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All Posts Tagged With: "New York City"

May 10, 2013: Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism

A support group called Footsteps is providing counsel to those who have chosen to leave the confines of the ultra-Orthodox world in which they were raised.

May 10th, 2013 | 16 comments

February 22, 2013: NYC Houses of Worship

A Journey Through NYC Religions, says editor and publisher Tony Carnes, “has made me more free to listen to people. And that may sound like a small thing, but it’s actually pretty big.”

Feb 22nd, 2013 | 5 comments

February 17, 2012: Church Worship Services in Public Schools

Does allowing churches to worship in public schools create a constitutional problem, or is it an expression of religious freedom?

Feb 17th, 2012 | 3 comments

September 3, 2010: Islamic Center Controversy

"This isn’t about bigotry. This isn’t about religious persecution. This really is about sensitivity and a profound sense of loss," says Fordham University Law School professor Thane Rosenbaum.

Sep 3rd, 2010 | 17 comments

ONE NATION: RELIGION & POLITICS

Omid Safi: Muslims in the Mosaic of America

The controversy over building an Islamic center in Lower Manhattan, says this professor of religious studies, "is about what kind of a society we wish to be and to become."

Aug 20th, 2010 | 11 comments

Religious Values, American Ideals, and NYC Islamic Center

Watch religious leaders speaking this week about Muslim, Christian, Jewish, and American ideals and values and the New York City Islamic center controversy.

Aug 18th, 2010 | 3 comments

September 8, 2006: 9/11 Five Year Anniversary

Thousands of people every week are still visiting the site where the World Trade Center once stood. But five years since 9/11, Lucky Severson says, there's still so much traffic and construction and so much controversy about how to rebuild that it's hard to feel Ground Zero as sacred space.

Sep 8th, 2006 | 0 comments

June 24, 2005: Billy Graham’s New York Crusade

Billy Graham is preparing for what he says will be his last U.S. crusade at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York City.

Jun 24th, 2005 | 0 comments

September 5, 2003: 9/11 New York City Spirituality Revisited

Several faith leaders reflect on the lingering spiritual impact of the September 11 attacks on New Yorkers — and themselves.

Sep 5th, 2003 | 0 comments

October 19, 2001: New York State of Mind

More than five weeks later, America remains deeply shaken by the events of September 11th, no more so than in New York. Correspondent Betty Rollin spoke with four religious New Yorkers of different faiths to see how they were affected.

Oct 19th, 2001 | 0 comments
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