Tuesday, April 1, 2025

RNS Morning Report - Evangelical, Catholic groups: 1 in 12 Christians could be impacted by Trump deportations

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Evangelical, Catholic groups: 1 in 12 Christians could be impacted by Trump deportations

(RNS) — The report serves as both a theological and data-driven refutation of the president’s campaign pledge to enact 'the largest deportation in US history.'
 

Judge rules against former SBC president Johnny Hunt in Guidepost defamation suit

(RNS) — One claim about an allegedly defamatory tweet by another former denominational president, is still live. The SBC has spent more than $3 million in legal fees on the Hunt case.
 

The ADL quietly eliminated its anti-bias educational program

(RNS) — In the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, the ADL shifted its focus to combating antisemitism.
 

‘Ushers, close the doors’: Pastor Marvin Sapp’s offering call ignites Black church giving debate

(RNS) — ‘We do not force or coerce anyone into supporting the operations of our organization, and we never will,’ the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World. Inc. said.
 

Gospel musician Andraé Crouch’s ‘colorblind evangelism’ focus of new book

(RNS) — ‘He refused to succumb himself to the ways of the world, to the standard norms and boxes that people wanted to put him in,’ said coauthor Stephen Michael Newby of Crouch.

 

RNS Opinion

Eid-al-Fitr begins with the images of Gaza’s children dressed in death

(RNS) — Eid is meant to be a day of celebration. But this year, it was also a day of mourning.
 

Christians believe human fallibility too great to allow unchecked power for our leaders

(RNS) — If the political realm will not stand up to the autocratic pretensions of the current president, it falls to people of faith to take nonviolent action.

 

ICYMI

Haitian congregations fight fear as Trump administration seeks deportation for immigrants

(RNS) – 'This is a church of immigrants,' said Pastor Reginald Silencieux of Première Eglise Evangelique Haïtienne in Springfield, Ohio. '... They are very scared.' 
 

In Texas’ border region, faith is the bond for underserved colonias to command attention

HIDALGO, Texas (RNS) — In Hidalgo County, where the 26.9% of people living in poverty is more than twice the national average of 11.1%, Christian faith binds communities together as they serve one another and advocate for better resources.

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