Friday, July 25, 2025

RNS Morning Report - As deportation fears keep immigrants from work, their churches feel financial strain

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As deportation fears keep immigrants from work, their churches feel financial strain

(RNS) — Newly strained finances are just one reality that Latino immigrant churches are adjusting to as the Trump administration accelerates a promised mass deportation campaign and other aggressive changes to immigration policy.
 

New prosecutor in ACNA trial of Bishop Ruch is named, and accused of conflict

(RNS) — The seven-member court also issued a public response contradicting the claims made by former prosecutor C. Alan Runyan earlier this week.
 

Progressive National Baptists pan ‘big ugly bill,’ strategize to help communities

(RNS) — At sessions focused on social justice, PNBC leaders and guest speakers urged greater response and a unified front to address impacts of the new federal budget.
 

Orthodox Jewish women say Israeli rabbinate exam ruling creates opportunities

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Once men and women take the same exam, ‘every community can decide for themselves what kind of teacher or leadership model they want,’ said Michelle Shelemay Dvir, a religious student at the Bradfield Institute.
 

‘Shiny Happy People’ returns to examine the Christian culture war pioneer Teen Mania

(RNS) — The three-part docuseries explores the birth and sudden demise of Teen Mania, plus the gnarly underbelly of a ministry some former members consider abusive.

 

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Understanding the violence against Alawites and Druze in Syria after Assad

(The Conversation) — A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite and Druze communities.
 

A law rooted in moral panic about gay priests won’t save children from abuse

(RNS) — A move to require clergy to report child abuse even when it is revealed during the sacrament of confession is in sharp conflict with several faith traditions.

 

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LA pastor on hunger strike to protest ICE’s detainment of Iranian Christians

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Pastor Ara Torosian’s congregants fled Iran to escape persecution due to their Christian faith. Now, they are being held in immigration detention.
 

Churches, seminaries among US cultural sites awarded funds to preserve Black history

(RNS) — The grants aim to support historical spaces of ‘Black American joy, resilience, innovation, and activism’ in their preservation efforts, according to a news release.

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