religion

Millions Of Hindus Gather For Traditional Dip In Holy River

6:26am January 15, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

The world's biggest gathering of human beings, Kumbh Mela, starts Tuesday in India. Pilgrims dip in sacred waters at the confluence of 3 rivers. Up to 120 million people are expected through March.

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Muhammad: Forty Introductions by Michael Muhammad Knight

'Muhammad: Forty Introductions' Isn't Setting Out To Satisfy

5:01am January 15, 2019

by Lily Meyer

Michael Muhammad Knight's new book on the religious figure is designed to seduce, educate, and irritate its audience into curiosity about Islam and Muhammad — and on all three fronts it succeeds.

Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2014 react to hearing the court's decision on the Hobby Lobby birth control case.

Second Judge Blocks Trump Birth Control Policy Across The Country

5:53pm January 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Monday's ruling follows a more limited one by another judge on Sunday. The policy makes good on Trump's promise to peel back the requirement that employers offer contraception coverage at no cost.

Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber Gets 'Shameless' About Sex

12:28pm January 14, 2019

by Sarah McCammon

Bolz-Weber's new book pulls from her own experiences, stories told by her parishioners and the Bible itself for an examination of the way conservative Christian ideas about sex affect our lives.

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The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary

After 24 Years, Scholar Completes 3,000-Page Translation Of The Hebrew Bible

5:02am January 14, 2019

by Rachel Martin

Literary scholar Robert Alter says he didn't think the existing English translations of the Bible did justice to the original Hebrew. So he spent nearly a quarter century writing his own — by hand.

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Texas Chapel In Path Of Trump's Proposed Border Wall

7:43am January 13, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Father Roy Snipes, whose chapel sits on the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. The chapel may lose their land if President Trump's border wall plans move forward.

R. Kelly performs in Chicago during The Buffet Tour on May 7, 2016.

Religion

Gospel And Black Church Communities Grapple With The Allegations Against R. Kelly

4:56pm January 12, 2019

Despite allegations of sexual abuse, the musician still has defenders in the gospel music industry. NPR's Scott Simon talks with writer Candice Benbow, who says it's time for leaders to speak up.

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In this Dec. 7, 2018, relatives of people missing in China's far western region of Xinjiang hold up photos at an office of a Chinese Kazakh advocacy organization in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Opinion: The Strange Silence Over China's Muslim Crackdown

8:13am January 12, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the world's inattention to China's crackdown on Uighurs, Kazakhs and other Chinese Muslims.

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Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard, immigrated to America in 1949, claiming he had worked on his father's farm during World War II.

Last Known WWII Nazi Living In U.S., Deported To Germany Last Year, Is Dead at 95

12:11pm January 11, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The United States stripped Jakiw Palij of his citizenship in 2003, but it was difficult finding a country to take him. He was never charged for his involvement in the Holocaust.

A student takes notes in a math class in the Government Girls High School of Meer Muhammad.

Pakistan Wants To Reform Madrassas. Experts Advise Fixing Public Education First

8:39am January 10, 2019

The government hopes to reform seminaries, which are often seen as places where students are indoctrinated with extreme interpretations of Islam. Experts argue the entire education system must change.

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