Religion

International

In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case

Emily Feng

The children were converted by their father after the parents divorced. The case has thrown into sharp relief the ethnic and religious identity markers that form the bedrock of Malaysian policy.
The former news anchor at the center of the mindfulness movement

Rachel Martin

As an anchor for ABC News, Dan Harris' career seemed pretty sorted out. Then his book about mindfulness took off.
Politics

Evangelical Christian voters in Iowa love Trump. Can another Republican win them over?

Clay Masters

At the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, GOP presidential hopefuls will try to convince Iowa's influential evangelical voting bloc they have the conservative credentials to win the caucuses.
Megachurches are getting even bigger as churches close across the country

Scott Neuman

At a time when empty pews are forcing churches across the country to close, megachurches are largely bucking that trend — attracting younger, more vibrant and more diverse congregations.
These Buddhist monks want their faith to be known for more than just mindfulness

Rachel Martin

In a world full of mindfulness as a buzzword, what does life look like for those who follow the theology that birthed it?
International

Parts of a Munich synagogue demolished by Nazis are found in a river 85 years later

Rachel Treisman

Munich's main synagogue was one of the first to be destroyed in Nazi Germany, under Hitler's orders. No one knew what had become of the rubble — until construction workers made a discovery last week.
National

She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith

Rachel Martin

Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.
Environment

Western tribes' last-ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada

Kirk Siegler

Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court.
Killer Mike at the top of the mountain

Sheldon Pearce

Faith and religion have been career-long themes for the Run the Jewels rapper — if often in a wary, ambivalent light. But on Michael, his first solo LP in over a decade, something has changed.
Economy

How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

Pallavi Gogoi

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.