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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.
Why Prince Chose Not to Vote or Celebrate Birthdays
On stage, Prince was a musical genius, a sex icon. But he was also a low-key Jehovah’s Witness who took his faith seriously. So what exactly were Prince’s religious beliefs? You probably know that Jehovah’s Witnesses go door to door with their Watchtower magazine, but what exactly is their theology? In this interview with Joel Engardio, director of Knocking and journalist, we draw back the curtain on this little known religion.
Trouble in the Tribe: The Jewish-American Conflict Over Israel
The biggest divide in the Jewish American community isn’t over theology or even how you worship. It’s all about where you stand on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In his new book, Dov Waxman, professor at Northeastern University, author of Trouble in the Tribe, and commentator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows how American Jews are increasingly divided over the topic of Israel and illustrates some of the real-life consequences.
Post-Traumatic Church Experience
Here on Interfaith Voices, we explore all different faiths. But Reba Riley, author of Post-Traumatic Church Syndrome, blogger and chronic illness advocate outdid us. She tried out 30 religions before her 30th birthday. Raised in a fundamentalist Christian Church, Riley embarked on a spiritual quest that had her meditating in Buddhist monasteries, chatting with atheists, singing hymns in Catholic Churches, and worshipping in Hindu temples.
