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Worshippers at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. The Aug. 5, 2012, shooting tragedy has brought some Sikhs closer to their faith.

Sikhs Remember Tragedy By Embracing Faith

5:48pm August 01, 2013

by Erin Toner

Last August, a Sikh community in Wisconsin lost six of its members in a mass shooting before Sunday services. Some local Sikhs say they've become more devoted in the year since the tragedy, and have begun wearing turbans and long beards in an effort to raise awareness and understanding of the faith.

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Nino Kharchilava describes how the mob at the May 17 demonstration attacked her and fellow pro-gay-rights activists after police put them on a minibus for their protection.

Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State

8:06pm July 30, 2013

by Corey Flintoff

Priests of the powerful Georgian Orthodox Church led a recent attack on a group of people protesting against homophobia in Tblisi, Georgia. The incident in May raises questions about human rights and the balance of power between church and state in the religiously conservative former Soviet republic.

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Church Invested In Pay Day Loan Companies It Admonished

12:01pm July 29, 2013

by Philip Reeves

The archbishop of Canterbury says he is embarrassed by revelations that the Church of England indirectly invested in a payday loan firm that he had pledged to put out of business.

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Jubilation, Protest Greet Pope Francis In Brazil

6:16pm July 23, 2013

Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday and was greeted by adoring masses and protesters alike. It is his first foreign trip since becoming pope.

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A woman, who refused to be identified, carries a young boy on her shoulders as she participates in a rally Sunday in Baltimore protesting the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the Florida shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin.

National Reaction To The Zimmerman Verdict: 'What Next?'

3:55pm July 15, 2013

by Karen Grigsby Bates

George Zimmerman's acquittal in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin spurred emotional reaction around the country.

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Michael Alpert and Ethel Raim perform as part of the An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble.

Yiddish Preservationists Take Their Subject To The Stage

12:49pm July 12, 2013

by NPR Staff

The An-sky Yiddish Heritage Ensemble, a musical quartet, celebrates the 100th anniversary of the historic An-sky expeditions by playing rare Yiddish folk songs.

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Conservative Religious Leaders Condemn Same-Sex Marriage Rulings

5:34am June 27, 2013

by John Burnett

We talk to religious conservatives about their response to Wednesday's Supreme Court rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8.

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Harley Davidson Sends Pope Francis Gifts

7:18am June 14, 2013

The company sent the pope two motorcycles and a leather jacket. The occasion is a gathering of bikers in Vatican City this weekend hoping for a blessing of the motorbikes.

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Sabina Mohyuddin was heckled as she spoke at the town meeting last week in Manchester, Tenn.

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A Meeting On Tolerance Turns Into A Shouting Match

12:33pm June 11, 2013

by Blake Farmer

A forum meant to quell tensions between Muslims and non-Muslims in Tennessee was derailed by hecklers.

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Churches Reconsider Sponsoring Boy Scout Troops

5:23am June 11, 2013

by Kathy Lohr

Some churches have said they will end their affiliation with the Boy Scouts after its decision to allow openly gay members to join. Others, including Southern Baptists, are considering their next move. Another group plans to hold a meeting in Louisville later this month with parents who say they want a more Christian organization for their children.

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