RNS Morning Report - Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting

Top Stories  Vote to bar churches with women pastors fails again at SBC meeting (RNS) — The issue of women staffers who have the title of pastor in SBC churches has been up for debate repeatedly in recent years.   In LA, faith leaders protest to stand up for the detained and keep the peace (RNS) — At one demonstration, faith leaders spread out in front of the line of officers, held hands and occasionally burst into song.   A Jewish group is taking turns fasting to bring attention to starving Gazans (RNS) — The rolling Stop Starving Gaza fast is gaining traction among various JVP chapters around the country. A separate petition, ‘Jews for Food Aid,’ has garnered more than 20,000 signatures.   Southern Baptists trumpet their good works, set stage for vote on women pastors in Dallas (RNS) — More than 10,000 Southern Baptist leaders, known as messengers, are meeting for the SBC's annual meeting.   RNS Opinion Choosing peace together: a Muslim and Jew call for peace in a time of violence (RNS) — What does it mean to be a peacebuilder right now? For us, peacebuilding began with friendship.   As Alcoholics Anonymous turns 90, a look at the Serenity Prayer’s eternal relevance (RNS) — The prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1941, has become synonymous with the recovery movement, but its applications seem to widen every day.   ICYMI LGBTQ teens wanted a Pride festival in their town. How five churches made it happen. PARK RIDGE, Ill. (RNS) — Five churches organized the event out of a conviction of their faith, but as an invisible network.   In deposition, Jennifer Lyell revealed details of alleged abuse by SBC leader (RNS) — The SBC’s Executive Committee has spent millions defending itself against former leaders accused of abuse. In Other News As big tech grows more involved in Gaza, Muslim workers are wrestling with a spiritual crisis Head of controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation refuses to reveal who funds it   Depend on our reporting? Help us out! As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. You can support this work! News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205