Monday, January 6, 2025

RNS Morning Report: Vatican decides not to put keffiyeh back in nativity

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Vatican decides not to put keffiyeh back in nativity

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican had hinted the controversial keffiyeh would be put back in the nativity scene on Christmas Eve.
 

Richard Hays, influential scholar who changed his mind on same-sex marriage, has died

(RNS) — The renowned New Testament scholar and former dean of Duke Divinity School described his most recent book as an act of repentance for the way his work had been used to harm LGBTQ people and to divide Christians.
 

Buddhist group says Army Corps’ Everglades project violates religious freedom

(RNS) — A new lawsuit says the project could disrupt a retreat center for Soka Gakkai International-USA, a group popularized by Tina Turner and Orlando Bloom.
 

119th Congress adds 2 Hindus, 2 nones, remains mostly Christian

(RNS) — Despite America's shifting religious landscape, the faith of the country's representatives has changed little.

 

RNS Opinion

In Richard Hays, a rare combination of confidence and contrition

(RNS) — All of this full and good life was funded by an unapologetic conviction about the mercy of God at work in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
 

Entering Jubilee 2025 with hope for our common home

(RNS) — When we are tempted to lose hope, we must remember that it is not a feeling or an emotion but a virtue.

 

ICYMI

T.D. Jakes labels himself ‘Bishop Lazarus’ in return to pulpit on New Year’s Eve

(RNS) — ‘God in his infinite wisdom and his great grace brought me back to this same spot,’ he told his congregation as he spoke for about 55 minutes.
 

How religion, wellness bros and conspiracies made some Americans doubt seed oils

(RNS) — Clean eating and spiritual health have often been linked in American culture.

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