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Muslims Near Detroit, Mich. On Faith And Politics, Part 2

4:05pm February 03, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to a group of Muslim people in Dearborn, Mich. about Muslim women now serving in the U.S. Congress and about divisions within the Islamic community.

Orthodox Jewish women are increasingly joining a custom called Daf Yomi, Hebrew for "daily page," which involves reading a page a day of the Talmud, a centuries-old, multivolume collection of rabbinic teachings, debates and interpretations of Judaism. Her

Orthodox Jewish Women Take A New Lead In Talmud Study In Israel

9:42am February 02, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

"I never thought I would live to see this day," said one of the women participating in a recent celebration in Jerusalem.

The Senate Chaplain Presides And Abides

6:28pm January 31, 2020

Barry Black has served as Senate chaplain since 2003. Each day he leads the Senate in prayer — as heard during President Trump's impeachment trial.

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Muslims Near Detroit, Mich. On Faith And Politics, Part 1

4:28pm January 31, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Muslims in Dearborn, Mich. on the third anniversary of President Trump's ban on immigrants from mostly Islamic countries. They also react to recent U.S. Mideast policy.

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Catholics Consider Presidential Candidates Ahead Of Iowa Caucuses

6:21am January 31, 2020

by Rachel Martin

In Dubuque, a majority of working-class Catholic voters flipped from Democrat to Republican in 2016 — for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower. Will Democrats draw them back in 2020?

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Kendra Espinoza stands with her daughters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. Espinoza is the lead plaintiff in a case that could make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling.

Supreme Court Could Be Headed To A Major Unraveling Of Public School Funding

10:33am January 23, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

At Wednesday's arguments, a majority of the justices suggested a major expansion of public funding for parochial schools.

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A Language With Chutzpah: Yiddish And American Culture

1:24pm January 22, 2020

Oy vey! Mensches have been speaking Yiddish for over a thousand years.

Kendra Espinoza, the lead plaintiff in the case, has two daughters attending Stillwater Christian School in Kalispell, Mont. She is an office manager and staff accountant who works extra jobs to pay for her children's tuition.

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Supreme Court Considers Religious Schools Case

10:00am January 22, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

For the first time, the high court will rule on "no-aid" state constitutional provisions that conservative religious groups and school choice advocates have long sought to invalidate.

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The News Roundup - International

3:22pm January 17, 2020

A new cabinet in Russia, Iran takes responsibility for shooting down a plane and Parnas goes public.

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Remembering Spiritual Leader Ram Dass

1:21pm January 17, 2020

by Terry Gross

Dass, who died Dec. 22, was a practitioner of Eastern-inspired philosophy who became interested in the religious potential of LSD in the '60s and '70s. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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