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Congregants stand and pray, at the end of the Sunday service at Tapestry Church, an newly, and intentionally, multi-ethnic church.

Integrating Sunday Morning Church Service — A Prayer Answered

8:19am August 11, 2018

by Sandhya Dirks

The 11 o'clock hour on a Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours in America, Martin Luther King famously said. Now, one church in Oakland is trying to change that.

Chinese Hui Muslims pray during Eid al-Fitr prayers at Niujie Mosque in Beijing in 2015. Authorities in western China were poised to begin demolition of a mosque Friday, despite protests by members of the country's Muslim Hui ethnic minority determined to

Thousands Of Muslims Gather In China To Protest Mosque Demolition

1:29pm August 10, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The brand-new Grand Mosque in Weizhou is slated for destruction. The Chinese government says it lacked the right permits, but worshipers see the demolition as an attack on their faith.

Chicago Pastor Speaks Out About The City's Deadly Wave Of Violence

7:29am August 09, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Ira Acree, an anti-violence activist and Chicago pastor, about the city's recent spike in shootings, and challenges in preventing violence during the summer months.

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An abortion-rights activist reacts outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, on Thursday to news that the Senate voted to reject a bill that would have legalized abortion.

Argentina's Senate Rejects Legalizing Abortion, Dashing Hopes Of Rights Advocates

4:13am August 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

After 16 hours of debate, the country's Senate voted 38 to 31 against a measure passed earlier by the lower house of Congress that would have allowed abortions through the 14th week of pregnancy.

Catholics On Capital Punishment

5:18pm August 05, 2018

Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is unacceptable in all circumstances. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Sister Helen Prejean about the history of the church's stance on capital punishment.

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Black Pastors And Trump

8:29am August 05, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Eugene Scott, identity politics reporter for The Washington Post, about the public backlash against black pastors who met with President Trump.

The Assembly of God in Central holds regular youth services where young residents sing, pray, and worship together. This evangelical church has several other branches on the town's outskirts.

Brazilians Turn To Evangelical Church In Rural Town Wracked By Drugs And Poverty

8:42am August 04, 2018

by Philip Reeves

"Churches are taking over the leadership role which was supposed to be in the hands of the political powers," says a Catholic youth group member in the Brazilian town of Central do Maranhão.

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Understanding NXIVM, Group Critics Call A 'Cult'

8:08am August 04, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with New York Times Magazine reporter Vanessa Grigoriadis about NXIVM. Several top members of the self-improvement company face sex trafficking charges.

Pope Francis Shifts Catholic Church Teachings To Reject The Death Penalty

7:07pm August 02, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Thomas Reese, senior analyst for Religion News Service, about how Pope Francis has changed the Universal Catechism to teach that the death penalty is never admissible.

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New 'Religious Liberty Task Force' Highlights Sessions, DOJ Priorities

7:07pm August 02, 2018

On Monday the Department of Justice announced the creation of a Religious Liberty Task Force. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Emma Green, The Atlantic reporter, about the Trump administration's legal emphasis on religious liberty.

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