What Role Does Religion Play In American Politics?
Rachel Martin talks to Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions on how religion has influenced public policy in America.
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Former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Removed From Ministry Over Abuse Allegation
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick denies having sexually abused a teenager when he was a priest in New York decades ago but says he accepts the Holy See's decision that he refrain from any public ministry.
Former Washington, D.C., Cardinal Removed From Public Ministry After Sex Abuse Allegation
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rev. Thomas Reese of the Religion News Service about charges against retired Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former archbishop of Washington, D.C. He has been removed from public ministry over allegations he sexually abused a teenager in New York more than 40 years ago.
Faith Leaders Oppose Trump's Immigration Policy Of Separating Children From Parents
They condemn a border practice of tearing children away from their parents. It is an attempt to "weaponize children," Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski tells NPR's Weekend Edition.
Teaching Children To Ask The Big Questions Without Religion
Religion offers answers to big questions about life and death, right and wrong, and who we are. But some unaffiliated parents are finding power in not knowing those answers.
Religious Groups Criticize Trump Immigration Policies
This week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops criticized the Trump administration's immigration policies. NPR's Scott Simon asks Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski for his reaction.
Sessions Cites The Bible To Justify Immigrant Family Separations
Reacting to criticism from mainstream religious groups, the attorney general said the administration will continue to separate immigrant children from their parents.
When Leaving Your Religion Means Losing Your Children
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women who have left or are trying to leave the faith often confront long-drawn out child custody battles over their decision to no longer practice their religion.
Pence Speech Riles Some As Southern Baptists' Moderates Gain Strength
The largest Protestant denomination in the country closed its annual meeting Wednesday with a partisan speech from the vice president. The group's new leader quickly sought to distance it from Pence.
Chilean Police Raid Offices Of Catholic Church In Sex Abuse Scandal
The raid came days after three bishops in Chile resigned over the church's decades-long sex abuse and coverup.