Lessons from Birmingham: 60 years after the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing This city is remembering a dark chapters in U.S. civil rights history. On September 15, 1963 the Ku Klux Klan bombed a church, killing four Black girls and rocking the conscience of the nation. Debbie Elliott
A new website reports on the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community A new website, Shtetl.org, aims to provide an inside view and a critical look at the insular world of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Jon Kalish
Jury selection to begin in Canada for a man accused of murdering a Muslim family Prosecutors say in 2021, Nathaniel Veltman killed three generations of the Afzaal family with his pickup truck because of their religious faith. It's being called a test of Canada's terrorism laws. Ginella Massa
This 'Jane Eyre' enthusiast invites you to treat your favorite books as sacred text Author and atheist chaplain Vanessa Zoltan finds spiritual meaning not in the Bible or the Torah but in secular texts. Rachel Martin
Why this chaplain sees her atheism as a gift Vanessa Zoltan describes herself as a Jewish atheist whose outlook on the world and her spiritual life is defined by the Holocaust. Rachel Martin
China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say. Emily Feng
A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations A Pakistani Christian leader appealed for help on social media, asking authorities to "assure us that our lives are valuable in our own homeland that has just celebrated independence and freedom." The Associated Press
Why 'the guy' from The Office wants a spiritual revolution Rainn Wilson's book calls for a spiritual revolution in America. And even though he himself is a very funny guy, he is not joking about this at all. Rachel Martin
Parliament of the World's Religions hopes to show people the good that faith can do The Parliament of the World's Religions is about to begin in Chicago. The first Parliament took place in 1893 and is considered the beginning of the modern interfaith movement. Jason DeRose
He was a top church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis Russell Moore criticized Donald Trump and the Southern Baptist Convention's response to a sexual abuse crisis. Then he found himself on the outside. Gabriel J. Sánchez
