Barbara Bradley Hagerty
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Catholic Abuse Case Going To Jury In Philadelphia
Thursday, May 31, 2012
In a Philadelphia courtroom Thursday, jurors will hear closing arguments in a historic case involving the Catholic sex abuse scandal. William Lynn, a monsignor in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is the first high-level church official to be tried for his involvement in covering up child abuse.
Just Doing His Job Is Catholic Official's Defense
Sunday, May 27, 2012
The Philadelphia clergy sex-abuse trial has been brutal for Monsignor William Lynn, the first high-level Catholic official to be criminally prosecuted. Lynn's charges are not for abusing minors, but for failing to protect children from predator priests.
The Politics Of Catholic Schools' Graduation Speakers
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., is up in arms over Georgetown University's invitation to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to speak during commencement weekend. Church officials are upset about Sebelius' role in the creation of the contraception mandate in the federal health reform law. It's one of several controversies surrounding graduation speakers that have cropped up this spring.
Watergate Figure, Evangelist Chuck Colson Dies At 80
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Chuck Colson went from being one of the nation's most despised men, who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal, to a hero of conservative Christians. Following a brief illness, he died Saturday at a Northern Virginia hospital with his wife and family at his bedside.
Schuller Family Breaks Away From Crystal Cathedral
Monday, March 12, 2012
On Saturday, Robert Schuller; his wife, Arvella; and daughter Carol said they were resigning from the board of the church he founded because of the "adversarial and negative attitude of other board members." A day later, their daughter Sheila Schuller Coleman announced she was looking for another place to preach.
For Hitchens, In Life And Death, An Unaware Cosmos
Friday, December 16, 2011
Christopher Hitchens, the author and essayist who died on Thursday, was known for his assertive atheism. From scathing books about Mother Teresa and God, to the way his final days played out as a debate over the harm or benefit of prayer, his most lasting legacy may be his duel with religion.
Controversy Erupts Over Sex-Segregated Brooklyn Bus
Thursday, October 20, 2011
New York City officials have told a bus company that carries passengers in a largely Hasidic Jewish section of Brooklyn that it must stop requiring female passengers to sit in the back. The issue has raised concerns about boundaries between religious and civil rights.
Spiritual Evidence
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Barbara Bradley Hagerty, NPR's religion correspondent and the author of Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality, talks about what science has learned about spirituality.
God and Science
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
NPR's religion correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in her new book about the light science can shed on human spirituality. Plus, gift bag goodies as an uncommon economic indicator, and how Brian can prevent his next bike from getting stolen.
Abuse Scandal Plagues Hasidic Jews In Brooklyn
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Allegations of child sexual abuse in Brooklyn's insular Hasidic Jewish community have prompted the Brooklyn District Attorney's office to open 10 investigations. And some say that may be just the tip of the iceberg. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty joins us now.
Listen to Hagerty's feature story here.
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