Tom Gjelten appears in the following:
Steve Bannon Criticizes Catholic Bishops For Response To DACA
Friday, September 08, 2017
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon says Catholic bishops like immigrants only because they need them to fill their pews. The bishops are reacting with anger.
Christians And DACA
Thursday, September 07, 2017
Christians of all denominations, including many evangelicals who have supported President Trump, are speaking out on behalf of immigrants protected from deportation under the DACA program.
How Natural Disasters Can Be Faith-Challenging Experiences
Sunday, September 03, 2017
Natural disasters and human suffering have long challenged people of faith because they don't understand why God would allow such things to happen. It's a core problem facing believers.
Megachurch Leader Joel Osteen Under Fire
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Joel Osteen, an advocate of "prosperity gospel" theology, presides over a 17,000-seat church in Houston, but agreed to open it to evacuees only after coming under intense criticism on social media.
Attention On Hate Speech Drives Donations To Fight Anti-Semitism
Friday, August 25, 2017
Jewish groups have broadened their work to oppose all forms of bigotry. Following the violence in Charlottesville, Va., more non-Jews see the reality of anti-Semitism and join the fight against it.
The Role Of Solar Eclipses In Religion
Friday, August 18, 2017
Throughout human history, solar eclipses have been seen as having great religious significance, often as omens or signs of divine warning or punishment. Major and minor religions alike have their own understandings.
In Contrast To Business Councils, Trump's Evangelical Advisers Stay Put
Friday, August 18, 2017
President Trump has lost business advisers as a result of his Charlottesville comments, but his evangelical advisers appear to be sticking by him.
Rewriting Emma Lazarus' "The New Colossus"
Friday, August 04, 2017
NPR religion correspondent, Tom Gjelten, poet Gala Mukomolova, and poet and professor, Kaveh Akbar, talk about rewriting Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus" for the 21st century.
Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Undermines Poem's Connection To Statue Of Liberty
Thursday, August 03, 2017
White House adviser Stephen Miller's contention that the poem "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus was only added later to the Statue of Liberty diminishes the poem's connection to the statue.
After Fleeing Persecution, U.S. Christian Refugees Now Face Deportation
Saturday, July 08, 2017
The Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally is bad news for Christian refugees who could be returned to the countries where they were persecuted.
Christians Seeking Refuge May Get Caught Up In Trump's Deportations
Friday, July 07, 2017
Efforts by the Trump administration to deport immigrants who have come to the U.S. illegally is likely to impact Christian refugees who face persecution in their home countries.
To Understand How Religion Shapes America, Look To Its Early Days
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
From Thomas Jefferson's cut-up Bible to the country's first printed hymnal, the Smithsonian's Religion in Early America exhibit wants to engage Americans with the role of religion in its first days.
Supreme Court Sides With Religious School In Church-State Case
Monday, June 26, 2017
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Missouri church that had sought a state grant to resurface the playground at its preschool. The lower court had ruled that the funding violated the Constitutional separation of church and state. In Monday's decision, the court said that states can't deny public benefits to religious institutions that are otherwise qualified.
Unitarian Universalists Denounce White Supremacy, Make Leadership Changes
Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Unitarian Universalists are among the most liberal of all religious denominations in America. Activists have denounced what they see as white supremacy in the church and are changing leadership.
Trump Administration Faces Pressure To Not Deport Detained Iraqi Christians
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Many of the nearly 200 Iraqis currently under detention are from the minority Chaldean Christian community, which faces severe persecution in Iraq.
FBI Concludes GOP Baseball Practice Shooter Had No Ties To Terrorism
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
A law enforcement investigation of the June 14 shooting at a Republican congressmen's baseball practice concludes that the shooter acted alone and had no links to terrorism.
What We Know About The Virginia Shooting Suspect
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Law enforcement officials have named James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., as the gunman in Wednesday morning's shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va.
Southern Baptists Update Bible's Language On Gender
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Faced with declining membership among millennials, the Southern Baptists are seeking to modernize their language. The denomination has adopted a new Bible with more gender-neutral terms.
'March Against Sharia' Planned Across The U.S.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Saturday's nationwide "March Against Sharia," sponsored by a group known for aggressively criticizing Islam, has in recent days become a rallying cause for right-wing extremists.
Authorities Brace For Conflict During Anti-Sharia Marches
Friday, June 09, 2017
ACT for America, known for its aggressive criticism of Islam, hosts anti-Sharia marches on Saturday across the U.S. Many supporters have alt-right links.
