Religion and Faith

Midmorning Weekend
Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.
Barbara Brown Taylor at the Westminster Town Hall Forum
Barbara Brown Taylor is an Episcopal priest, teacher, and author who lectures on preaching at Yale, Princeton, and Duke Universities and is a regular columnist for The Christian Century. She spoke before an audience at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Her speech was titled, "Downtime: The Sacred Art of Stopping."
Dawkins seeks more converts to atheism
Richard Dawkins says atheists should be just as forthright in their views as those who believe God is real. The prominent atheist talks about why he wants to convert more to his way of thinking.
Is there still a place for Catholic confession?
In therapy sessions, on talk shows, even online, Americans are confessing their sins. It seems the only place not buzzing with mea culpas these days is the confessional booth.
Mosque opens doors to help dispel rumors
Leaders of a Minneapolis mosque have been vigorously fighting accusations linking them to a number of missing Twin Cities men -- men that some believe have returned to Somalia to fight in that country's civil war. Last night they took a different approach by hosting an open house at the mosque.
Faith, spirituality and the economy
Speaking of Faith host Krista Tippett talks about the how people from across the ethics and faith community are viewing the economic crisis.
Lutherans weigh making gay clergy a local decision
The nation's largest Lutheran denomination will consider allowing individual congregations to choose whether to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy.