Mainline Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/mainline/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 21:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Mainline Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/mainline/ 32 32 The Episcopal Church revises clergy misconduct protocols for fairness, transparency https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-episcopal-church-revises-clergy-misconduct-protocols-for-fairness-transparency/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-episcopal-church-revises-clergy-misconduct-protocols-for-fairness-transparency/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:19:11 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156109 (RNS) — The changes come as the denomination prepares to welcome a new presiding bishop with a history of bringing abuse to light.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/03/the-episcopal-church-revises-clergy-misconduct-protocols-for-fairness-transparency/feed/ 0 Presbyterian Church (USA) votes to divest from Israel bonds https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2024 22:23:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155854 (RNS) — On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/01/presbyterian-church-u-s-a-votes-to-divest-from-israel-bonds/feed/ 0 Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:43:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155654 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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/feed/ 0 Sean Rowe, leader of Episcopalians in Penn., NY, elected next presiding bishop https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/sean-rowe-leader-of-episcopalians-in-penn-n-y-elected-next-presiding-bishop/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/sean-rowe-leader-of-episcopalians-in-penn-n-y-elected-next-presiding-bishop/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:40:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155184 (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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/sean-rowe-leader-of-episcopalians-in-penn-n-y-elected-next-presiding-bishop/feed/ 0 Pro-life takes on new meaning in the cancer center https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/in-the-cancer-center/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/in-the-cancer-center/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:57:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155145 (RNS) — It’s not just bumper stickers and memes, protests and op-eds.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/26/in-the-cancer-center/feed/ 0 Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:12:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155008 (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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/feed/ 0 Clergy, parents file suit against Louisiana Ten Commandments law https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 23:02:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154877 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.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/clergy-parents-file-suit-against-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/feed/ 0 Christian Reformed synod tells LGBTQ-affirming churches to repent or disaffiliate https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 23:05:26 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154564 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. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/christian-reformed-synod-tells-lgbtq-affirming-churches-to-repent-or-disaffiliate/feed/ 0 ‘No false choices’: Why we don’t decide between faith and LGBTQ+ rights https://religionnews.com/2024/06/20/no-false-choices-why-we-dont-decide-between-faith-and-lgbtq-rights/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/20/no-false-choices-why-we-dont-decide-between-faith-and-lgbtq-rights/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:39:00 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154270 (RNS) — Vice President Harris named a truth I know through both my work and my living.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/20/no-false-choices-why-we-dont-decide-between-faith-and-lgbtq-rights/feed/ 0 What, to the white American, is the 19th of June? https://religionnews.com/2024/06/19/what-to-the-white-american-is-the-19th-of-june/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/19/what-to-the-white-american-is-the-19th-of-june/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:39:21 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154147 (RNS) — One model for creating a new “season of critical patriotism” can be found in the Jewish High Holy Days.

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