RNS Morning Report: Southern Baptists start constitutional step naming only men as pastors

Top Stories Southern Baptists start constitutional step naming only men as pastors The new language would add that a church ‘affirms, appoints, or employs only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture.’   Southern Baptists reaffirm commitment to abuse reforms, preview database of abusers Despite criticism, the task force charged with implementing abuse reforms was renewed for a second year.   Four ways to leave your denomination: How churches are disaffiliating from the UMC To date, 5,550 of the United Methodist Church’s approximately 30,000 US churches have disaffiliated from the country’s second-largest Protestant denomination since 2019.   New memoir by Anne Frank’s girlhood friend reveals ‘life outside the attic’ 'My Friend Anne Frank,' by Hannah Pick-Goslar, details the girls' friendship before the Holocaust and their brief reunion inside a Nazi concentration camp.   RNS Opinion Biden White House plan to fight antisemitism has its faults. Let’s welcome what’s good. An unprecedented government effort to combat a pressing problem overcomes its own flaws.   Should white Christians celebrate Juneteenth? Yes, and like any celebration, it’s better with friends. ICYMI Bus 666 no longer goes to hel, Poland, after protest from Christian conservatives After people protested having a bus number signifying the devil leading to a place that sounds like the word “hell” in English, it will run as Bus 669 starting June 24.   Neville Sassienie obituary Neville Sassienie, who has died aged 91, spent his life moving between worlds, as an environmental activist, a seeker after spiritual truth, and a leader in the Jewish community. In Other News Bus 666 no longer goes to hel, Poland, after protest from Christian conservatives Neville Sassienie obituary   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 at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend