Religion

Speakers Forum

The moral response to ‘a national valley of distrust and disconnection’

David Brooks considers the ways human nature and ingenuity can help us rise above disunion

A young Irish mom's painful decision

I was 16 and going to school; I lived in Dublin and was infatuated with this older fellow who was a jack-the-lad kind of fella.

Hidden Brain

Where Does Religion Come From? One Researcher Points To 'Cultural' Evolution

If you've taken part in a religious service, have you ever stopped to think about how it all came to be? How did people become believers? Where did the rituals come from? And what purpose does it all serve? This week, we bring you a July 2018 episode with social psychologist Azim Shariff. He argues that we should consider religion from a Darwinian perspective, as an innovation that helped human societies to thrive and flourish.

KUOW Newsroom

Anti-Semitic acts near record levels in Washington state

Organized white nationalist groups were behind 13% of the incidents in 2018, nationwide.

Vigil draws more than 1,000 at Redmond mosque

Hundreds gathered on Monday for a Muslim community Interfaith vigil and Anti-Islamophobia teach-in at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond.

Seattle's Muslim community prays together after New Zealand shooting rampage

"I'm not sure I can remember the last time I felt like this, where I felt so deeply to come to Islamic House and pray with other people."

Seattle Schools suggests Muslim children skip Ramadan fasting to boost test scores

Some Muslims are taking issue with a Seattle school’s request that families consider adjusting their observance of Ramadan to boost children’s standardized test scores.

Former Seattle nun wants less talk, more action from Pope Francis to address sex abuse

Kim Malcolm talks with Mary Dispenza about the recent Vatican meeting on clergy sex abuse.