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Religion and Faith

Sikh shooting victim slowly improves

Sikh shooting victim slowly improves

Punjab Singh, an internationally known Sikh priest, was wounded Aug. 5 when a gunman opened fire at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek. Singh suffered severe injuries, but a doctor calls his progress remarkable.

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As social issues drive young from church, leaders try to keep them

As social issues drive young from church, leaders try to keep them

Young adults are drifting away from organized religion in unprecedented numbers. NPR's David Greene talks to two religious leaders about the trend and wonders what they tell young people who are disillusioned with the church.

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Chris Stedman on 'Faitheist'

Chris Stedman on 'Faitheist'

Religion scholar Chris Stedman explains why it's necessary to bridge the growing divide between atheists and religious adherents.

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IQ2 debate: Does Science Refute God?

IQ2 debate: Does Science Refute God?

A debate from the Intelligence Squared series on the motion, "Science refutes God." Does modern science debunk many of religion's core beliefs? Are there some questions that can only be answered through a belief in the existence of God? Can science and religion co-exist?

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Do gays need a church of their own anymore?

Do gays need a church of their own anymore?

In 1968 the founding of the Metropolitan Community Churches offered a lone spiritual refuge to openly gay Christians, an idea so far from the mainstream that the founders were often chased from places where they tried to worship. Four decades later, some of the most historically important American denominations, which had routinely expelled gays and lesbians, are welcoming them instead.

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The Amish and forgiveness

In 2006, a gunman entered a one-room Amish school and killed five children and himself. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the Amish community and parents of the victims quickly and publicly declared their forgiveness for the killer and set up a fund for the killer's family.

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Salvation Army raises $4M toward goal

The Salvation Army holiday fundraising campaign is on track to meet its goal. The nonprofit has raised about $4 million in the Twin Cities metro area and hopes to reach $9.8 million by the end of December. About half of that money has been donated in the Salvation Army's traditional red kettles.
by Julie Siple

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Mexico's Mayas face Dec. 21 with ancestral calm

Mexico's Mayas face Dec. 21 with ancestral calm

Amid a worldwide frenzy of advertisers and new-agers preparing for a Maya apocalypse, one group is approaching Dec. 21 with calm and equanimity -- the people whose ancestors supposedly made the prediction in the first place. Mexico's 800,000 Mayas are not the sinister, secretive, apocalypse-obsessed race they've been made out to be.

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Lutheran church faces financial challenges

Lutheran church faces financial challenges

Luther Seminary in St. Paul is having financial problems. Its current president resigned after reports that the school lost nearly $4 million last year. Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer discussed that with the presiding Bishop of the ELCA, Mark Hanson.
by Cathy Wurzer

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