Religion

Catholic leaders say new parents will need more assistance in a post-Roe world

4:56pm July 13, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sisters of Life's Sister Bethany Madonna and Mike Phelan of the Office of Marriage and Respect Life about the church's work with people carrying unexpected pregnancies.

Muslims from across the globe made their way to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the pilgrimage of hajj. Some who wished to participate in this year's ritual walked away frustrated due to a new set of travel rules put into place by the government.

This Eid al-Adha, the new rules for hajj have left many frustrated

9:51am July 09, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The Saudi Arabian government's new rules for the pilgrimage left many Muslims frustrated and disappointed. Some couldn't make the journey, and others were shocked by the conditions upon arrival.

In August, President Biden met with Israel's then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. This will be Biden's first trip to Israel as president, but he has been there many times during his political career.

Biden is building on the Abraham Accords, part of Trump's legacy in the Middle East

5:00am July 09, 2022

by Asma Khalid

Joe Biden has jettisoned most of his predecessor's foreign policy. But not the Abraham Accords. Those agreements between Israel and its neighbors are in the spotlight as Biden heads to the Mideast.

Biden acknowledges U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe before presenting her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Gabby Giffords, Simone Biles, John McCain

5:07pm July 07, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

The 17 recipients include athletes, artists, and leaders of the civil rights and labor movements.

Georgia Guidestones monument has been demolished after being bombed

5:06pm July 07, 2022

by Rahul Bali

A Georgia monument that some conservative Christians called satanic and others dubbed "America's Stonehenge" was demolished Wednesday after a bombing turned one of its four granite panels into rubble.

Law enforcement officials walk around the damaged Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton, Ga., on Wednesday.

A Georgia monument, seen by some as satanic, was damaged from a predawn explosion

9:51pm July 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

The roadside attraction was built in 1980 from local granite, commissioned by an unknown person or group under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.

Ralph Reed prays on stage during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga.

This conservative leader is trying to make white evangelical politics less white

4:36pm July 06, 2022

by Susan Davis

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, an activist in GOP politics for three decades, is working to turn out and expand the evangelical vote in 2022.

Religion

Fl. lawsuit argues Supreme Court abortion decision violates Jewish beliefs

8:10am July 03, 2022

by Deena Prichep

A lawsuit in Florida argues the Supreme Court's abortion decision violates Jewish belief regarding life. Unlike some traditions, Judaism is mostly united on preserving some measure of abortion access.

Some fear Christian nationalism is getting legal legitimacy through the Supreme Court

5:15pm July 01, 2022

by Odette Yousef

Three recent SCOTUS rulings have been celebrated by an extreme far right wing pushing conservative Christian values. Some see the decisions as evidence this ideology has found legitimacy on the bench.

Republican Reps. Mary Miller of Illinois, left, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado appear at a Save America rally with former President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022, in Mendon, Ill.

The Christian Right is winning in court while losing in public opinion

2:44pm July 01, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views.

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