Interfaith Voices Podcast (hour-long version)
Summary: Interfaith Voices is the nation’s leading religion news magazine on public radio. We offer weekly analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of African-American Mormons and atheists in the military, evangelical environmentalists and Muslim feminists. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore. That’s why Interfaith Voices matters.
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- Copyright: Copyright 2020
Podcasts:
We take a closer look at how a photo-op at a church draws both condemnation and celebration and how faithful love feasts are returning in the time of COVID.
Host Amber Khan takes to the streets to talk to clergy about the protest s following the homicide of George Floyd and the message Trump’s actions in its wake.
Andrew Whitehead, a religion sociologist from Clemson University, talks about Christian nationalism. Why is it so embedded in some people’s idea of the United States?
A centuries-old Christian tradition with roots in the early church is enjoying a revival among United Methodists with churches shuttered during the pandemic.
We look at how people of faith are confronting racism. We begin in Minnesota's Twin Cities, where the senseless death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police reignited the fight for justice.
In our special series, we hear the personal stories of transgender people of faith and where they are finding spiritual homes among America's religious traditions.
Toni Newman grew up in a strict, southern Christian household. When Toni came to realize she was really a transgender woman, she says "Not only did I lose my natural family, my church family, I lost my gay family."
In the past decade, public opinion on LGBT issues, like same-sex marriage, has changed drastically. But the growing acceptance of the L, the G, and the B has not necessarily extended to the T -- transgender people.
National religion reporter Jack Jenkins seeks to confirm what many have wondered: is there a religious left?
Ali Noorani, talks about a new campaign targeting a constituency that has opposed immigration policies and reforms: evangelical Christians.
Dina Kesbeh and Malika Bilal – of The Take podcast – talk to Muslims about observing the month of fasting during a quarantine.
We explore the religious left, and fostering understanding about immigrants. Then we reflect on celebrating Ramadan under quarantine.
We look at the U.S. Census Bureau’s attempts to build relationships with faith communities to overcome mistrust and suspicion.
Shagufta Ahmed, who spearheads interfaith outreach for the U.S. Census, Bureau inherited her passion for the census from her immigrant father.
How can music bring out our better selves? How can music forge connections between people in the same room -- and across worlds? Originally aired on July 18, 2019.
