Sep 12 ‘It’s a potluck dinner versus the melting pot’: 6 books for appreciating other religions By Alison Thoet Interfaith leader Eboo Patel wants to change and jumpstart the American conversation on religion. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 8:22 What do Trump’s policies mean for communities of color? Several black pastors said at the White House on Wednesday that President Trump had helped improve life in inner cities. Yet HUD Secretary Ben Carson has looked into tripling rents for poor tenants on federal assistance, and slowed an anti-segregation… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 2:44 A scientist stares into infinity and finds space for spirituality Continue watching
May 04 Kansas, Oklahoma approve religious veto on LGBT adoptions By Mitchell Willetts, Associated Press State lawmakers in Kansas and Oklahoma have approved legislation to grant protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. Supporters of such measures argued that the core issue is protecting a… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 6:30 Evangelicals keep faith in Trump to advance religious agenda By PBS News Hour Support for President Trump among Evangelicals is at an all-time high. On the National Day of Prayer, William Brangham talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference about why he says it’s a balancing act and… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: The Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral By Tom Foreman Jr., Jonathan Drew, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Rev. Billy Graham's children remembered "America's Pastor" as a man devoted to spreading the Gospel, living his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 9:49 Remembering Billy Graham, evangelical leader whose preaching felt personal to millions By PBS News Hour Billy Graham, one of the most significant American evangelical voices and religious leaders of the past century, died Wednesday at the age of 99. Graham carried his message of peace and equality to millions around the world and on TV,… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 3:28 This choir finds harmony in different faiths By PBS News Hour The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir brings together musicians and singers from at least 13 faiths and various backgrounds in order to inspire and unite. Three members offer their Brief but Spectacular take on getting along, having faith and healing through… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 8:33 Is God beyond gender? Swedish church challenges traditional perception By Malcolm Brabant According to the Church of Sweden, it’s preferable not to refer to God as a "he." The official decision to use gender-neutral language will be a change in the way that many Swedish churchgoers worship -- and one that has… Continue watching
Dec 01 Opponents in high court wedding cake case differ over terms By Associated Press A Supreme Court case about a baker’s refusal to make a cake for a same-sex couple is also a dispute over terminology. Continue reading