RNS Morning Report: Anti-woke preachers to be nominated as SBC leaders

Quote of the Day “I have no doubt that many LGBTQ Christians like me have much to offer Calvin and its students. We should be able to do so. Calvin’s mission still inspires me today, and my deep desire is to live out my place in that mission, no matter who I marry.” – Ryan Struyk, a Calvin graduate and journalist Top Stories Anti-woke preachers Voddie Baucham and Tom Ascol to be nominated as SBC leaders (RNS) — The announced nominations are the latest salvo in the SBC’s ‘woke wars’ over social justice.   Study: More congregations are reopening but attendance remains flat (RNS) — Only 27% of respondents in a Pew study said they attended services in person this month. Back in September, when the coronavirus was still surging, 26% said they attended in-person religious services.   At confirmation hearing, Lindsey Graham grills Ketanji Brown Jackson on faith (RNS) — The exchange revealed that Jackson identifies as a nondenominational Protestant.   Fallout over LGBTQ spouses at Calvin University captures broader evangelical divide (RNS) — A same-sex wedding led the university to split with its longtime research center over Christian teaching on sexuality.   Study: Women of no faith face discrimination — when they are seen at all (RNS) — ‘Nonreligious Women in America’ details the extent to which women conceal their nonreligious identities, as well as the isolation, stigma and discrimination they face.   Pope Francis talks to President Zelenskyy as war rages in Ukraine (RNS) — The two spoke by phone to discuss peace and aid for refugees.   Russian Orthodox eye expansion in Africa, maybe Turkey as well (RNS) — Sanctions that have threatened the Russian economy, experts say, could also put the brakes on any expansion by the Russian church. RNS Opinion War in ‘civilized’ Europe is nothing new. Here’s why white Westerners think otherwise. (RNS) — Europeans are supposed to be the ones who save ‘heathens’ from their bad behavior.   Whose vote counts? Whose doesn’t? (RNS) — The push for voting rights is a moral imperative and requires the urgent passage of nationwide voting rights legislation. ICYMI Bruxy Cavey investigation widens to include two more alleged victims (RNS) — The Meeting House has hired a third-party victim advocate to independently receive any concerns or allegations of sexual misconduct.   War in Ukraine may leave millions hungry, warns Eugene Cho of Bread for the World (RNS) — The crisis in Ukraine, a top producer of the world's wheat, comes at a time when global hunger is on the rise and could cause catastrophe. In Other News Work of the devil? I think not. As a priest, I’m all for exotically tasty hot cross buns. Zelensky is a Jewish hero. Some Jews worry the acclaim won’t last. Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend