Navajo elders created an apprenticeship program aimed at teaching more young Navajos the ceremonies performed by traditional healers. Above, combat veterans watch a Navajo medicine man fan a fire in his teepee during ceremonies to care for the soldiers.
Diana Eck, professor of comparative religion at Harvard University and author of A New Religious America, looks at religious freedom in the United States, now the world’s most religiously diverse society.
Talking Faith, a new blog, explores the complexity of life in a religiously diverse nation. Express your views on topics like freedom of faith and religious identity. Come join the discussion.
The United States welcomes people of every faith. While most Americans are devout, they are also tolerant of other peoples' religious beliefs.
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