Interfaith Voices is the leading religion newsmagazine on public radio, heard on 62 stations in North America.
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Interfaith Voices Our new event! Please join us for an evening of reflection and conversation with Kathleen Kennedy Townshend, the former Lt. Governor of Maryland. She'll discuss faith, social justice and growing up a Kennedy over wine and hors d'oeuvres...we would love to see you there. RSVP here: www.interfaithradio.org/kktevent
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*Kathleen Kennedy TownsendFormer Lt. Governor of MarylandandMaureen Fiedler, SLHost of Interfaith Voices*invite you to join them for an evening reception, with reflection on *Faith and Politics* in the life of our nation’s most prominent Catholic family, the Kennedy family.
Interfaith Voices just won an award! Diane Vogel, producer of the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, presented Maureen with the Rumi Forum's Media Excellence Award on Capitol Hill. It was part of the RUMI Peace and Dialogue Awards, and the event took place this past Tuesday, October 27. Thanks to the Rumi Forum and to Diane Vogel. Go to www.interfaithradio.org/award for more info!
Interfaith Voices is finally done with our new series on sacred sound. You can hear them all here, plus the full interviews that didn't air: http://interfaithradio.org/soundscapes
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Every faith tradition has a melody, chant or noise that is unique to it. From the murmur of a Buddhist mantra to the hum of the Hindu om, there is something about sound that makes the holy...real. ...
Interfaith Voices The Cross That Went To Court-- two very different views on an 8-foot-tall Christian cross in the middle of a national park. It landed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. What do you think-- is this government endorsement of Christianity? http://interfaithradio.org/node/1065 http://interfaithradio.org/node/1065
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That brooding, looming question, ‘What is God?” has long been a favorite thought experiment for philosophers. The man known as “The Genius” on the David Letterman Show traces ...
Interfaith Voices This episode: the humble, hidden faith of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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For four decades, Senator Ted Kennedy was America’s most influential Catholic politician. But he kept his personal faith quiet, hidden. Jonathan Karp, editor of his new memoir, reveals the ...
Interfaith Voices This week: the not-so-secret world of the Freemasons, the world's oldest fraternity. A Freemason of 11 years debunks the myths...but declines to share the secret handshake.
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Dan Brown clearly loves religion – really mysterious religion, like his portrayal of the Catholic group Opus Dei in The Da Vinci Code. But then, groups accused of being religious will do just ...
Interfaith Voices From outrageous town hall meetings to signs depicting President Obama as Hitler, nothing is sacred in the health care debates. This week, we take a look at health care and religion with Kevin Eckstrom. Plus, listen to Penn Jillette's "This I Believe..." segment, in which he explains that he is "beyond atheism".
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In the debate over health care, President Obama is going biblical. On August 18th, the President convened a phone conference with more than 1,000 leaders of different faiths, mainly religious progressives. ...
Interfaith Voices Next week, it's MC Hammer. Yes, that MC Hammer. He got his start in a Pentecostal rock band called Holy Ghost Boys. Have any questions for him? Post away!
Interfaith Voices This week we caught up with Jars of Clay, the most famous band to come out of the alternative Christian music industry. Check out their live in-studio performance of "Flood", their breakout single from 1995: http://interfaithradio.org/node/993
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Interfaith Voices Fans of 'The Office' will find this week's show especially interesting. Listen to Rainn Wilson (who plays Dwight on the popular show) talk about a lesser-known aspect of his life: his Baha'i faith.
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Actor Rainn Wilson is best known for playing loners, oddballs and weirdos. Exhibit A: Dwight Schrute, the abrasive nerd-in-residence on NBC’s “The Office.” Dwight’s interests include ...
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This week, Hindu siblings show each other a little extra love during Raksha Bandhan, a festival that celebrates the special bond between brothers and sisters. The word raksha means "protection" and bandhan means to “tie,” so on this day, sisters tie a holy thread called a rakhi around their brothers' wrists.
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Bishop John Shelby Spong grew up with an angry, judgmental God. For him, God--and the Christian church--exerted authority through fear, threatening non-believers with the fiery pits of Hell. Now 78, Bishop ...
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Where do we go when we die? This week, it's all about the world to come, with Episcopal mystic Bishop John Shelby Spong. We also highly recommend this survey of how Americans over 50 view the afterlife...it's got a few surprises: http://www.icrsurvey.com/Study.aspx?f=AA
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Most of America's baby boomers and senior citizens believe in an afterlife and an overwhelming majority believe in God, a survey revealed.
Interfaith Voices Rebecca Sheir reports on downsizing of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs this week. How did you celebrate your entrance into adulthood?
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Think Pope Benedict XVI is an uncompromising, unwavering conservative? Think again. In his first official statement on the worldwide economic meltdown, he calls for deep cuts in consumer spending, government regulation and even redistributing wealth around the world.
Interfaith Voices Were you one of the millions of Americans who watched the King of Pop's funeral this week? Listen to Religion Dispatches' Gary Laderman reflections on celebrity worship, including the special place that the rock band Wilco has in his own heart.
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This week, it’s the life and legacy of John Calvin, the father of Presbyterianism, born 500 years ago this month. He's often remembered as a moralistic party pooper, wagging his finger at graceless ...
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Francis Collins, decoder of the human genome and devout Christian, has been nominated to head up the National Institutes of Health: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/health
We spoke to Collins in April: http://interfaithradio.org/node/847. While you're there, ch...eck out his only recording of a Christian hymn, performed live in our studio!
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President Obama on Wednesday nominated Dr. Francis S. Collins, a pioneering geneticist, as head of the National Institutes of Health.
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