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Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’ Dad
By Jack Jenkins — August 6, 2024
(RNS) — If elected, Walz would be either the first or second Lutheran vice president of the United States, depending on how you count it.
Trump’s ‘beautiful Christians’ are not the only ones whose values matter
By Ministers of Middle Church — July 31, 2024
(RNS) — The former president’s suggestion that he alone can fix our problems should raise alarms for any believer.
Interfaith protest confronts Christians United for Israel summit
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain and Jack Jenkins — July 30, 2024
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (RNS) — For nearly three days in and around Washington, D.C., an interfaith coalition challenged the pro-Israel messaging of pastor John Hagee and CUFI.
How Martin Luther King Jr. foresaw Mississippi’s new Episcopal Black bishop
By Joe McDaniel — July 30, 2024
(RNS) — King contrasted Mississippi’s past with his optimistic vision of the state as an ‘oasis of freedom and justice.’
Rev. Barber’s new book demystifies poverty: ‘Black people are not the problem’
By Yonat Shimron — July 29, 2024
(RNS) — The civil rights champion believes he cannot be a moral leader and stand up only for Black people. Far more white people are poor and struggling, too.
Kenyan youth protesters hold Christian leaders to account as they force economic changes
By Fredrick Nzwili — July 19, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — 'It is a wakeup call for the churches,' said an Anglican priest. 'The churches should remain independent, and I think the youth are angry that this is not the case.'
United Methodists elect a third openly gay, married bishop
By Yonat Shimron — July 16, 2024
(RNS) — Kristin Stoneking will replace Bishop Karen Oliveto, the denomination’s first openly gay married bishop, who, at age 66, is retiring.
Bills to enhance religion in schools spur fights between faiths
By Jack Jenkins — July 5, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — As lawmakers push faith-focused education bills, the statutes are facing pushback from an unexpected source: other religious people.
The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency
By Kathryn Post — July 3, 2024
(RNS) — The changes come as the denomination prepares to welcome a new presiding bishop with a history of bringing abuse to light.
Presbyterian Church (USA) votes to divest from Israel bonds
By Yonat Shimron — July 1, 2024
(RNS) — On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor
By Jack Jenkins — June 29, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.
Sean Rowe, leader of Episcopalians in Penn., NY, elected next presiding bishop
By Adelle M. Banks — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — Rowe, who will be the 28th presiding bishop, has been bishop of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania since 2007 and bishop provisional of Western New York since 2019.
Pro-life takes on new meaning in the cancer center
By Karen Swallow Prior — June 26, 2024
(RNS) — It’s not just bumper stickers and memes, protests and op-eds.
Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals
By Bob Smietana and Jack Jenkins — June 25, 2024
(RNS) — MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines. But it’s swing state faith voters — Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants — who will likely decide the election.
Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law
By Jack Jenkins — June 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'This is religious favoritism, and it is not only dangerous, but runs counter to my religion and faith,' said the Rev. Jeff Sims, a Presbyterian Church (USA) minister and a plaintiff in the case.
