Holly Meyer, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:10:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Holly Meyer, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 How a Texas congregation is supporting its members on the space station https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:10:45 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161128&preview=true&preview_id=4161128 (AP) — NASA astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Tracy Dyson are both members of Houston-area Providence Baptist Church. They are also both astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Here's how the church and their congregants continue to worship, even from outer space.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/07/one-church-two-astronauts-how-a-texas-congregation-is-supporting-its-members-on-the-space-station/feed/ 0 US Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans and acknowledge boarding school ‘traumas’ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/#respond Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:04:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153395&preview=true&preview_id=4153395 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Through praying, listening and seeking healing and reconciliation, the bishops, in the new draft, are committing to revitalizing their Native Catholic ministry.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/14/ruing-past-boarding-school-abuses-us-catholic-bishops-consider-new-outreach-to-native-americans/feed/ 0 United Methodists scrap their anti-gay bans. A woman who defied them seeks reinstatement as pastor https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/united-methodists-scrap-their-anti-gay-bans-a-woman-who-defied-them-seeks-reinstatement-as-pastor/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/united-methodists-scrap-their-anti-gay-bans-a-woman-who-defied-them-seeks-reinstatement-as-pastor/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 19:26:16 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4148366&preview=true&preview_id=4148366 (AP) — Earlier this month, delegates at a United Methodist Church conference struck down the UMC’s longstanding anti-LGBTQ policies and created a path for clergy ousted because of them to seek reinstatement.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/united-methodists-scrap-their-anti-gay-bans-a-woman-who-defied-them-seeks-reinstatement-as-pastor/feed/ 0 Conservative Christians praise Trump’s anti-abortion record but say he’s stopped short of the goal https://religionnews.com/2024/04/09/conservative-christians-praise-trumps-anti-abortion-record-but-say-hes-stopped-short-of-the-goal/ https://religionnews.com/2024/04/09/conservative-christians-praise-trumps-anti-abortion-record-but-say-hes-stopped-short-of-the-goal/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:07:17 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4142132&preview=true&preview_id=4142132 (AP) — As Republican-led states have outlawed or further restricted abortion, Democrats believe the fight over abortion rights helps them at the polls.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/04/09/conservative-christians-praise-trumps-anti-abortion-record-but-say-hes-stopped-short-of-the-goal/feed/ 0 Easter is March 31 this year. Here’s why many Christians will wake up before sunrise to celebrate https://religionnews.com/2024/03/29/easter-is-march-31-this-year-heres-why-many-christians-will-wake-up-before-sunrise-to-celebrate/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/29/easter-is-march-31-this-year-heres-why-many-christians-will-wake-up-before-sunrise-to-celebrate/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 14:16:05 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4140438&preview=true&preview_id=4140438 (AP) – For the majority of the world’s Christians, Easter Sunday — and in turn, the sunrise service tradition — will be observed on March 31 this year.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/29/easter-is-march-31-this-year-heres-why-many-christians-will-wake-up-before-sunrise-to-celebrate/feed/ 0 Voucher expansion leads to more students, waitlists and classes for some religious schools https://religionnews.com/2024/03/04/voucher-expansion-leads-to-more-students-waitlists-and-classes-for-some-religious-schools/ https://religionnews.com/2024/03/04/voucher-expansion-leads-to-more-students-waitlists-and-classes-for-some-religious-schools/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:14:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4135901&preview=true&preview_id=4135901 (AP) — Against the backdrop of favorable decisions by the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court, Florida was among nine states that expanded school voucher programs last year.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/03/04/voucher-expansion-leads-to-more-students-waitlists-and-classes-for-some-religious-schools/feed/ 0 Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake https://religionnews.com/2023/12/12/two-nashville-churches-wrecked-by-tornadoes-years-apart-lean-on-each-other-in-storms-wake/ https://religionnews.com/2023/12/12/two-nashville-churches-wrecked-by-tornadoes-years-apart-lean-on-each-other-in-storms-wake/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:27:28 +0000 http://religionnews.com/?p=4123497&preview=true&preview_id=4123497 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Whatever we have is available to them,” said Boyd, who leads Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, two days after a tornado ripped through Community Baptist Church.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/12/12/two-nashville-churches-wrecked-by-tornadoes-years-apart-lean-on-each-other-in-storms-wake/feed/ 0 Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school https://religionnews.com/2023/03/27/nashville-school-shooter-had-drawn-maps-done-surveillance/ https://religionnews.com/2023/03/27/nashville-school-shooter-had-drawn-maps-done-surveillance/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:18:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4086447&preview=true&preview_id=4086447 (RNS) — The suspect, who was killed by police, is believed to be a former student at The Covenant School in Nashville, where the shooting took place.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2023/03/27/nashville-school-shooter-had-drawn-maps-done-surveillance/feed/ 0 After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments https://religionnews.com/2022/06/27/after-roes-demise-clergy-lead-faithful-in-praise-laments/ https://religionnews.com/2022/06/27/after-roes-demise-clergy-lead-faithful-in-praise-laments/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 15:26:57 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3979402&preview=true&preview_id=3979402 (AP) — Views on abortions are not just polarizing within denominations; the divisions span the religious landscape.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2022/06/27/after-roes-demise-clergy-lead-faithful-in-praise-laments/feed/ 0 #ChurchToo revelations growing, years after movement began https://religionnews.com/2022/06/13/churchtoo-revelations-growing-years-after-movement-began/ https://religionnews.com/2022/06/13/churchtoo-revelations-growing-years-after-movement-began/#respond Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:14:00 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=3976310&preview=true&preview_id=3976310 (AP) — In recent weeks #ChurchToo has seen an especially intense set of revelations across denominations and ministries.

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