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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
Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor
By Jack Jenkins — June 29, 2024
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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.
Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate
By Ethan Meyers — June 21, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (RNS) — At its national synod this week, the Christian Reformed Church in North America voted to put congregational leaders on 'limited suspension' if their churches publicly welcome LGBTQ+ members, violating the CRCNA's official stance on same-sex relationships.
‘No false choices’: Why we don’t decide between faith and LGBTQ+ rights
By Frederick A. Davie — June 20, 2024
(RNS) — Vice President Harris named a truth I know through both my work and my living.
What, to the white American, is the 19th of June?
By Robert P. Jones — June 19, 2024
(RNS) — One model for creating a new “season of critical patriotism” can be found in the Jewish High Holy Days.
Episcopal Church grapples with ‘transformative role’ in Native American residential schools
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 18, 2024
(RNS) — Two commissions overseeing research into the denomination's part in the assimilationist schools are asking Episcopal bishops to grant access to archives in their regions and to recruit research assistants of their own.
Judge rejects effort by Missouri clergy to fight abortion ban
By Jack Jenkins — June 17, 2024
(RNS) — The judge wrote that while the argument that life begins at conception ‘may run counter to some religious beliefs, it is not itself necessarily a religious belief.’
The Episcopal Church reveals clergy misconduct cases involving nominees for presiding bishop
By Kathryn Post — June 14, 2024
(RNS) — The announcement comes less than two weeks before the election of the denomination’s next leader.
The Reformed Church in America to vote on restructuring
By Kathryn Post — June 13, 2024
(RNS) — After losing nearly half its membership in just five years, the RCA’s General Synod will consider 10 proposals aimed at charting a path forward.
Southern Baptist resolutions on war, Oct. 7 fail logical and biblical tests
By Daoud Kuttab — June 12, 2024
(RNS) — A resolution supporting Israel in the wake of Oct. 7 failed to consider fellow Christians in the Middle East.
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