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Iceland's Pirate Party Wins Repeal Of Blasphemy Law

12:46pm July 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The insurgent political movement, which has just three members in parliament, led the rollback of the 75-year-old law that made it a crime to "ridicule or insult" religious teachings.

A student attends a course on religion at a middle school in Metz, in eastern France, on June 5. French schools teach basics, like the history of religion, but discourage any displays of religious identity.

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In Secular French Schools, One Group Wants To Talk Religion

6:35pm July 02, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

French public schools discourage any display of religious identity. But after an Islamist terror attack this year, a religious co-existence group has found a huge demand for its services.

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Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Doesn't Make It Biblically Correct, Pastor Says

4:00pm July 01, 2015

by John Burnett

Conservative churches and their congregants voiced the strongest opposition to same-sex marriages. Some church leaders say they'll continue to obey a higher authority.

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Pope In U.S. Visit Will Meet With Poor, President, Politicians

4:51pm June 30, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Cuba and the U.S. Sept. 19-28. He will become the first pope to address Congress.

Flowers left at the front door of Glover Grove Baptist Church in Warrenville, S.C.

Investigators Probe Fires At 6 Black Churches In 5 Southern States

12:55pm June 30, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Authorities are investigating fires that have damaged or destroyed black churches in South Carolina and nearby states following the shooting deaths of nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church.

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A religious activist is carried away by police after he tried to stop a gay pride parade in Seoul last year. Christian activists are planning to disrupt the parade again this year.

A Showdown Looms At South Korea's Gay Pride Parade

2:30pm June 27, 2015

by Elise Hu

In Seoul, a parade that has gone on for 15 years is at the heart of a bitter standoff between organizers and Christian activists. Church groups threaten to stop the parade — in the name of God.

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A glass window at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., shows Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The dean of the cathedral has called for its removal.

National Cathedral Should Not Be Stained With Confederate Flag, Dean Says

10:30am June 27, 2015

by NPR Staff

The Very Rev. Gary Hall says glass windows in honor of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee need to go. "We couldn't with credibility address the race agenda" with the windows in place, he tells NPR.

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President Obama speaks during services honoring the life of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney on Friday.

Obama Delivers Eulogy At Funeral For Slain Charleston Pastor

1:49am June 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The president, who led those mourners in a rendition of "Amazing Grace," said the alleged killer failed in his effort to "terrorize and oppress."

Religious Institutions Fear Same-Sex Marriage Could Affect Tax Exemptions

9:20pm June 26, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rick Scarborough, founder of the conservative Christian organization Vision America, about what the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage means for religious institutions.

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President Obama Delivers Eulogy At Funeral For Rev. Clementa Pinckney

9:20pm June 26, 2015

by Wade Goodwyn

President Obama delivered the eulogy Friday at the funeral of Rev. Pinckney in Charleston, S.C., Friday. The state senator was killed last Wednesday in the shooting at a historic black church.

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