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News Articles: Religion

Former Trump political advisor Roger Stone speaks during the ReAwaken America Tour held at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Manheim, Pa. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.

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  • Politics

The ReAwaken America tours unites conservative Christians and conspiracy theorists

Some of the biggest proponents of conspiracy theories about vaccines and elections regularly tour the country together. Many of the speakers are closely tied to former president Donald Trump.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Lisa Hagen
Bono, left, with <em>Morning Edition </em>co-host Rachel Martin.

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  • Music Interviews

Bono discusses his new memoir, 'Surrender,' and the faith at U2's core

The veteran rock star speaks with Morning Edition about his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story — and in particular, his deep-rooted spirituality.

October 27, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Martin,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more
Ye, then known as Kanye West, holds a Yeezy sneaker while speaking onstage at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in 2019.

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  • Business

Calls grow to boycott Adidas as the company stays silent on Ye's antisemitism

Adidas placed its relationship with the rapper under review earlier this month. And while he's since doubled down, the company hasn't given an update — and continues to release new Yeezy products.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Voters in Bibb County take advantage of Sunday Voting on Oct. 23, 2022 in Macon, Georgia, ahead of the November midterm election.

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  • Elections

A decades-long tradition of Sunday voting encourages Black voters ahead of the midterm

During "souls to the polls" events, faith leaders offer transport to local voting precincts.

October 25, 2022
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
People light lamps on the banks of the river Saryu in Ayodhya, India, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.

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  • Religion

Residents across India celebrate Diwali with festivities and dazzling lights

Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as bright oil lamps and colorful lights lit up homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival that symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.

October 24, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
In this Aug. 8, 2016, file photo, Ibtihaj Muhammad waits for her match at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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  • Law

A New Jersey teacher accused of pulling a student's hijab sues an Olympic fencer

A girl reported to her mother in October 2021 that her teacher had yanked her hijab from her head while at school. The teacher says the Olympian's social media post ruined her reputation and career.

October 19, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Eline Gro Knatterud, 4, greets Queen Sonja of Norway as she arrives to Den Norske Lutherske Mindekirke, the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis on Sunday.

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  • Religion

After 100 years, a Minneapolis church still holds services in Norwegian

Queen Sonja of Norway praised Minneapolis' Mindekirken congregation for continuing to worship in Norwegian. In the 20th century, the Twin Cities became a center for the Norwegian diaspora.

October 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Students and visitors walk on Stanford University's campus in 2019.

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  • Education

Stanford University apologizes for excluding Jewish students in the 1950s

Stanford University intentionally excluded Jewish students for years, according to a report put forth by the institution. The university's president issued an extensive apology Wednesday.

October 13, 2022
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  • Katia Riddle
Bagels, quiche, fish platters, honey cake and sweet kugel are just a few of the dishes people indulge in after completing their Yom Kippur fast.

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  • Food

Food experts have some surprising suggestions for dishes to break the Yom Kippur fast

From bagels to honey cake, these are a few suggestions from cooks and food enthusiasts for breaking the fast after the most solemn Jewish holiday. Also, read tips for preparing for the fast.

October 04, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Harvey Matthews was born in the River Road community. He stands with Macedonia Baptist Church First Lady, Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, also president of the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition. She has led the fight to preserve and prevent further desecration of the cemetery.

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  • Law

Slavery descendants fight to memorialize a cemetery in Maryland

Development has forced many historically Black communities around the country to uproot and disperse. Cemeteries often remain the only proof that those communities existed.

October 03, 2022
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Asher and David Cherkaskyi, Ukrainian Orthodox Jews who are father and son and have both been on the front lines in Ukraine's fight against Russian occupation, in Dnipro in July.

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  • World

Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia's war

A father and son fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion say the war has heightened their Jewish identity.

October 01, 2022
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  • Eleanor Beardsley
Jewish pilgrims gather at a lake to perform Tashlikh, an atonement ritual that involves symbolically casting one's sins into a body of water, during the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman's tomb in Uman, Ukraine on Monday. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a reported 23,000 adherents made the trip, which was complicated by the grounding of civilian aviation throughout Ukraine.

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  • World

War didn't stop Hasidic pilgrims from gathering in Ukraine for the Jewish new year

Orthodox Jews gathered in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of a rabbi who preached his vision of a joy-filled life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Pete Kiehart and
  • Julian Hayda
At their most recent General Convention, the Episcopal church passed resolutions supporting gender-affirming care and developing resources to welcome and support transgender and nonbinary people.

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  • Religion

Trans religious leaders say scripture should inspire inclusive congregations

As some evangelicals push to restrict civil rights for trans people, other Christians use similar sacred texts and traditions to build a theology that embraces trans lives as part of God's creation.

September 25, 2022
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By:
  • Deena Prichep
Will Sideri bought a 700-year-old manuscript that was used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France for $75 at an estate sale in Waterville, Maine. An expert on manuscripts said the document could be worth as much as $10,000.

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  • National

He went to an estate sale for bargains. He found a valuable 700-year-old document

For $75, Will Sideri landed a 13th century manuscript that was used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France. An expert says the document could be worth as much as $10,000.

September 23, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Christiane Amanpour, shown in 2018, said her interview with Iran's president was canceled when she refused to wear a headscarf.

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  • World

CNN says Iran's president tried to make a hijab a condition for Amanpour interview

CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour said her interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in New York was abruptly canceled when she refused to wear a headscarf.

September 22, 2022
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  • Merrit Kennedy
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