Faith And Future At The Southern Baptist Convention
A meeting of the leadership from the U.S.' largest Protestant denomination will address critical questions about the role of women in the church and sex abuse.
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Southern Baptists Vote To Hold Churches More Accountable For Mishandling Abuse Claims
At their annual meeting held in Birmingham, Ala., the Southern Baptist Convention approved changes making it clear that individual churches can be expelled for covering up abuse cases.
Vatican Rejects Idea That People Can Choose Or Change Their Gender
The Vatican says gender is god-given, dismissing the idea that there is any right to choose one's gender. The Vatican said a fluid idea of identity is not "based on the truths of existence."
Southern Baptist Convention Expected To Focus On Problem Of Sex Abuse In Church
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Houston Chronicle reporter Robert Downen from the Southern Baptist Convention. Downen was on the reporting team that exposed the church's sex abuse scandal.
Southern Baptists To Confront Sexual Abuse And Role Of Women In The Church
The largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. faces allegations of sexual abuse by ministers and controversy over its opposition to women preachIng in church.
Vatican Issues Document During Pride Month Denying Concept Of Gender Identity
The document entitled "Male and Female He Created Them," laments what it calls an "educational crisis" around sexuality and reaffirming the church's traditional stance on gender identity.
Reading Into Changes To The Lord's Prayer
NPR's Michel Martin talks to biblical scholar Meredith Warren about the changes to the Lord's Prayer approved by Pope Francis.
Not Too Little Too Late. Unfinished Gaudí Basilica Gets Permit 137 Years Later
The Sagrada Familia church got the permit Friday, allowing construction to continue with completion projected for 2026. The church's foundation agreed to pay the city of Barcelona millions of dollars.
'Leaving The Witness': The End Of The World As She Knew It, Upon Losing Her Religion
Amber Scorah was a Jehovah's Witness and a missionary in China when she began to harbor doubts about the apocalypse. Disavowed by nearly everyone she knew, her memoir is a tale of starting over.
The Ramadan Podcast Where Muslims Take It Up A Notch From 'Islam 101'
In the KPCC podcast "Tell Them, I Am," host and producer Misha Euceph aims to give Muslims a space to define their identities outside of stereotypes and broad generalizations.