religion

What It Means That A Christian Publication Is Calling For Trump's Removal From Office

4:42pm December 20, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Adam Taylor of Sojourners, a christian peace and justice organization, about reaction to Thursday's Christianity Today op-ed in support of impeaching President Trump.

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"It became pretty clear pretty quickly, unambiguously that the president had misused his office for personal political gain" from evidence presented in impeachment proceedings against President Trump, says Christianity Today Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli.

Calling Trump 'Morally Lost,' 'Christianity Today' Editor Calls For His Removal

2:32pm December 20, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Mark Galli compares the president to an abusive husband who "needs to be out of the house." Galli says he felt compelled to say "what's going on, what the facts on the ground are."

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'Christianity Today' Editor-In-Chief On Calling For Trump's Removal

10:21am December 20, 2019

Mark Galli, editor-in-chief of evangelical magazine Christianity Today, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the magazine's op-ed calling for President Trump to be removed from office.

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Whistleblower Says Mormon Church Abuses Its Tax Exempt Status

11:21am December 18, 2019

by Lee Hale

A former investment manager for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a whistleblower complaint with the IRS, alleging misuse of nearly $100 billion worth of charitable contributions.

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Pope Changes Canon Law Surrounding Sex Abuse Cases

4:53pm December 17, 2019

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis has abolished the highest level of secrecy used to protect pedophiles within the Catholic Church and also made changes to what the Vatican considers child pornography.

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"The person who files the report, the person who alleges to have been harmed and the witnesses shall not be bound by any obligation of silence" about sexual abuse cases against clergy, according to a new policy approved by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis Ends 'Top Secret' Status For Sex Abuse Cases, Promising Transparency

1:55pm December 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The changes apply to cases of clergy committing violence or sexual assaults against anyone under their authority, as well as minors. The pope also changed rules about child pornography.

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Pope To Loosen Secrecy Requirements Around Clerical Sex Abuse Cases

10:04am December 17, 2019

Pope Francis says he will end the use of the so-called "pontifical secret" in abuse proceedings. David Greene speaks with Joshua McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter about the change.

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Religion

Beyond Adam And Eve: Religion And The Gender Binary

12:57pm December 12, 2019

How are religious institutions reckoning with society's evolving views on gender?

Protesters throw stones at security officers during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Gauhati, India, on Wednesday.

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India Passes Controversial Citizenship Bill That Would Exclude Muslims

6:44pm December 11, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

The legislation would fast-track citizenship for scores of other immigrants living in the country.

President Trump has signed an executive order that will broaden Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply to discrimination based on anti-Semitism. He is seen here signing the order at a Hanukkah reception at the White House.

Trump Signs Order Against Anti-Semitism At Colleges, Worrying Free Speech Advocates

6:18pm December 11, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The order will extend a federal anti-discrimination law to include discrimination based on anti-Semitism. Some worry the policy will be used to stifle criticism of Israel on college campuses.