Roe draft is a reminder that religion's role in politics is older than the republic
The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.
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India's Supreme Court will soon rule on Muslim headscarves in public schools
When her high school banned the hijab, Ayesha Shifa sued — and her case went to India's Supreme Court. A verdict, expected soon, may redefine what secularism means in the world's largest democracy.
Encore: Religions don't agree on when life begins
Much of the abortion debate centers on when life begins. It is essentially a religious question, but there is no consensus on the answer. (Story originally aired on Weekend Sunday on May 8, 2022.
Orthodox Christian churches are drawing in far-right American converts
Orthodox Christianity is a relatively small faith tradition in the U.S., but in recent years it has expanded to new regions. Some new converts are using the religion to spread white nationalist views.
A growing number of white nationalists identify with Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke in Moscow's Red Square during a Victory Day celebration, telling troops that they are fighting in Ukraine "so that nobody forgets the lessons of World War II."
How abortion became a mobilizing issue among the religious right
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristin Kobes Du Mez, professor of history and gender studies at Calvin University, about how evangelicals shaped the debate over abortion in the United States.
The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public
The decree, which calls for women in Afghanistan to show only their eyes and recommends they wear the burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule.
Burundian peacekeepers in Somalia killed by Islamic extremists, African Union says
The African Union says a number of Burundian peacekeepers were killed in Tuesday's attack by Islamic extremist rebels who targeted a remote military base in Somalia.
A church at the heart of Selma's 1965 voting rights march is an endangered place
The Brown Chapel AME Church, the landmark church that launched a national voting rights movement in Selma, Ala., tops this year's list of the nation's most endangered historic places.
The movement against abortion rights is nearing its apex. But it began way before Roe
Despite gaining national traction in the 1970s, the history of the anti-abortion movement in the U.S. goes back more than a century before the landmark Supreme Court decision.