Clergy On The Pandemic Front Lines: 'How Do We Really Grieve?' The work of ministering to the sick and consoling the grieving has been a heavy burden for many faith leaders in the time of COVID-19. Tom Gjelten
Disinformation Fuels A White Evangelical Movement. It Led 1 Virginia Pastor To Quit Some evangelical circles have incubated and spread conspiracy theories for years. It's part of a movement called Christian nationalism that researchers call a threat to American democracy. Rachel Martin
New Survey Shows 3 In 5 White Evangelicals Say Joe Biden Wasn't Legitimately Elected Christian nationalism has effectively spread so much disinformation that three in five white evangelicals say Biden was not legitimately elected, according to the American Enterprise Institute.
Pope Francis Hopes To Visit Iraq Next Month, Pandemic Permitting Pope Francis plans to travel the original home of the patriarch Abraham in the Iraqi desert. His tour will also take him to places where there are almost no Christians — most everyone is Muslim. Alice Fordham
Gruesome Attack Puts Schools On Front Line Of France's Fight To Stop Extremism After the beheading of a teacher in in a Parisian suburb last year, France is on the verge of a campaign against "separatist Islam." Some aren't sure how that fits with the country's secular ideals. Eleanor Beardsley
A 'Scary' Survey Finding: 4 In 10 Republicans Say Political Violence May Be Necessary The poll shows significant support in the U.S. for political violence. Most white evangelicals and Republicans say Biden's election was illegitimate and Trump was not behind the attack on the Capitol. Tom Gjelten
Civil Rights Activist Weighs In On Biden's Early Days In Office NPR's Michel Martin speaks with civil rights activist Rev. William Barber II about his inaugural homily and what he makes of the first few days of the Biden administration.
At The National Prayer Service, A Plea To Avoid 'Simplistic Calls For Unity' Speakers at the service see a "new America" and embrace a range of progressive causes. "The only way to establish domestic tranquility is to establish justice," the Rev. William Barber II says. Tom Gjelten
Militant Christian Nationalists Remain A Potent Force The conviction of some Christians that God has a particular plan for America gave extra potency to efforts in support of Trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat. Tom Gjelten
Legacy Of Muslim Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase President-elect Biden has pledged to quickly end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of policy will be harder to undo. Joel Rose