http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/topic/religion/The latest news, analysis and reporting about Religion from the Online NewsHour and its Web site, the feed is updated periodically with interviews, background reports and updates to put the news in a larger context.en-usThu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:52Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:58:52Copyright ©2009 MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. All Rights Reserved.144144http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/newshour/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/images/rss/promo_rss.jpghttp://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/religion/july-dec09/imam_11-12.htmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 18:19:00 ESTSince the shootings at Fort Hood, authorities have focused not only on the accused gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, but also on Anwar Al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric Hasan knew. Margaret Warner reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/religion/july-dec09/alawlaki_11-11.htmlWed, 11 Nov 2009 17:37:00 ESTEditor's note: After the shooting at Fort Hood, suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's relationship with Imam Anwar al-Awlaki-- believed to now be in Yemen -- has been the focus of much attention. Ray Suarez recalls a 2001 interview with him.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law/july-dec09/mainesamesex_11-04.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 16:01:00 ESTVoters in Maine on Tuesday dealt another defeat to gay-rights advocates after voting to repeal a new state law allowing same-sex marriage.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/july-dec09/indonesia_10-22.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:00 ESTDespite a resurgence of Islam in the predominately Muslim country, Indonesia has remained politically secular. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/china_10-12.htmlMon, 12 Oct 2009 14:09:00 ESTA Chinese court sentenced six Uighur men to death and a seventh to life in prison on Monday for murder and other violent crimes committed this summer during ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, China's western region.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/international/july-dec09/nobelreax_10-09.htmlFri, 09 Oct 2009 11:49:00 ESTFriday's surprise announcement that President Barack Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize drew both praise from backers of the president and criticism from some of his harshest critics.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law/july-dec09/cross_10-07.htmlWed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 ESTA long-running legal battle over a 75-year-old cross on public land in California culminates today in oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in what legal analysts say could be an important case on the separation of church and state.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec09/court_10-05.htmlMon, 05 Oct 2009 18:23:00 ESTThe Supreme Court opened a new term on Monday with a docket full of cases concerning corporations, compensation, and the financial markets. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal previews the term with Gwen Ifill.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/july-dec09/mideasttalks_09-22.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2009 14:04:00 ESTUndertaking a foreign policy challenge that that has vexed world leaders for years, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli and Palestinians leaders Tuesday to do more to reach an elusive Mideast peace deal.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/government_programs/july-dec09/muslims_09-11.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2009 17:30:00 ESTWhen President Barack Obama called on the nation to serve in remembrance of the 2001 terrorist attacks, many Muslim-Americans were mobilized to act and some have managed to shape new roles in their communities as a result.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law/july-dec09/afghanwomen_08-21.htmlFri, 21 Aug 2009 16:11:00 ESTAfghan President Hamid Karzai faces continued international and domestic pressure to further overhaul a controversial law affecting Shiite women that critics say he passed to secure votes from conservatives in this week's election.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/terrorism/july-dec09/russiabombing_08-17.htmlMon, 17 Aug 2009 12:52:00 ESTAn explosives-laden truck driven by a suicide bomber detonated at a police station Monday morning in Russia's North Caucasus, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials said.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/military/july-dec09/iraqtroops_07-29.htmlWed, 29 Jul 2009 11:26:00 ESTThe U.S. military could accelerate its withdrawal from the Iraq war thanks to a sustained drop in violence, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday after talks with his top commanders.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/july-dec09/kurdelex_07-27.htmlMon, 27 Jul 2009 18:56:00 ESTOver the weekend, Kurds across the three northern regions of Iraq went to the polls to elect new leaders. The two parties that have controlled the autonomous region for 20 years faced a powerful challenge from a new opposition party.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/asia/july-dec09/china_07-06.htmlTue, 07 Jul 2009 13:40:00 ESTThe Chinese government declared a curfew Tuesday in northwestern China to combat the continued ethnic violence erupting between Han Chinese and Muslim Uighurs.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june09/khamenei_06-19.htmlFri, 19 Jun 2009 17:25:00 ESTIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday defended President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as the rightful winner in the country's June 12 elections and disputed any possibility that the vote was rigged, as other candidates have contended.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/jan-june09/holocaust_06-05.htmlFri, 05 Jun 2009 18:22:00 ESTScholars are still discovering the full scale of the Nazi prison camp system during WWII as President Obama visited remembrances and anniversary celebrations in Europe this week. Ray Suarez reports. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june09/speechanlys_06-04.htmlThu, 04 Jun 2009 18:16:00 ESTAs reaction to President Obama's address in Cairo continues to filter in, analysts consider what the lasting effect Thursday's speech may have on U.S. policy and global attitudes.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/religion/jan-june09/speechreact_06-04.htmlThu, 04 Jun 2009 18:12:00 ESTMany American Muslims watched Thursday's address by President Obama with keen interest, seeing it as both a major moment for U.S. policy as well as a call for Muslims to reflect on their beliefs and the governments of the Middle East.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june09/cairoexcpts_06-04.htmlThu, 04 Jun 2009 18:02:00 ESTIn a sweeping speech in Cairo, President Obama called for stronger U.S.-Muslim alliances, urging each to put suspicions aside and unite to combat violent extremism. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june09/reaction_0604.htmlThu, 04 Jun 2009 11:35:00 ESTA roundup of reaction from officials and citizens across the Middle East and elsewhere to President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo Thursday.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/jan-june09/abortion_06-01.htmlMon, 01 Jun 2009 18:39:00 ESTThe murder of prominent Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller has raised new questions on where things stand among groups on both sides of the abortion debate. Kevin Eckstrom, editor of Religion News Service, examines the impact of Tiller's death on the abortion issue.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/jan-june09/faith_05-27.htmlWed, 27 May 2009 18:47:00 ESTFred de Sam Lazaro reports on the blending of Christianity and Islam in Lagos, Nigeria, as an avenue to rediscovering the West African tradition of interfaith tolerance.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/jan-june09/indiaschool_05-15.htmlFri, 15 May 2009 18:33:00 ESTSister Cyril Mooney, principal of the Loreto Day School in Kolkata, India, is working to provide poor children a place to learn by day and a safe haven at night. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june09/pope2_05-11.htmlMon, 11 May 2009 18:39:00 ESTPope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names." National Catholic reporter John Allen describes the papal voyage.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/jan-june09/pope1_05-11.htmlMon, 11 May 2009 18:36:00 ESTPope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names." Ray Suarez reports.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/religion/jan-june09/pope_05-11.htmlMon, 11 May 2009 17:00:00 ESTPope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names."http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/middle_east/jan-june09/iraqbombings_04-23.htmlThu, 23 Apr 2009 09:55:00 ESTMore than 78 people were killed and dozens more were wounded Thursday in two bombings in Iraq, one in Baghdad and one north of the city. In other news, the Iraqi military said they captured a suspected leader of an al-Qaida military group.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/jan-june09/pakistananalys_04-14.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2009 18:45:00 ESTAnalysts discuss the impact of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's move to impose Islamic law in the Swat Valley as part of a deal to end two years of fighting with pro-Taliban militants in the region.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/asia/jan-june09/pakistanreport_04-14.htmlTue, 14 Apr 2009 18:40:00 ESTPakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday signed a measure imposing Islamic law in the country's northwestern Swat Valley as part of a deal to end two years of fighting with pro-Taliban militants in the region.http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/jan-june09/gaymarriage_04-08.htmlWed, 08 Apr 2009 18:44:00 ESTVermont's legislature and the top court of Iowa delivered legal victories in recent weeks to those seeking the right of same-sex couples to marry. And as battles in other state capitals continue, Americans are weighing the issue with other pressing concerns.