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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Religion

This photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court sides with coach who sought to pray after game

The case forced the justices to wrestle with how to balance the religious and free speech rights of teachers and coaches with the rights of students not to feel pressured.

1 day ago

A protester holds up a sign supporting abortion rights in the midst of a crowd, with a blue sky in the background.
NPR
Courts & Law

Some Jewish groups blast the end of Roe as a violation of their religious beliefs

According to the Women's Rabbinic Network, some of the religion's most sacred texts — the Torah, the Mishnah and the Talmud — view a fetus as a soul only once it's born.

2 days ago

This photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court Building, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court rules religious schools can get Maine tuition aid

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.

1 week ago

Emancipation Day celebration, June 19, 1900, in Austin, Texas.
NPR
Community

Juneteenth is a jubilant celebration — and a sacred lament

Members of the clergy reflect on the role of the church and the holiday marking the notification of the end of slavery.

1 week ago

G. Lamar Stewart (middle) with anti violence activists and faith leaders on evening walk, which is part of June effort to interrupt cycle of gun violence. (Courtesy of TaylorMADE Opportunities)
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Christian groups look to break the cycle of violence this Father’s Day

Corner’s to Connections is a Christian based group that will use Father’s Day in the hopes of breaking the cycle of violence in Philadelphia.

2 weeks ago

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Haroon Moghul on the future of Islam

Author Haroon Moghul explores the history and future of Islam, his relationship to it and his vision for a more modern Muslim faith.

Air Date: May 20, 2022 10:00 am

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The Upper side of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. (Courtesy of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)
Community

Senior living, hotel to replace St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.

1 month ago

Close-up of Mehmet Oz, who is smiling, with an American flag in the background.
Politics & Policy

‘Reprehensible’: Oz condemns GOP opponent’s tweet on Islam

Republican Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz is stepping up his criticism of a far-right candidate in Pennsylvania who is gaining traction ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.

1 month ago

The Greater South Jersey Chorus Chamber singers.
Community

Greater South Jersey Chorus to sing the spiritual journey of Underground Railroad

The Greater South Jersey Chorus will perform a dramatic work that links to stops along the Underground Railroad in the region.

2 months ago

The OY/YO sculpture by Deborah Kass in front of the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History announces it reopening after 26 months closed. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Yo, it’s back. Philly’s Jewish museum reopens after 26 months closed

Philly’s Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History comes back after the pandemic and bankruptcy as a forum for contemporary issues.

2 months ago

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Display of flowers and candles for a Diwali celebration in Doylestown, Pa. in 2021.
Education

Hindu priest calls for more N.J. schools to add Diwali to their calendars

Schools in N.J. must excuse students who celebrate the Hindu holiday. But a Nevada-based Hindu priest wants the holiday added to every district calendar.

2 months ago

File photo: A demonstrator holding a cross protests outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Washington.
Community

After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on display

The leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that could end or limit abortion access for millions has sent shockwaves through diverse faith communities.

2 months ago

An aerial view shows Muslims praying, marking the end of Ramadan in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.
Community

Muslims mark Eid al-Fitr holiday with joy, worry

Muslims are observing the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, typically marked with communal prayers, celebratory gatherings around festive meals and new clothes.

2 months ago

ister Delphine Okoro, a nun with the Oblate Sisters of Providence, high fives a student as she teaches a fifth grade class at Mother Mary Lange Catholic School in Baltimore, Md., Wednesday, April 27, 2022.
Arts & Entertainment

Black Catholic nuns: A compelling, long-overlooked history

Historian Shannen Dee Williams' comprehensive and compelling history of America's Black nuns, “Subversive Habits,” will be published May 17.

2 months ago

Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton, N.J. traces its history back to 1772. It has been located on South Broad Street near State Street since 1894. (P. Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Community

New Jersey’s first Methodist church celebrates 250 years in Trenton

Turning Point United Methodist Church in Trenton kicks off a year long celebration of its 250th anniversary.

2 months ago

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