From Minister To Atheist: A Story Of Losing Faith
This is the first in a series of stories on losing faith.Teresa MacBain has a secret, one she's terrified to reveal. "I'm currently an active pastor and I'm also an atheist," she says. "I live a double...
View ArticleSame Bible, Different Verdict On Gay Marriage
When President Obama announced he now supports same-sex marriage, he cited his Christian faith. "The thing at root that we think about is, not only Christ sacrificing himself on our behalf, but it's...
View ArticleFor Evangelicals, Romney Is The Lesser Of Two Evils
On Saturday, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University, the nation's largest evangelical university. The speech will be...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Priest Abuse Trial Takes Combative Turn
A clergy sex-abuse trial is intensifying in a Philadelphia courtroom. One defendant is James Brennan, a priest accused of trying to rape a minor. What's drawing attention is the second defendant,...
View ArticleCatholic Abuse Case Going To Jury In Philadelphia
In a Philadelphia courtroom, jurors are hearing closing arguments in a historic case involving the Catholic sex abuse scandal. William Lynn, a monsignor in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is the first...
View ArticleCourt Rules Against Part Of Marriage Act
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: On a Friday, it is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning. I'm David Greene. In a unanimous ruling, a federal appeals court has struck down part of the Defense of...
View ArticleSouthern Baptists See Their Future In A Black Pastor
The Southern Baptist Convention is expected to elect its first black president on Tuesday: Fred Luter, a former street preacher who turned a dying New Orleans church into a powerhouse. His election is...
View ArticleBishops Launch 2-Week Campaign Against Health Law
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launches what it's calling the "Fortnight for Freedom" on Thursday — two weeks of praying and fasting because the bishops believe the church's religious freedom...
View ArticleFeeling Under Siege, Catholic Leadership Shifts Right
The Catholic Church is drawing a line in the sand. Perceiving its core beliefs to be under threat from popular culture, the White House and even Catholics themselves, the Vatican and the U.S....
View ArticleEvangelicals Fight Over Therapy To 'Cure' Gays
Supporters call it "conversion therapy." Critics call it "praying away the gay." Whatever name you use, it's creating a ruckus in Christian circles about whether a person can change his or her sexual...
View ArticleOlympians' Dilemma: 'Starve My Soul' For Ramadan?
Mazen Aziz, representing Egypt in the 2012 Summer Olympics, has trained for the 10,000-meter, open-water swim for years. It's a grueling race that can take upwards of 1 hour and 45 minutes, depending...
View ArticleThe Most Influential Evangelist You've Never Heard Of
David Barton says Americans have been misled about their history. And he aims to change that. "It's what I would call historical reclamation," Barton explains, in his soft but rapid-fire voice. "We're...
View ArticleBiden And Ryan Share Faith, But Not Worldview
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney selected Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be his running mate, Catholics passed a milestone. For the first time in history, both vice presidential...
View ArticleThe Risks And Rewards Of Romney's Faith Story
Mitt Romney's speech to the Republican National Convention on Thursday will be his chance to tell his story to the world. Perhaps the most unique part of that story is his devout Mormon faith. Romney...
View ArticleAmerican Taliban Sues For Religious Freedom
Should Muslims convicted of terrorism be allowed to gather together in prison to pray? That's the question being raised by John Walker Lindh, the so-called American Taliban. The U.S. citizen converted...
View ArticleRev. Moon, A 'Savior' To Some, Lived A Big Dream
Rev. Sun Myung Moon died Sunday at age 92. The controversial founder of the Unification Church was known for attracting young converts in the 1970s and for conducting mass weddings. Sun Myung Moon was...
View ArticleText Reignites Debate: Did Jesus Have A Wife?
A Harvard researcher says a "new gospel" written on a fragment of papyrus shows some early Christians believed Jesus had a wife. The fragment — which scholars believe was written in the fourth century...
View ArticleBoth Candidates Leave God Off The Campaign Trail
Religion used to be everywhere in the presidential elections. George W. Bush courted conservative believers in 2004. In 2008, Sarah Palin excited evangelicals and — unexpectedly — so did Barack Obama....
View ArticleSisters And Vatican II: A Generational Tug Of War
Fifty years ago, Pope John XXIII launched a revolution in the Catholic Church. The Second Vatican Council opened on Oct. 11, 1962, with the goal of bringing the church into the modern world. Catholics...
View ArticleShift In Mormon Age Policy Widens Women's Options
Hannon Young was listening with only half an ear during the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints earlier this month when Church President Thomas S. Monson started...
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