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Sanders Boycotts AIPAC Convention, Angering Many Jewish Voters

11:47am March 01, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Sen. Bernie Sanders could become the first Jewish president of the U.S. Yet he has angered many Jews with his criticism of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group.

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Pastor Tim Theriault preaches during a Sunday morning service at Biker Church USA, housed inside a large brick building in Bangor, Maine. The church purchased the building this year and has turned it into a warming shelter for homeless residents.

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Bikers Get A Bad Rep, So They Started A Church Where They Feel Welcome

7:00am February 29, 2020

by Robbie Feinberg

Though it began as a way to reach bikers in Bangor, Maine, the mission has now become broader, with a focus on teaching the Bible and offering services to those in need.

A Colorado Synagogue Struggles To Make Sense Of A Violent White Supremacist Threat

4:10pm February 28, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

A synagogue in Pueblo, Colo. hosts a diverse group of worshipers — many of whom struggled in the aftermath of a threatened terrorist attack.

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AG William Barr Addresses Religious Broadcasters In Nashville

6:24am February 27, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Attorney General William Barr delivered a highly ideological speech to religion broadcasters on Wednesday — characterizing progressivism as "totalitarian democracy."

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One Group Whose Political Leanings May Be Changing: Indian Americans Who Are Hindu

7:31am February 22, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Indian Americans generally vote with Democrats and identify with other immigrant groups, but the stirrings of Hindu nationalism may be shifting that alignment.

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Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago

7:31am February 22, 2020

by Sam Harnett

Two scholars at Stanford have joined forces to recreate what a Christian choir might have sounded like inside Istanbul's Hagia Sophia before it became a mosque in the 1400s.

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Catholics In Las Vegas On Faith And Politics

4:26pm February 21, 2020

In another installment of a series about faith and politics, NPR's Audie Cornish talks with a diverse group of Catholics in Las Vegas about the role religion plays in their choices at the ballot box.

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Amid Census Concerns, Religious Leaders Asked To Quell Fears

6:26am February 19, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau plans to rely on houses of worship to help promote participation. But some faith leaders are not sure how to address fear among their congregants on how census data could be misused.

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In this March 2, 1995 file photo, Word of Faith Fellowship church leader Jane Whaley talks to members of the media, accompanied by her husband, Sam, in Spindale, N.C.

Word Of Faith's Pattern Of Abuse 'Got Worse Over Time,' Says 'Broken Faith' Author

8:55pm February 17, 2020

by Rachel Martin

Pulitzer Prize winner Mitch Weiss and Holbrook Mohr detail the alleged secret life of abuse in the Word Of Faith Fellowship: "They take more and more control of your lives" over time, they say.

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Kody Brown, pictured in Feb. 2017, protested Utah's felony laws against polygamy. Brown and his three wives star in the TV show Sister Wives.

Utah Bill Decriminalizing Polygamy Clears First Hurdle, Moves To State Senate

6:20pm February 12, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"Vigorous enforcement of the law during the mid-twentieth century did not deter the practice of plural marriage," Sen. Deidre Henderson said. She said it's time to end secrecy around the practice.