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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Serene Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary, says sexual and domestic abuse has long been an institutional problem for churches. So how do we root out that behavior in our religious communities?
In our new 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.
In a preview for the rest of our series, we asked some scholars from a variety of different faith traditions: Is it okay to be trans in the eyes of God? But as we'll learn, the answer is far from simple.
In our new 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.
Many faith traditions emphasize the importance of forgiveness. But in the context of the #MeToo movement, can forgiveness silence women who have been abused?
Karin Bleeg felt violated when she discovered that her former rabbi had been secretly videotaping women preparing for their mikvah, or ritual bath. Still, she says she one day wants to forgive him, for her own sake.
Alyssa, a young Mormon woman, was pressured by her church leaders to forgive her abuser after he sexually assaulted her. It made her feel as if her pain did not matter and that she wasn’t worthy of being believed.
Although it seemed that #MeToo has spread to every corner of America, some women who have suffered abuse within religious communities struggle to receive acknowledgement and justice.
Many faith traditions emphasize the importance of forgiveness. But in the context of the #MeToo movement, can forgiveness silence women who have been abused?
Karin Bleeg felt violated when she discovered that her former rabbi had been secretly videotaping women preparing for their mikvah, or ritual bath. Still, she says she one day wants to forgive him, for her own sake.
Alyssa, a young Mormon woman, was pressured by her church leaders to forgive her abuser after he sexually assaulted her. It made her feel as if her pain did not matter and that she wasn’t worthy of being believed.
