Religion

Attendees pray during the Family Leadership Summit — an event sponsored by the conservative Family Leader organization — in Ames, Iowa, in July.

Conservatives Call For 'Religious Freedom,' But For Whom?

5:42pm December 11, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Republican presidential candidates decry what they call a "war on faith." Religious conservatives say they face anti-Christian bigotry. But the rise of anti-Muslim sentiment reveals a double standard.

Did Religious School Play A Role In Tashfeen Malik Becoming Radicalized?

3:15pm December 10, 2015

Malik, one of the San Bernardino shooters, attended a religious school for women in Pakistan. David Greene talks to Ayesha Saddiqa, a Pakistan-based military expert, about how people get radicalized.

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Pope Francis, seen here listening to music in St. Peter's Square Wednesday, has said

Catholics Should Not Try To Convert Jews, Vatican Commission Says

2:26pm December 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Jews don't need to be converted to find salvation, according to a major new document that highlights Catholics' historic ties with Judaism.

An Angolan Muslim walks near the ruins of a mosque in Viana, a suburb of Luanda, the Angolan capital. Community members claim that the edifice was destroyed by bulldozers in 2013 after police surrounded the mosque, arguing it did not have the proper docum

Donald Trump Isn't The Only One Calling For Restrictions On Muslims

5:10pm December 09, 2015

by Anders Kelto

Angola has cracked down on its tiny Muslim population and been accused of destroying some mosques. But the southern African nation has not called for a ban on Muslim immigrants.

World Reacts To Donald Trump's Call To Ban Muslims Traveling To U.S.

4:18pm December 09, 2015

Bloomberg's Zainab Fattah in Dubai, and Joerg Lau, foreign editor for Die Zeit in Berlin, put the reaction to Donald Trump's comments on Muslims into context.

Citing Religious Liberty, Evangelical Leaders Blast Trump's Muslim Ban

4:10pm December 09, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

"It is not in spite of our Gospel conviction, but precisely because of it, that we should stand for religious liberty for everyone," one evangelical leader said.

Trump Statements On Muslim Immigration Recall Past Episodes Of U.S. Exclusion

1:57pm December 09, 2015

by Ron Elving

In light of Donald Trump's statements on Muslim immigration, NPR recalls other national figures who advocated excluding ethnic, religious or political groups from entering or operating freely in the U.S.

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Head Of Muslim Group Reacts To Trump's Comments

8:02pm December 08, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Hussam Ayloush, executive director of the LA chapter of the civil right organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, about Donald Trump's comments about Muslims.

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Republicans Denounce Donald Trump's Call To Ban Muslim Immigrants

7:27pm December 08, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rick Wilson, a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, and Matt Moore, a chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, about Donald Trump's controversial proposal.

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Some Muslim Americans Irritated By Obama's Call For Them To 'Root Out' Extremism

6:10pm December 08, 2015

by Tom Gjelten

Muslim Americans feel unfairly maligned, singled out and asked to do more than others when it comes to terrorism.

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