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Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, peace activist and Vietnamese Buddhist monk

1:34pm January 26, 2022

by Terry Gross

One of the world's most influential Zen masters, Thich Nhat Hanh championed "engaged Buddhism," which combines meditation and anti-war work. He died Jan. 22. Originally broadcast in 1997.

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Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95

8:42pm January 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

Nhat Hanh distilled Buddhist teachings on compassion and suffering into easily grasped guidance over a lifetime dedicated to working for peace.

India's Supreme Court steps in after Hindu leaders call for violence against Muslims

4:27pm January 21, 2022

by Lauren Frayer

Video from a meeting in northern India shows Hindu leaders calling for attacks on Muslims. The crowd included politicians with ties to Prime Minister Modi. Two men have been arrested for hate speech.

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Houses of worship are trying to balance safety with their mission to welcome all

6:07pm January 20, 2022

by Tovia Smith

The FBI and the Texas rabbi who was held hostage are meeting with synagogues to discuss how to protect themselves, as they strain to balance the need for security with their mission to welcome all.

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Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker talks to reporters following a special service arranged days after a 44-year-old British national held the rabbi and three others hostage inside the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, TX.

'We can't live in fear': Texas rabbi held hostage says he'd give a stranger tea again

11:20am January 20, 2022

Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker says we cannot live in fear. He and three congregants were held hostage by a man who knocked on the synagogue door and came in for tea.

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The former Pope Benedict XVI, seen here in 2010, did not intervene in four cases of sexual abuse when he was the archbishop of Munich and Freising, according to a law firm's new report. The inquiry was commissioned by the archdiocese.

Pope Benedict XVI failed to stop sex abuse when he was an archbishop, law firm says

10:28am January 20, 2022

by Bill Chappell

"In a total of four cases, we reached a consensus there was a failure to act," said attorney Martin Pusch of the law firm that was hired by the church to investigate decades of abuse.

Texas Rabbi who was held hostage says we can't live in fear

6:37pm January 19, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, from the congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. He and a few other congregants were held hostage at gunpoint for 11 hours.

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Nusrat Choudhury, lead attorney for the National ACLU National Security Program, speaks with reporters following oral arguments on the ACLU No Fly List challenge, in Portland, Ore., on May 11, 2012. President Biden has nominated Choudhury to be a federal

Biden's latest picks include 1st Muslim woman nominated to serve as a federal judge

4:11pm January 19, 2022

by Alana Wise

Nusrat Choudhury is among eight new judicial nominees announced by the president. The White House said the nominees reflect his commitment to diversifying historically white, male-dominated positions.

Indigenous protester arrested at border wall argues religious freedom as defense

5:27pm January 18, 2022

by Alisa Reznick

An Indigenous woman arrested for protesting former President Trump's border wall in Arizona is in federal court, asking a judge to reconsider whether she can use a religious freedom law as a defense.

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Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Monday in Colleyville, Texas, where a 44-year-old British national held four people hostage for more than 10 hours over the weekend.

Synagogues have to balance security with remaining welcoming, a Texas rabbi says

1:54pm January 18, 2022

by Nell Clark

Jewish leaders across the country are weighing the risks to congregants' safety after the hostage-taking at a Texas synagogue over the weekend.

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