RNS is the national expert at covering religion and belief – but we can’t do it without you. As a nonprofit, we depend on your support. Will you help our newsroom continue to thrive? Top Stories(RNS) — The new three-part series delves into the history and growth of La Luz del Mundo and focuses on the former members coping with the trauma of the church. (RNS) — Legal action — or the threat of legal action — represents a new strategy on behalf of churches that want to leave the 6.4 million-member United Methodist Church. (RNS) — Church of the Resurrection informed congregants in an email on Friday that a registered sex offender has been attending the church since 2019. (RNS) — Nazi sympathizers waved Christian flags at multiple drag story hour events. (RNS) — 'You don’t have to give up your faith to be who you are,' said one LGBTQ Christian. YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — LGBTQ people routinely are rejected by their families, denounced by Islamic authorities and limited to clandestine social lives. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority sounded sympathetic Monday to a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, the latest collision of religion and gay rights to land at the high court. (AP) — The morality police, established in 2005, are tasked with enforcing Iran’s restrictions on public behavior and strict dress codes — particularly on women, who are required to wear the hijab, or headscarf, and loose-fitting clothes. RNS Opinion(RNS) — The designations beg the question: Do they help? (The Conversation) — Indonesia has criminalized same-sex sexuality, but trans people are finding support in some trans-inclusive mosques and churches. (The Conversation) — Yeshiva University’s legal case has garnered national attention, but several similar cases are underway. (The Conversation) — Orthodox Jewish communities are still difficult places for many LGBTQ people. Yet the view, once ubiquitous, that Orthodox tradition is incompatible with their identities is gradually shifting. (The Conversation) — Catholics disagree over how to adapt the church’s doctrine and practices, especially marriage, to different cultures. (RNS) — The pope’s recent interview in America magazine comes across as a first draft in need of editing. (The Conversation) — Latina women hold few top leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but their contributions help keep congregations going. (The Conversation) — Christian nationalist ideas are about more than simply being religious and patriotic. They form a worldview about how the nation should be structured and who belongs there. (The Conversation) — The impact of centuries-old Shinto and Buddhist rituals and stories continues today. ICYMI(RNS) — Singer Ellie Holcomb said Amy Grant taught her to be a ‘there you are person’ rather than a ‘here I am person.’ (RNS) — ‘There was only one person who could really fulfill that requirement, and that was Amy,’ Kennedy Center's board chair, in an interview, said of ‘long overdue’ recognition. In Other News |
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