Religion

Religion

After 100 Years, Yisrael Kristal Will Finally Get His Bar Mitzvah

6:19am September 16, 2016

Yisrael Kristal, the world's oldest man, was never bar mitzvahed. He was living in Poland when he turned 13. His coming-of-age ceremony was called off because of World War One.

Police Charge Man With Arson At Mosque Attended By Orlando Gunman

5:20pm September 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

In addition to surveillance video, police say an "examination of [Joseph Michael Schreiber's] social media account also shows multiple anti-Islamic posts and comments."

N.J. Church Group To Resettle Syrian Refugee Family With Special Needs

6:13am September 14, 2016

by Deborah Amos

A N.J. church group offered to help resettle Syrian refugees in the U.S. and members received a special case: a family of 6 with a father badly wounded. It's a year-long commitment for the volunteers.

Biryani is a popular South Asian dish made with rice and meat, fish or vegetables. Though it is rarely made with beef, it has recently become the target of some Hindu activists in India who want to protect the holy cow.

India's War On Biryani Mixes Caste, Religion, Cow-Avenging Vigilantes

6:28pm September 12, 2016

by Sandip Roy

In an effort to save the sacred cow, one Indian state is attacking biryani, the much-loved rice and meat dish. The police is collecting biryani from homes and shops to test if it contains beef.

Muslim pilgrims join one of the hajj rituals on Mount Arafat near Mecca early on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Muslim Hajj Pilgrimage Reaches Its Pinnacle

4:01pm September 11, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than a million Muslims have embarked on the yearly hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, after last year's holy event was marred by a deadly stampede that killed hundreds and stoked regional tensions.

A young girl listens to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump address the Values Voter Summit on September 9 in Washington, DC.

Evangelical Gathering A Sign Conservative Christians Slow To Embrace Trump

3:21pm September 10, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

The Republican nominee addressed the annual Values Voter Summit occurring this weekend in Washington, D.C. He was not among the top few primary candidates preferred by conservative Christian voters.

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Men attend Friday prayers at a mosque in Edison, N.J.

In Fight Against Islamophobia, Muslim Americans Focus On The Ballot Box

2:37pm September 10, 2016

by Joel Rose

After three Muslims were killed recently in Queens, community leaders in New York and elsewhere say Islamophobia is at a high, even 15 years after Sept. 11. Their solution: getting out the vote.

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Native American protestors gather at a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony. Over 1,000 people, most Native American, have gathered at two prayer camps along the Cannonball River near its confluence with the

At The Sacred Stone Camp, A Coalition Joins Forces To Protect The Land

9:54am September 10, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Hundreds of Native Americans and their supporters have gathered in North Dakota to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Native Americans march to a sacred site on Sunday that they say was disturbed by bulldozers working on the Dakota Access Pipeline, near the encampment where hundreds of people have gathered to join the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's protest.

Judge Rules That Construction Can Proceed On Dakota Access Pipeline

6:15pm September 09, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe had sought a temporary stop to work on the pipeline. But after the ruling, three U.S. agencies said work would halt in an area particularly sensitive to the tribe.

'Sad And Absurd': The U.S.S.R.'s Disastrous Effort To Create A Jewish Homeland

2:00pm September 07, 2016

Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen discusses the Soviet effort, in 1929, to create an autonomous Jewish state in the country's far eastern region. Gessen is the author of Where The Jews Aren't.

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