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Inspired
Inspired is the nation's leading public radio show about faith, ethics and spirituality. Each week we offer you analyses of the big headlines alongside lesser-told stories – those of Orthodox Jewish artists and African-American atheists, Muslim feminists and spiritual seekers. Through these stories, a rough sketch of our country’s religious landscape begins to emerge. It’s a marketplace of beliefs and ideas too complex for sound bites, and too important to ignore.
Dues Versus Donations: Raising Money in Houses of Worship
It’s the time of year when many Jews around the country are pulling out their checkbooks to buy tickets for high holy day services, leaving many non-Jews a bit confused. You have to pay to go to religious services? Christians, at least, are used to passing around a collection plate every Sunday, and are often shocked to discover this dues and fees model. So this week we’re examining the very different ways that churches and synagogues contend with money, from paying clergy to fundraising. Featuring guests Christian Smith, author of Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money and Rabbi Dan Judson, Brandeis University PhD candidate studying the history of synagogue fundraising.
A New Role for Women in the Mormon Church
In the world of religion, women make progress slowly: a step at a time. But this month the Mormon Church took a big step forward by appointing three women to leadership councils for the first time in its history. It’s an monumental move for a church that celebrates traditional gender roles and a male-only priesthood. Jana Reiss, Senior Columnist for Religion News Service helps us take a look inside the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
