Religion

Growing up in a deeply evangelical Midwest family, NPR's Sarah McCammon was strictly taught to fear God, obey him and not question the faith.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Tuesday evening that supporters say will prevent state and local government from infringing on Iowans’ religious freedom. Opponents of the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” have said it opens the door to discrimination, especially against LGBTQ Iowans.

Examining the history behind the Israel-Hamas war and hearing from Iowans who have been affected

Iowa House Republicans voted Thursday to send a bill to the governor’s desk they said will prevent state and local government from infringing on Iowans’ religious freedom. Opponents of the so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act said it opens the door to discrimination.

Saturday is the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since then, nearly 500,000 Ukrainian refugees have come to the U.S., and one woman has helped bring dozens of them to a northwest Iowa county.

A community meal can bring people together. But as small towns shrink and institutions like churches contract, a meal can become vital to the life of a town. One church in northeast Iowa is changing the role it plays and the value it provides to the greater community.

Host Ben Kieffer and guests discuss the week's headlines from around the state, including the controversial Satanic Temple of Iowa display at the Capitol, UNI faculty criticizing the university for how it allocates funds and more.

The 99-year-old film that was lost for decades is making its way to a small Iowa town for the first time. First released in Austria in 1924, The City Without Jews is a silent-era satire with a complicated history.

Iowa's last known Holocaust survivor, David Wolnerman, died this month. His son, Michael Wolnerman, shares memories of his father, who survived 11 concentration camps throughout World War II.

The AlRazi Academy is the only full-time Islamic school in Iowa and is hoping to take advantage of the state's new private school voucher program.