Religion

Barely a week after assuming office, President Donald Trump set off a worldwide firestorm when he decided to temporarily ban migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from all over the world from entering the United States.

Fortress America: What We Can — And Can't — Learn From History

12:00am January 31, 2017

President Trump's executive order on refugees left travelers stranded at airports worldwide. To some, the scenes evoked images of Jewish refugees during World War II. We investigate the parallels.

Flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City Monday.

French-Canadian Student Charged With Murdering 6 In Quebec City Mosque

8:50pm January 30, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Canadians are mourning six people shot to death while praying. Alleged shooter Alexandre Bissonnette had expressed anti-Islam sentiments online. He faces 11 charges of murder and attempted murder.

The HIAS welcomes refugees in Philadelphia in 2015. "The faith groups are going to kick and scream and object to every aspect of this disgusting, vile, executive order, which makes America out to be something that it's not," says Mark Hetfield, the organi

Trump Refugee Ban Clashes With Faith-Based Groups' Religious Missions

10:36am January 28, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Six of the nine agencies that resettle refugees in the U.S. are religious groups. Their leaders say the president's decision to halt the refugee flow runs counter to their beliefs and ministry.

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Mansoor Shams stands in downtown Denver with his sign, "I'm A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything." He is traveling the country in an effort to dispel misconceptions about Muslims.

Muslim Marine Answers Questions In Effort To Fight Islamophobia

1:00pm January 25, 2017

by NPR Staff

Mansoor Shams has been standing on street corners around the country with a sign saying, "I'm A Muslim U.S. Marine Ask Anything." It's exhausting, "but I feel like it's almost become my mission."

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Visitors photograph each other while standing on concrete slabs at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin in 2016.

Satirist Takes Berlin Holocaust Memorial Selfie-Takers To Task

5:29pm January 24, 2017

by Esme Nicholson

A Berlin-based Israeli satirist tweaks selfies taken at the memorial to elicit discomfort — and reflection. The memorial, he says, is "not just another backdrop for goofy selfies."

Trump Takes On Ambitious Plan To Eliminate Terrorism By Radical Islamists

6:27am January 24, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

President Trump wants to eradicate radical "Islamic terrorism" from the face of the earth. His plans are unclear but could involve law enforcement, military action, diplomacy and ideological battle.

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Trump's Spiritual Adviser Talks About Relationship With President

7:23pm January 22, 2017

Paula White, one of the spiritual leaders who spoke at President Donald Trump's inauguration talks about the intersection of religion and politics.

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Donald Trump seems to have been influenced by the teachings of pastor Norman Vincent Peale, who even officiated Trump's first wedding.

Trump Crowd Size Estimate May Involve 'The Power Of Positive Thinking'

3:18pm January 22, 2017

by Tamara Keith

President Donald Trump has praised the preaching of Norman Vincent Peale, who wrote, "a confident and optimistic thought pattern can modify or overcome the fact altogether."

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President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Karen Pence attend the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral on Saturday.

Trumps And Pences Attend Interfaith Inaugural Prayer Service

1:15pm January 21, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The long list of participants also included leaders from the Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Bahá'í faiths and opened with a Navajo blessing.

Wave Of Bomb Threats Targets Jewish Centers, Again

1:28pm January 19, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Twenty-seven Jewish community centers reported receiving bomb threats Wednesday, and 16 received threats Jan. 9. No bombs were found, and the FBI is investigating the source of the threatening calls.