Thou shalt not: Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible state book | Religion News Service

April 19, 2016

Source: Thou shalt not: Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible state book | Religion News Service

Artist Nurtures a Creative Oasis in Conservative Saudi Arabia - The New York Times

April 19, 2016

Abdulnasser Gharem has taken artistic aim at what he sees as the kingdom’s byzantine bureaucracy, religious dogmatism and dependence on oil.

Source: Artist Nurtures a Creative Oasis in Conservative Saudi Arabia - The New York Times

Bible Could Soon Be Tennessee’s Official Book - The New York Times

April 12, 2016

Tennessee’s legislature voted to honor the Bible — like the smallmouth bass and the tomato before it — as a state symbol.

Source: Bible Could Soon Be Tennessee’s Official Book - The New York Times

John Danforth on Religion and Politics | March 30, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

April 7, 2016

In The Relevance of Religion: How Faithful People Can Change Politics, former Missouri senator John Danforth, an Episcopal priest, explores how an over-emphasis on religion has changed the tone of American politics and whether religious values can help to mend a badly fractured political system. More →

Source: John Danforth on Religion and Politics | March 30, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Leon H. Charney, Investor, Cable TV Host and Peace Broker, Is Dead at 77 - The New York Times

March 24, 2016

Mr. Charney helped bring about the Camp David peace accords in 1978 by arranging secret talks between the Egyptian president, Anwar el-Sadat, and the Israeli prime minister, Menachem Begin.

Source: Leon H. Charney, Investor, Cable TV Host and Peace Broker, Is Dead at 77 - The New York Times

Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque : NPR

February 27, 2016

"Muslim Americans keep us safe," President Obama said on Wednesday as he visited a mosque in the U.S. for the first time as president. His speech was designed to draw contrasts with rhetoric from some Republicans running to succeed him.

Source: Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque : NPR

Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

February 26, 2016

Once staunchly Polish Catholic, this community outside Detroit is now the only US city with a Muslim-majority city council.

Source: Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Religious voices respond to State of the Union

January 13, 2016

(RNS) In his last State of the Union address, President Obama made an impassioned case against religious bigotry and cast other key issues in moral terms. They voiced support and criticism on issues ranging from religious inclusion to same-sex marriage to Iran.

Obama's Representative Reassures Sikhs in America

January 13, 2016

She also expressed empathy with the Sikh community over the recent incidents of violence against Sikhs and the reported case of vandalism at Los Angeles Gurdwara.

Source: Obama's Representative Reassures Sikhs in America | SikhNet

Dems to colleagues: Bring Muslims to State of the Union

January 13, 2016

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Thou shalt not: Tennessee governor vetoes bill to make Bible state book | Religion News Service

Artist Nurtures a Creative Oasis in Conservative Saudi Arabia - The New York Times

Bible Could Soon Be Tennessee’s Official Book - The New York Times

John Danforth on Religion and Politics | March 30, 2016 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Leon H. Charney, Investor, Cable TV Host and Peace Broker, Is Dead at 77 - The New York Times

Obama Challenges Anti-Muslim Rhetoric In First Visit To U.S. Mosque : NPR

Muslims of Hamtramck, Michigan | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

Religious voices respond to State of the Union

Obama's Representative Reassures Sikhs in America

Dems to colleagues: Bring Muslims to State of the Union

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