Religion

A Texas judge rules coverage of anti-HIV medicine violates religious freedom

5:11am September 08, 2022

The judge in Texas ruled that a requirement for businesses to provide health insurance that covers HIV-preventative drugs violates the religious freedom of some Christian employers.

Archie Panjabi at the Emmy Awards in 2010. Panjabi, a non-Muslim actress, played a Muslim character in the 2018 British limited series Next of Kin, a show discussed in a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.

There are barely any Muslims on popular TV series, a new study says

1:17pm September 07, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

When Muslims do appear, they tend to be violent Middle Eastern men, a new study has found after surveying 200 popular series from the U.S, U.K. and elsewhere.

The tapestry depicting late Pope John Paul I hanging from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica, is unveiled during the beatification ceremony led by Pope Francis at the Vatican, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022.

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John Paul I, who served as pope for 33 days, moves a step closer to sainthood

9:52am September 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The ceremony in St. Peter's Square on Sunday constituted the last formal step in the Vatican before possible sainthood for Albino Luciani, an Italian who died 33 days after he was elected pontiff.

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Facing burnout, many faith leaders are leaving their ministries

8:29am September 03, 2022

by Scott Simon

Burnout is affecting faith leaders, many of whom are choosing to leave their ministries. NPR's Scott Simon talks with former pastor Eric Atcheson about the reasons he quit a job he once loved.

Dan Sideris is reflected in a front storm door Thursday as he and his wife, Carrie Sideris, of Newton, Mass., return to door-to-door visits as Jehovah's Witnesses in Boston. After more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, m

Jehovah's Witnesses resume door-to-door visits for the first time since the pandemic

12:16pm September 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

"I've been looking forward to this day," said one member of the faith. "When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be."

Regina Campbell holds her paperwork for knocking on doors to tell residents about issues on the ballot in the fall, including a potential constitutional amendment on reproductive rights, in Pontiac, Mich., on August 6, 2022.

The Michigan supreme court set to decide whether voters see abortion on the ballot

9:01pm August 31, 2022

by Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Michigan's Board of Canvassers rejected an abortion rights initiative on Wednesday after its Republican board members voted against putting the proposed constitutional amendment on November's ballot.

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"Why is more God not good?" asked Srivan Krishna, as he sought to donate colorful "In God We Trust" signs at a school board meeting earlier this week.

A Texas school board rejects 'In God We Trust' signs in Arabic

10:48am August 31, 2022

by Bill Chappell

A school board in the Dallas-Fort Worth area says it already has enough signs. Critics are testing a recently adopted Texas law that requires public schools to display a poster bearing the U.S. motto.

Pastor Michael Jennings of Childersburg, Ala., says he was arrested and charged with a crime while watering his neighbor's flowers.

A Black pastor was watering his neighbor's flowers. Then the police showed up

6:00am August 30, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Attorneys representing Michael Jennings said the release of the body camera video will clear the way for "legal action against the officers and more."

Conservative Christian groups are targeting Louisiana libraries

5:10am August 30, 2022

by John Burnett

A conservative Christian group is forcing public libraries in South Louisiana to remove books about sexuality, race and gender and targeting the state's Librarian of the Year for her opposition.

Getting contraception gets complicated for patients at Catholic hospitals

5:09am August 29, 2022

by Maria Godoy

Many hospitals and health care clinics in the U.S. are affiliated with the Catholic Church, which means religious directives might limit the types of contraception they can offer.