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Religion and Faith

Valarie Kaur's search for America after 9/11

Valarie Kaur's search for America after 9/11

After the Sept. 11 attacks -- appearance sometimes affected how you were treated in this country. When a Sikh man, wearing a turban, was gunned down in Arizona, it changed college student, Valarie Kaur's life. She ended up making a film about what it means to be American.
by Roseanne Pereira

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Pork-handling objections are small scale and seldom public

Pork-handling objections are small scale and seldom public

Islam forbids eating and selling pork, but does that bar a Muslim cashier from scanning a customer's package of bacon? Several Muslim leaders say a few cashiers' objections do not signal a growing problem.
by Annie Baxter

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Sharing the Seder

The Jewish celebration of Passover is traditionally marked with a Seder, a feast commemorating the liberation of Jews from slavery in Egypt. Many Jewish groups share their freedom from bondage with African-Americans. But Robin Washington of Duluth, who is both black and Jewish, has a few questions about the joint celebrations.

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Eco Palms are new Palm Sunday tradition

Some Twin Cities congregations have switched to so-called "eco-palms" for their palm sunday services. Congregations can buy palms from Latin American palm-growers who receive a higher wage for the leaves they harvest. The eco palm program also encourages a more sustainable way to grow the plants. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Crann talked to Dean Current, Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Management. He's spent time in villages in Mexico and Guatamala that rely on the palm trade.

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The dangers of mixing religion and politics

The dangers of mixing religion and politics

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and eldest daughter of Robert Kennedy, is out with a new book -- "Failing America's Faithful: How Today's Churches are Mixing God with Politics and Losing Their Way." She participated in a forum on faith and politics March 18 at the Kennedy Library in Boston.

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Rochester's Muslims reach out

Rochester's Muslims reach out

The Rochester mosque is hosting monthly open houses for non-Muslims. The goal is to combat ignorance in a time when cultural tensions are high.
by Sea Stachura

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How Ayaan Hirsi Ali became a Muslim apostate

How Ayaan Hirsi Ali became a Muslim apostate

Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up a devout Muslim in Somalia and Saudi Arabia. She fled an arranged marriage, immigrated to the Netherlands and was elected to the Dutch parliament. Hirsi Ali had renounced her faith after terrorists attacked the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001, and religious extremists threatened to assassinate her.

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