Religion

A breakup led this former White House speechwriter to rediscover her Jewish faith

4:28pm July 13, 2023

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former White House speech writer Sarah Hurwitz about the wisdom she found in an unexpected place: her childhood faith.

Native Americans argue in court that 2 mining projects would destroy religious sites

5:27pm July 11, 2023

by Kirk Siegler

Two large mines important for America's green energy transition are being fought in federal court by Native Americans who say the developments would destroy sacred, religious sites.

Ayyā Somā (left) and Bhante Suddhāso (right), the co-founders of Empty Cloud Monastery.

Religion

These Buddhist monks want their faith to be known for more than just mindfulness

1:38am July 10, 2023

by Rachel Martin

In a world full of mindfulness as a buzzword, what does life look like for those who follow the theology that birthed it?

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals

9:27pm July 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

Francis has now named nine batches of new cardinals in his 10-year papacy. Increasingly, the men who will vote for whoever succeeds Francis are churchmen supportive of his values.

This image from Mordechai Bernstein's "In the Labyrinth of Times" exhibit shows the Munich synagogue on the eve of its destruction in June 1938.

Parts of a Munich synagogue demolished by Nazis are found in a river 85 years later

7:03am July 06, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Munich's main synagogue was one of the first to be destroyed in Nazi Germany, under Hitler's orders. No one knew what had become of the rubble — until construction workers made a discovery last week.

A new short story collection showcases the diversity of the Black Muslim experience

4:26pm July 05, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with author Aaliyah Bilal about her new book Temple Folk, which tells the stories of dozens of Black Muslims over the course of several decades.

Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she reached her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.

She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith

3:40pm July 03, 2023

by Rachel Martin

Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.

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Supporters of President Donald Trump wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington. A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest.

Judge awards a Black church $1M over BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

9:42am July 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Two Black Lives Matter banners were pulled down from Metropolitan AME and another historically Black church in Washington and burned during clashes between pro-Trump backers and counterdemonstrators.

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Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to speak in Winston-Salem

4:47pm June 30, 2023

by Paul Garber

Internationally known spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will speak in Winston-Salem Thursday.

Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer who refused work for same-sex weddings

11:26am June 30, 2023

The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees."

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