Sunday, May 15, 2022

RNS Morning Report: Study: Girls raised by Jewish parents outperform Christian girls academically

RNS Morning Report

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Study: Girls raised by Jewish parents outperform Christian girls academically

(RNS) — Adolescent girls raised by Jewish parents have ambitious career goals and prioritize their professional success over marriage and motherhood, a study in the American Sociological Review found.
 

‘My Body Is Not a Prayer Request’ imagines a disability-centered church

(RNS ) — ‘My body, too, is made in the image of the Divine and its crookedness isn’t anything to be ashamed of.’
 

Deconstructing? There’s a coach for that.

(RNS) — A growing slate of resources is geared at helping people ‘decolonize’ and ‘deconstruct’ the Christianity that was taught to them.
 

Measuring COVID-19’s effect: Southern Baptists report 19% attendance drop

(RNS) — Beyond a rise in baptisms, the only other growth Southern Baptists saw in 2021 was in financial giving.
 

No more murder charge for women in Louisiana abortion bill

(RNS) — The state’s anti-abortion governor said he'd veto it, and Louisiana Right to Life and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops are against it.
 

Women settle suit alleging Liberty mishandled assault cases

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A notice of dismissal filed Wednesday by the plaintiffs' attorney said the case had been settled but provided no details about the terms.

RNS Opinion

Why post-Roe abortion bans must exempt religious Jews

(RNS) — Jewish law not only permits abortion, but in certain cases requires it.
 

The Pulitzer winner is also the most compelling Jewish novel of the past year

(RNS) — It just won the Pulitzer for fiction. It is either a tour de force, or a tour de farce. You decide.
 

Dreher’s war, part 2

(RNS) — The second of two columns on how America’s best-known Orthodox Christian writer looks at the war in Ukraine.

ICYMI

Chicago rabbi is out months after hostile workplace investigation

(RNS) — Three months ago, Rabbi Seth Limmer returned to the Chicago Sinai Congregation after a leave of absence during which he was investigated for creating a hostile workplace culture.
 

Queer Muslim group aims to conduct largest survey of LGBTQ Muslims in the US

(RNS) — The survey’s goal is to recognize the political needs of LGBTQ Muslims, who according to Queer Crescent are erased from the broader Muslim narrative.

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