religion

Nearly 400,000 Of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya Seek Asylum In Bangladesh

5:35pm September 12, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Zafar Sobhan, editor-in-chief of the Dhaka Tribune, about the Rohingya in Bangladesh. Nearly 400,000 members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority have sought refuge.

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Must-See Political TV

1:17pm September 11, 2017

Pass the popcorn.

Islamic Society Of Tampa Bay Opened As An Evacuation Shelter

5:45pm September 10, 2017

Volunteers say the facility is at full capacity after a wave of evacuees arriving from other parts of the state.

Christians And DACA

4:32pm September 10, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Christians of all denominations, including many evangelicals who have supported President Trump, are speaking out on behalf of immigrants protected from deportation under the DACA program.

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Steve Bannon Criticizes Catholic Bishops For Response To DACA

4:58pm September 08, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon says Catholic bishops like immigrants only because they need them to fill their pews. The bishops are reacting with anger.

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Cathedral Dean On Decision To Remove Confederate Stained-Glass Windows

8:55am September 08, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Washington National Cathedral Dean Randy Hollerith about the decision to remove stained-glass windows honoring Confederate leaders.

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Christians And DACA

5:52am September 07, 2017

by Tom Gjelten

Christians of all denominations, including many evangelicals who have supported President Trump, are speaking out on behalf of immigrants protected from deportation under the DACA program.

The Washington National Cathedral decided to remove the Confederate battle flag from its windows last year. Its leaders decided this week to take down stained-glass windows portraying Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

National Cathedral Is Removing Stained-Glass Windows Honoring Confederate Leaders

3:06pm September 06, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Are these windows, installed in 1953, an appropriate part of the sacred fabric of a spiritual home for the nation?" The answer, the cathedral's leadership decided Tuesday, is no.

Lee Relative Who Denounced White Supremacy Resigns As Pastor Of N.C. Church

6:19pm September 05, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Robert W. Lee IV said some members of his congregation were uncomfortable with the media attention he received after his speech against racism and hate on MTV's Video Music Awards in August.

Pastor, Descendant Of Robert E. Lee Leaves Post At Winston-Salem Church

5:17pm September 05, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

A minister and descendant of Robert E. Lee in North Carolina has quit his job, resigning after speaking out against white supremacy.