Religion

Evangelical Groups Tell Political Leaders: 'Jesus Was A Refugee'

12:13pm November 19, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

As many Republican governors, presidential candidates and members of Congress ask to pause entry of Syrian refugees, they risk alienating some religious voters in the GOP base.

Muslims In Brussels Hold Rally To Show Rejection Of ISIS

4:32pm November 18, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Residents of the Brussels suburb that was home to some of the Paris attackers - hold a rally to show their rejection of the so-called Islamic State and the killings in Paris.

After Paris Attacks, French Muslims Experience Backlash

7:39pm November 17, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to French Muslims to get their reaction to the Paris terror attacks and to hear how non-Muslims have been reacting to them.

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After Paris Killings, Focus Returns To Muslim Communities In France

3:36pm November 16, 2015

The relationship between Muslims living in France and their adopted homeland has long been a complicated one. Professor Jonathan Laurence of Boston College has studied that relationship and joins us to explain.

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More Than 1,000 Mormons Resign From The LDS Church In Protest

2:37pm November 16, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The church's policies on families of same-sex couples has engendered heated criticism.

French law enforcement officers guard the entrance of the Great Mosque of Paris on Saturday.

After The Attacks, Activist Reminds: French Muslims Have Been Hurt, Too

7:45pm November 15, 2015

by NPR Staff

Social activist Rokhaya Diallo says that French Muslims shouldn't be expected to answer for the violence in Paris because of their religion — and that they have felt the pain of the attacks, as well.

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For Openly Gay Mormons, Church's New LGBT Policy Has Big Implications

6:07pm November 15, 2015

NPR's Michel Martin talks with an openly gay Mormon and NPR's religion reporter about the implications of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' ban on same-sex households.

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Todd Unsicker-Montoya, with his children, Janice and Trevor Unsicker.

Barred From Baptism, Mormon Kids Of Same-Sex Couples Face A Fraught Choice

9:03am November 15, 2015

by Andrea Smardon

The Mormon church recently made a policy preventing children of same-sex couples from getting baptized. The move has exposed a rift among Mormons — and made for some difficult decisions.

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Tariq and Ummehaany Azam dance to "Fly Me to the Moon" at their wedding reception.

Dating App Helps Muslim Millennials Find Love, Parents Not Included

2:07pm November 13, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

More than 6,000 people have signed up for Ishqr since the app launched over a year ago. Ishq is an Arabic word for love; the "r" at the end was added to make it sound more hip.

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Lala (center) and Milena (left) would like to see more incentives for young girls to take up soccer.

Your Questions On Period Huts, Child Brides, Girls' Soccer — Answered

5:11pm November 12, 2015

by NPR Staff

You read the stories in our #15Girls series and posed some really good questions. (Wish we'd thought of them first.) Here are answers from our correspondents.