Interfaith Voices

Spiritual care in complicated times...if you missed it, you can still stream online!

Listen to the Interfaith Voices interview with filmmakers and Berkeley scholar Ronit Y. Stahl. The conversation traces the evolution of our diverse military chaplaincy and the complexity of life as a Muslim military chaplain today. Listen here: https://bit.ly/41TEhhQ

This week's show explores new polling for the Pew Research Center with Gregory Smith, and then a conversation taking a closer look at the Poor People's Campaign in Jefferson City, Missouri with Brian Kaylor, Editor in Chief of Word and Way.

Faith in the Public Square – Lament and Scrutiny The Pew Research Center has just released a new poll examining attitudes about the proper role of religion in society. Then we look at the Poor People’s Campaign’s rally in Jefferson City Missouri.

"Abusers were able to easily fly under the radar and go from congregation to congregation, victimizing more people."

ICYMI: The 45th annual Southern Baptist Convention took place in Anaheim, California last month. Hear from AP Religion Reporter Deepa Bharat on what the largest Baptist denomination in the states is doing to rectify a “bombshell” investigation that detailed over 20 years of sexual abuse.

Who was the real Heather Heyer? Her mother, Susan Bro, spoke to host Ambereen Khan about the differences between the true Heather and the "symbol" she was made into after her death at the 2017 Unite the Right rally.
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Each week at Listen Inspired, our host Ambereen Khan dives into conversations that illuminate the search for meaning in our world. With a better understanding of the vast diversity of beliefs across the religious spectrum, we can gain insights into the perspectives that shape everything from politics to pop culture.

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It takes a creative ear to weave hip hop and history together but Alex Kronemer does that and more in a new three part documentary series called "The Great Muslim American Road Trip," now streaming on PBS.
Listen to the Emmy-nominated film director explain how he is using film to change narratives and break stereotypes about Muslims in America.
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Let's be curious together.

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ICYMI: On June 21st, the Supreme Court ruled that states with public tuition programs must allow families to send their students to private religious schools if they so choose. This ruling will make it easier for religious private schools to access public subsidies.

Listen to what Amanda Tyler of the BJC has to say about the Carson V. Makin decision's impact on constitutional religious liberty. Also hear from historian Frank Lambert on what the Framers truly had in mind for the separation of church and state.

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This week's episode dives into the interesction of voting rights, race and religion with historian Annette Gordon-Reed who discusses her new book On Juneteenth and then Texas Impact executive director Bee Moorhead explains what happened in the Texas House and why local faith leaders are gathering at the Let My People Vote rally in Austin on Monday, July 19th.

https://interfaithradio.org/Archive/2021-July/Explaining_Texas__On_Juneteenth__Voting__and_Faith

Explaining Texas: On Juneteenth, Voting, and Faith Annette Gordon-Reed and Bee Moorhead provide context for the showdown over voting rights in Texas.

https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2021/05/when-worship-becomes-religion.html

When “Worship” Becomes “Religion” Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Ayodeji Ogunnaike has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship by the Ford Foundation. He was one of twenty-four scholars selected for this year's cohort.

For listeners of all faiths - has getting a vaccine impacted your ability to go back to houses of worship? We would love to hear from you - tell us about it in the comments!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/06/06/church-mass-pandemic-dispensation-lifted/

Vaccines push the question: Are you going back to church? The return to congregations is more pointed in the Catholic Church, whose bishops are withdrawing "dispensations." Some find it motivating while others say formal "obligations" are unsafe and pressuring.

https://religionnews.com/2021/06/08/serenade-album-celebrates-lgbtq-youth-ahead-of-q***r-youth-of-faith-day/

'Serenade' album celebrates LGBTQ youth ahead of Q***r Youth of Faith Day (RNS) — ‘Serenade,’ released last week, is a genre-spanning compilation of original songs by various q***r artists and allies celebrating and empowering LGBTQ people of faith.

Our producer Kimberly Winston on the spiritual resonance of cicadas...read her article here and make sure to listen to this week's episode
"Ravished by Sweetness-The Spiritual Sustenance of Nature", which you can find linked below and in the comments.

https://interfaithradio.org/Archive/2021-June/Ravished_by_Sweetness_The_Spiritual_Sustenance_of_Nature

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2021/6/7/this-summers-cicada-brood-x-is-inspiring-death-to-life-meditations

This Summer’s ‘Brood X’ Cicadas Are Inspiring Death-to-Life Meditations Millions of cicadas, of a type called ‘Brood X’, are emerging from underground this summer from New Jersey to Indiana and Pennsylvania to Virginia. They’re known for casting off their shells and the humming music they create by rubbing their wings. But they also have a long history as symbols ...

https://ifyc.org/article/year-after-george-floyds-murder-how-black-interfaith-can-give-hope-america

A Year After George Floyd's Murder: How Black Interfaith Can Give Hope to America | IFYC Fred Davie joins Alia Bilal, Anthea Butler, Adam Russell Taylor and Eric Lewis Williams in a conversation that gets to the heart of how interfaith cooperation can be a part of accountability, justice, and reconciliation in America’s next chapter.

https://www.npr.org/2021/06/06/1003807426/religious-leaders-on-how-the-pandemic-affected-their-congregations

Religious Leaders On How The Pandemic Affected Their Congregations