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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Community

‘In a competition of pain, there are no winners’: Gov. Shapiro tours exhibit marking anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

Pennsylvania’s governor reiterated a message of unity at a Weitzman Museum pop-up exhibit, which honors victims of last year’s attack at the Nova music festival in Israel.

3 months ago

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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Science

Dr. Francis Collins on reconciling science and faith

Dr. Francis Collins, former director of the NIH and the Human Genome Project, on finding common ground and the role of science and faith in his life.

Air Date: September 27, 2024 12:00 pm

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The large 'YO' sign outside of the museum
Community

Philly’s Weitzman Jewish museum continues its path to the Smithsonian

The museum of American Jewish history in Philadelphia wants to be part of the Smithsonian Institute. It found support in the House.

3 months ago

Listen 1:16
Dancers dancing
Community

Claps, twirls and snaps: Desis of Doylestown celebrates Bucks County’s South Asian community by hosting Garba

Proceeds from a Garba fundraiser will support the organization’s public, free Diwali celebration at the Pearl S. Buck House on Oct. 27.

3 months ago

Listen 1:28
Dr. Soong-Chan Rah
Politics & Policy

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris

A small and diverse coalition of evangelicals is looking to pull their fellow believers away from Trump's fold.

3 months ago

A scene from a rehearsal of the play
Arts & Entertainment

A new musical about a Jenkintown Holocaust survivor is premiering at Gratz College in Elkins Park

Ruth Kapp Hartz evaded Nazis as a young Jewish girl in France during WWII. Now, she is watching her story onstage through the musical “Hidden.”

4 months ago

House Chaplain retired Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben offers a prayer as Clerk of the House of the Representatives Cheryl Johnson bows her head in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Where to draw the line between church and state

We’re approaching the 250th anniversary of prayer in Congress, but the national debate over keeping church and state separate rages on. Where do you draw the line?

Air Date: September 4, 2024 12:00 pm

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Josh Shapiro
Politics & Policy

Shapiro responds to Trump calling him ‘the highly overrated Jewish Governor’ of Pennsylvania

Shapiro said “it’s clear over the last few years, Donald Trump is obsessed with me and obsessed with continuing to spew hate and division in our politics."

4 months ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

New Jersey man sentenced to 7 years in arson, antisemitic graffiti cases

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to seven years in connection with an arson and antisemitic graffiti last year, authorities said.

4 months ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before President Joe Biden at the Finishing Trades Institute on March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Trailblazing Jew or ‘Genocide Josh?’ Shapiro faces antisemitism and criticism over support for Israel

As the announcement for Harris’ running mate nears, potential first Jewish VP Gov. Josh Shapiro is facing criticism over an opinion article he wrote while in college.

5 months ago

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Bethlehem's Moravian Church settlement is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (@LVEDC/X)
Community

Bethlehem’s Moravian Church settlement added to list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The 10-acre settlement joins Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and Stewart Township’s Fallingwater on the list.

5 months ago

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This hour we'll talk about the Boy Scouts history, the battle over gay inclusion and some of controversies with journalist and author Mike De Socio. His new book is Morally Straight: How the Fight for LGBTQ+ Inclusion Changed the Boy Scouts―and America.
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Boy Scouts’ troubled history, Siri goes AI, Philly’s sewage problem

The century-old organization faces big problems and big changes - from financial struggles caused by a child-abuse scandal to more inclusive membership policies.

Air Date: June 12, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 50:49
Tyrese Gould Jacinto
Community

A Native American sanctuary in Salem County gets green light to operate as a worship site, but only after ‘interrogation’

The Cohanzick Longhouse Sanctuary sought to continue using its property as a worship site before the Quinton Township planning board.

7 months ago

Listen 5:03
Beth Stroud sheds a tear
Community

A Methodist pastor was defrocked for telling her Philly congregation of her same-sex relationship. She’s now been reinstated

Beth Stroud was defrocked in 2004, but less than three weeks after the United Methodist Church repealed its anti-LGBTQ bans, she has been reinstated as pastor.

7 months ago

Courts & Law

Man charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers, prosecutors say

The incident came a few weeks after the state attorney general's office had reported a recent spike in bias incidents in New Jersey.

8 months ago

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