RNS Morning Report: With strawberries and goats, a ‘farmastery’ reaches out to its neighbors

Top Stories With strawberries and goats, a ‘farmastery’ reaches out to its neighbors HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (RNS) — Part of the new monastic movement began three decades ago among lay Protestants, Spring Forest is a model for how Christians can work, eat and worship as a community.   Adults raised in the ‘Christian parenting empire’ of the ’70s-’90s push back (RNS) — Leveraging social media, these parents and professionals aim to show that this parenting approach can result in trauma, estrangement and views of God as abusive.   ‘Bad Faith’ sounds the alarm on the past and future of Christian nationalism (RNS) — Filmmakers Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones trace the origins of Christian nationalism from the Ku Klux Klan to the election of Donald Trump.   A nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza ‘genocide’ in speech NEW YORK (AP) — The nurse, who is Palestinian American, was being honored for her compassion in caring for mothers who had lost babies when she drew a link between her work and the suffering of mothers in Gaza. RNS Opinion Christian ethics has long supported disability justice. Today, we need to do more. (RNS) — Catholics and others must fight for a broader ideal of disability justice.   At ‘Christ at the Checkpoint,’ Palestinian Christians rail against Western church’s response to war (RNS) — Attendees at a conference called for global church leaders to be held accountable for one-sided support for Israel. ICYMI ‘The Chosen’ announces release of Season Four, parts ways with Angel Studios (RNS) — Series creator Dallas Jenkins told RNS The Chosen LLC and Angel Studios had ‘different ideas of how to interpret both the contract and what’s going to sustain us in our future.’   Christian organizations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues (RNS) — ‘A core practice of nonviolent resistance, including within our tradition, is economic non-cooperation with injustice,’ the Christian organizations wrote. In Other News The ‘Gen Z’ flip: Why young women are leaving religion — and how to bring them back Louisiana could become first state to require display of Ten Commandments in classrooms   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. RNS 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

The Christian Recorder - 17th Episcopal District Bishop David R. Daniels Visits President of Zambia

By Rev. Royd Mwandu, 17th Episcopal District Field Representative Covid-19 was a threat to the entire globe. Lives were lost due to the devastating effects of the pandemic.  Instead of the General Conference to be held as originally planned in 2020, it was moved to 2021.  The 51st session of the General Conference was classified, hybrid because unlike any other previous one's, Overseas delegates of 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 participated virtually.  At the end of the 51st session of the General Conference, the Episcopal Committee assigned Bishop David R Daniels to the 17th Episcopal District. The official residence and Bishop's office of the 17th Episcopal District is in Zambia, a country with about twenty million people.  Since 2021, efforts to secure an appointment for Bishop Daniels Jr to meet the President of Zambia, His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema failed. Bishop David R Daniels Jr requested the Field Representative of the 17th Episcopal District, Rev Royd Mwandu if he could secure an appointment for him to meet the President.  Finally on Wednesday May 29, 2024, Bishop David met the President of Zambia. It was just another day in the history of the 17th Episcopal District, as South West Zambia Conference in particular is the place where the Bishop met the President.  The steering committee and good friend of the Field Representative, Bishop Joseph S. Kazhila facilitated the appointment. He is the Presiding Bishop of Life Gospel Ministries Church International, whose head office is in Chingola. The President started by officially opening the Copperbelt Mining and Agricultural Exposition CAMINEX. Immediately following the official opening, the President went to meet the Clergy drawn from all the Districts of Copperbelt Province. The gathering was at the Oasis of Love Church in Nkana West area of the city of Kitwe. Bishop David R Daniels Jr and his three special guests were among the people that welcomed the President to the Oasis of Love Church. The Bishop's Administrative Assistant Rev Margaret Nkana Mwanza, Presiding Elder's Rev Amigo Mwansa and Rev Yoram Kaoma, respectively were in the Bishops entourage. A good number of pastors from South West Zambia  Conference were present at the Oasis of Love Church where the President of Zambia was meeting over two thousand clergy drawn from different churches along the length and width of Copperbelt Province. The Lay and Son's of Allen Leadership of Copperbelt East kicked off with welcoming the Bishop at the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport. Click here to subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see past TCR Dialogues.

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This Week in Religion - Ancient text reflects what Christians read before Bible was formed

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An ancient manuscript up for sale gives a glimpse into the history of early Christianity

Editor's note:

An important mid-fourth century text, the Crosby-Schøyen Codex, which gave scholars a better understanding of early Christianity, will go on auction on June 11 at Christie’s in London.

Discovered alongside 20 other texts near Dishna, Egypt, in 1952, the codex is part of manuscripts collectively known as “the Dishna Papers” or “the Bodmer Papyri.” The Dishna Papers, produced at one of the first Christian monasteries in Egypt, have been crucial to making revisions to the text of the New Testament. 

According to Ian N. Mills, who teaches classics and religious studies at Hamilton College, the codex itself contains three biblical texts, including the Book of Jonah and the First Epistle of Peter. It most likely once belonged to “book-loving monks” in central Egypt.

Today – for a few million dollars – it could be yours, as Mills writes.

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Religion News

How is the ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag spotted at Alito’s house linked to Jan. 6?

‘Throughout the Trump presidency, the flag became a symbol for Trump, for Christian America, for this insurgent Christian nationalism,’ says scholar Matthew Taylor. By Kathryn Post/Religion News Service

These three anti-Zionists were just ordained as rabbis

The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College still defines itself as Zionist and is committed to Israel's existence and its right to self defense. But it is also open to other perspectives. By Yonat Shimron/Religion News Service

As election nears, violence is key issue for Mexicans, including Catholics jolted by priest killings

Ahead of elections on June 2, an urgent issue facing Mexico is the rampant violence perpetrated by criminal gangs. The governing party is favored to retain power -- but many Mexicans wish it would do more to achieve peace, including Catholic leaders still scarred by the gang murders of two Jesuit priests in 2022. By María Teresa Hernández/The Associated Press

California evangelical seminary ponders changes that would make it more welcoming to LGBTQ students

Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, California, is deliberating whether to become more open to LGBTQ+ students who previously faced possible expulsion if found to be in a same-sex union. By Deepa Bharath/The Associated Press

Hundreds mourn gang killings of a Haitian mission director and a young American couple

Hundreds of people packed into a sweltering church in Haiti’s capital to mourn Judes Montis, a mission director killed by gang members who also fatally shot an American missionary couple who worked with him. By Evens Sanon and Danica Coto/The Associated Press

 

Commentary and Analysis

France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies

Laïcité, which historically upheld individual freedom, denies minority rights today, as seen in the ban on French athletes wearing hijabs at the 2024 Paris Olympics. By Armin Langer for The Conversation

How Iran selects its supreme leader − a political scientist and Iran expert explains

The late President Ebrahim Raisi was supposedly being groomed to succeed an aging Ali Khamenei. The succession is a complex process, more dependent on politics than religion. By Eric Lob for The Conversation

Pope Francis disappoints progressives. He will do so again.

Moving too quickly may blow up the church. Moving too slowly means losing the young. By Thomas Reese/Religion News Service

Why Poland’s new government is challenged by abortion

Many Poles were outraged by abortion restrictions put in place during the previous government. That doesn't mean they agree on the path forward. By Patrice McMahon for The Conversation

 

Photos of the Week: Buddha’s birthday; Brazilian Cavalhadas

People release lanterns during the celebration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment at the 9th century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

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WCRC eNews: May 2024: Executive Committee Meeting

eNews: May 2024 Executive calls for prayer, action, and preparation The Executive Committee of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, meeting 18-22 May 2024, in West Michigan, USA, has called its members and partners to prayer, action, and preparation. Returning to the location of the 2010 Uniting General Council, the Executive Committee found a country facing severe challenges. “Christian nationalism, rising authoritarianism, and the scourge of racism are tearing at the very core of this nation,” the Executive’s message stated. Read more: Arabic, Chinese, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Korean Read the message: Deutsch, English, Español, Français

President urges continued perseverence: Deutsch, English, Español, Français Meeting deepens collaboration between WCRC and WCC. GRAPE campaigns advance advocacy into action. Facebook Twitter Website Email Nyomi points Communion toward future: Deutsch, English, Español, Français A meditation from CANAAC: That All May Be One: English, Español, Français

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