This Muslim teen didn't have a place at school to express her needs, so she made one herself My best friend and I are Muslim teens who attend a mostly non-Muslim school. Here's how we're making our school a more inclusive place for Muslim students like us. Najuma Abadir Play AudioListen 4 mins
DIY funerals: Your family can be your own funeral director, if you want An informal network of consumer activists, bereaved parents and green burial advocates are building websites to advise and empower families who may wish to handle funeral arrangements themselves. "Home funerals" are legal, yet just one of a widening set of options for how to lay a loved one to rest. Tom Banse Play AudioListen 5 mins
Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it It's definitely not a turkey day. Jollof rice is more like it. It's questioned as a holiday because of its American origins. And the way Liberians do celebrate holds lessons for the U.S. Vicky Hallett
Dance Church is NOT church. But it inspires religious feelings From the outside looking in, Dance Church looks like a mashup of a fitness class and living-room dance party. On the inside, it inspires spiritual feelings for some participants. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 5 mins
A religious group gives tips on avoiding the Covid-19 vaccine in Washington state A group called One Washington is holding seminars around the state to instruct people on how to ask for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine. KUOW’s Deborah Wang attended one of their sessions this week. Deborah Wang Play AudioListen 9 mins
'I was baptized here. I thought I'd have my memorial there.' University District bids adieu to historic church A well-known landmark in Seattle's University District is being turned to rubble. But as hard as it may be to say goodbye, it will return. Katie Campbell Play AudioListen 2 mins
America's Top Evangelical Group Is Deciding If They're Further Right Than Trump The Southern Baptist Convention meets this week in Nashville, bringing to the fore a host of controversial issues that threaten to cause a rift among the faithful. Jaclyn Diaz
A Sunday service, a funeral, and a conference: How some churches spread Covid in the Seattle area Gail Fleming got Covid last summer from a church conference. Even so, Fleming is glad she went, she said, and that she would do it again. That’s how much the experience was worth it. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 7 mins
Millions Flock To Hindu Festival Amid Coronavirus Spike Hindu pilgrims are traveling to bathe in the Ganges River to wipe out their sins. Sushmita Pathak
Jose Robles released from immigrant detention in NW President Joe Biden is reversing many of the Trump administration's tough immigration policies. That’s led to the release of one undocumented man in the Northwest. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 2 mins
