to be done to root out bigotry. His comments came after criticism that he hasn't spoken out against anti-Semitism.

Episcopal Church Sues Trump Administration Over Travel Ban

6:50pm February 20, 2017

by Will James

A church in Washington state is suing the federal government for preventing it from practicing its faith. The Episcopal diocese says the refugee ban stops them from welcoming strangers in need.

Zachary Linderer said he wanted to go to college to major in the field of science, but growing up as a Jehovah's Witness, higher education was prohibited by his parents.

Lack Of Education Leads To Lost Dreams And Low Income For Many Jehovah's Witnesses

12:58pm February 20, 2017

by Luke Vander Ploeg

When it comes to education, not all religions are created equal. Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest rate of formal education. And that can have a detrimental effect on those who leave the religion.

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Amal Bajes, sporting a printed American flag hijab, was at the "I Am Muslim Too" rally in New York City's Times Square with her daughter on Sunday.

In Times Square, Protesters Take To The Streets To Say 'I Am Muslim Too'

8:02pm February 19, 2017

by Kat Chow

At a rally in New York City on Sunday, protesters filled three city blocks to express solidarity with Muslims and to speak out against President Trump's immigration ban.

Assistant Attorney General Kimberly Strovink, of Massachusetts Attorney General Healey's Civil Rights Division, answers calls coming into the state's hate hotline.

Massachusetts Hotline Tracks Post-Election Hate

6:47am February 18, 2017

by Tovia Smith

More than 250 "substantive reports" of harassment and hate incidents have flooded in since November. Although perpetrators are hard to identify, the hotline also serves to provide support to victims.

Jeanette Vizguerra, a Mexican woman seeking to avoid deportation from the United States, speaks Wednesday as she holds her 6-year-old daughter, Zuri, during a news conference in a Denver church in which Vizguerra and her children have taken refuge.

Sanctuary Churches Brace For Clash With Trump Administration

10:17am February 16, 2017

by Joel Rose

Churches across the country are preparing to offer shelter and protection to immigrants in the country illegally. That sets up a conflict between Trump's policies on immigration and religious freedom.

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Tareq Oubrou, an imam in Bordeaux, delivers a sermon in French and Arabic at the city's grand mosque. Most imams in France speak only in Arabic.

In France, Some Muslims Seek To 'Adapt' Islam To Secular Culture

4:36pm February 13, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Many French Muslims believe it's time to create a uniquely French brand of Islam that is compatible with the country's secular values and responds better to the needs of modern Muslims.

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Monk Spreads Buddhist Philosophy With 140-Character Tweets

6:00pm February 12, 2017

Buddhist monk Haemin Sunim became Twitter-famous with his tweets about faith and mindfulness. His book, a compilation of tweets, went viral in South Korea, and the American edition is out now.