On August 1st, the NAACP and a broad coalition of social justice, religious, and and civil rights groups began a 1,000 mile march to call attention to the issues of voting rights, economic inequality, and racial discrimination. We spoke with NAACP president Cornell Brooks, who led the march, and Rabbi Bruce Lustig of the Washington Hebrew Congregation as the marchers arrived in Washington, DC.

Watch more of our interview with Rabbi Andrew Busch of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation about Reform Judaism’s new prayer book for the High Holy Days.

As the Jewish High Holy Days begin at sundown on Sunday, September 13, Jews in the Reform movement begin using the first revision in 40 years to their holiday prayer book, which now includes language more friendly to younger Jews, non-Jews, and those who identify as LGBT, as well as poetry, meditations, and artwork.

The case of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple, has raised questions about law, conscience and religious liberty. Can exercising religious freedom trump obeying the law? We talk with Barry Lynn of Americans United for Separation of Church and State and Roger Severino of the Heritage Foundation's DeVos Center for Religion and Civil Society.

Watch more of our interview with Rabbi Hara Person, executive editor of the new "Mishkan Hanefesh" Jewish prayer book for the High Holidays.

Twenty-five Indian tribes want the federal government to create a national monument called Bears Ears to protect nearly two million acres of land sacred to Native Americans in southeastern Utah. But, as Lucky Severson reports, local residents want at least some of the land kept available for development and recreational use.

Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty, a heart surgeon in India, runs a network of for-profit hospitals that perform world-class operations at a small fraction of what they would cost in the U.S. He is driven by his belief that even the most sophisticated surgery should be available to the world's poorest people.

The environmental group Hazon sponsors a fellowship for young Jews who want to learn about sustainable farming practices while also focusing on spirituality and community life. For the group's leaders, agriculture and concern for the environment has always been a part of Jewish tradition, and they hope young Jews will play an important role in building a healthier and more sustainable world.

More and more churches in Alabama are opposing the high interest charges of payday lenders. "There’s a moral and ethical injunction starting back in the Old Testament going all the way into the New Testament church,” says Rev. Shannon Webster, pastor of Birmingham’s First Presbyterian Church. “There are injunctions against lending at interest in an exorbitant way."

A new chemical plant is being built in the small town of Mossville in southwest Louisiana, raising significant concerns about health, safety, and environmental impact. The plant's owner has offered to pay Mossville residents to move out of their homes and sell their churches. The company says it is being generous, but some longtime residents and religious leaders feel they are being forced out.

He says he is "totally retired" from any political responsibilities as the leader of the exiled Tibetan Buddhist community, but old age has not diminished his role as an active and outspoken advocate for world peace and inner happiness. The Dalai Lama says all major religions teach the practice of compassion, love, forgiveness, and tolerance, and he’s not sure there is a need for a new Dalai Lama.

A decade after Hurricane Katrina and the floods that devastated New Orleans, some neighborhoods and communities have rebuilt, and many houses of worship have reopened their doors. Even though the work of restoring the city continues, religious leaders who were in New Orleans during the destruction see reasons to hope, and they reflect on the signs of rebirth that have emerged from the tragedy.

Around the world, there are approximately 15 million Ismaili Muslims, who belong to the Shia branch of Islam. The leader of the Ismailis is the Aga Khan, a wealthy philanthropist who has made it his mission to fight poverty and encourage peace around the world.

For centuries, chanting has been at the center of monastic life, and now these Benedictine monks in Italy have a chart-topping album.

American Muslim women can feel marginalized at worship services in traditional mosques. Only men are allowed to lead the prayers and preach the sermons. But at the new Women’s Mosque of America, believed to be the first female-only mosque in the U.S., women are in charge, and participants hope to influence the larger Muslim community to be more inclusive.