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Moina Shaiq speaks to a man after a Meet a Muslim event July 10 at Bronco Billy’s Pizza Palace in Fremont, Calif. Shaiq discussed the importance of the hijab, the head scarf, and the niqab, the face covering, as well as the differences between Sunnis and Shias. (AP Photo/Kristin J.

‘Meet a Muslim’ events hope to dispel misconceptions

Moina Shaiq speaks to a man after a Meet a Muslim event July 10 at Bronco Billy’s Pizza Palace in Fremont, Calif. Shaiq discussed the importance of the hijab, the head scarf, and the niqab, the face covering, as well as the differences between Sunnis and Shias. (AP Photo/Kristin J.

August 13, 2017, 2:53pm Churches & Religion

When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending her or sounding uneducated, she put an advertisement in a California newspaper: “Questions and answers about being Muslim.” Read story

Redemption Church co-pastor Chad Gilstrap measures a home in north Wichita, Kan. He has a real estate appraising business with his wife Jennifer in addition to working at the church.

Pastors juggle day job, ministry

Redemption Church co-pastor Chad Gilstrap measures a home in north Wichita, Kan. He has a real estate appraising business with his wife Jennifer in addition to working at the church.

August 12, 2017, 6:01am Churches & Religion

Chad Gilstrap says his schedule is packed. On Sundays, he leads worship and pastors at Redemption Church. But being co-pastor at the church isn’t limited to Sundays; the ministry continues throughout the week. Read story

Parenting in the age of Trump

August 12, 2017, 5:34am Churches & Religion

When I found out I was pregnant last fall, the news was unexpected. But even more unexpected than the positive test result was the realization that the experience of raising my second child could be very different than raising his older sister. Read story

Larry Coatney, a member of Grace Lutheran Church, second from right, shares a song book with memory care client Jerry Knepper, right, while singing traditional Christian hymns at Graceful Living Activity Center on Thursday afternoon.

Day center helps seniors gracefully age at home

Larry Coatney, a member of Grace Lutheran Church, second from right, shares a song book with memory care client Jerry Knepper, right, while singing traditional Christian hymns at Graceful Living Activity Center on Thursday afternoon.

August 11, 2017, 6:06am Churches & Religion

As he played the keyboard, volunteer Franck Geuder led a small group of people in singing Christian hymns, many of them about someday moving onto Heaven. Read story

White House Bible class draws top staff

August 5, 2017, 5:27am Churches & Religion

Weekly Bible study classes are being held at the White House, and some Trump administration officials — including Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — join when they are in town, according to a story on the Christian Broadcasting Network. Read story

Poll: Ideas on poverty shaped by religion

August 5, 2017, 5:07am Churches & Religion

Which is generally more often to blame if a person is poor: lack of effort on their own part, or difficult circumstances beyond their control? Read story

Pastor, great-grandmother ministers to single moms

August 5, 2017, 5:06am Churches & Religion

The subject was the Biblical book of Joshua, but the Rev. Mary Fowler sounded like she was doling out dating advice. Read story

Molly and Elinor Egan hold their cat, Cleo.

Cat in car crash returns to family

Molly and Elinor Egan hold their cat, Cleo.

July 29, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

It must have felt like heaven — a comfy lap, two gentle hands holding the kitten close as the miles sped by. But then without warning, Cleo the cat felt her world begin to spin. Read story

Buddhist priest walks across U.S. to save the earth

July 29, 2017, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Melissa McCarthy was frustrated. She was disgruntled about the state of the country’s politics and irked by what she saw as people’s disregard for the environment. Read story

The Word of Faith Fellowship church in Sao Joaquim de Bicas, Brazil, on March 29. An Associated Press investigation has found that the church used its two branches in Latin America’s largest nation to siphon a steady flow of young laborers who came on tourist and student visas to its 35-acre compound in rural Spindale, N.C.

Church rejects abuse claims detailed by AP

The Word of Faith Fellowship church in Sao Joaquim de Bicas, Brazil, on March 29. An Associated Press investigation has found that the church used its two branches in Latin America’s largest nation to siphon a steady flow of young laborers who came on tourist and student visas to its 35-acre compound in rural Spindale, N.C.

July 27, 2017, 5:52pm Churches & Religion

One of Word of Faith Fellowship’s two churches in Brazil has rejected claims made by former members that they were subjected to physical and verbal abuse at the hands of ministers and that congregants were sent to the mother church in North Carolina and forced to work without pay. Read story