Religion

Matthew Secich's wife, Crystal, behind the sausage counter at the deli they opened in Unity, Maine.

Chef Trades Toque For Amish Beard, Opens Off-The-Grid Deli In Maine

6:25pm January 18, 2016

by Jennifer Mitchell

A Chicago chef tired of the kitchen grind moved his family to join an Amish community in Maine. He's now selling charcuterie and cheese from a cabin in the woods.

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Trump Gets Mixed Response From Conservative Liberty University

4:30pm January 18, 2016

Donald Trump spoke at Liberty University in Virginia on Monday. The Christian school has become an important stop on the presidential campaign trail.

Brother William Valle of the Institute of the Incarnate Word in Chillum, Md., loads potatoes onto his cart at the Capitol Area Food Bank, in Washington, D.C. A new government initiative seeks to engage faith-based groups on food waste — for instance, by

Thou Shalt Not Toss Food: Enlisting Religious Groups To Fight Waste

1:59pm January 18, 2016

by Maria Godoy

The Environmental Protection Agency is launching an initiative to engage religious leaders of all faiths to reduce food waste. Many groups have already embraced the challenge as a moral imperative.

Inside The Nationwide Tour To Support 'Godly Leaders'

5:30pm January 17, 2016

The Rev. Franklin Graham, an evangelical Christian leader, speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his 50-state tour to rally conservative evangelical voters.

Gurdeep Shergill and his wife, Sonia, co-host a program on KBIF-AM for the 35,000 Sikh-Americans who live in Fresno.

Sikhs In Fresno Worried After Recent Attacks

5:06am January 17, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Sikh-Americans in Fresno, Calif., are apprehensive in the wake of two recent attacks in the area on elderly Sikh men.

Anglican Communion Temporarily Suspends U.S. Episcopal Church

6:46pm January 15, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

Anglican leaders meeting in Canterbury have temporarily suspended the U.S. Episcopal Church from full participation in the Anglican Communion. The move comes at the behest of conservative bishops — mostly from Africa — who are unhappy with the American church's stance on same-sex marriage and gay clergy.

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The church, of unidentified denomination, is set to open next month.

Taiwan Now Has A Giant, Shiny, Shoe-Shaped Church

4:27pm January 15, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The blue high heel made of glass was apparently built in an effort to draw female worshippers and tourists to the site. It reportedly will have 100 female-oriented features.

Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of the international Anglican Communion, stands under clouds in 2008, in Canterbury, England. A church meeting this week on the issue of same-sex marriage has resulted in a three-year sanction of the Episcopal Churc

Anglican Leaders Censure Episcopal Church For Stance On Homosexuality

5:42pm January 14, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The U.S. church, which allows same-sex marriage, has been sanctioned by leaders of the international fellowship. Episcopalians won't be allowed to participate in key decision-making for three years.

French soldiers guard access to a Jewish school in Marseille a day after a teenager wielding a butcher knife wounded a teacher.

After Attack, An Uproar Over A Call For French Jews To Quit Wearing Yarmulkes

5:22pm January 14, 2016

by Eleanor Beardsley

A Jewish community leader in the southern city of Marseille has sparked controversy by calling on Jews to stop wearing skullcaps after a teacher was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack.

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Division Over Social Issues Threatens Global Split Among Anglican Churches

7:25pm January 13, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called the leaders of the Anglican "provinces" to England to discuss the division over social issues, including homosexuality, same-sex marriage and female bishops.

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