NEWS STORY
RNS-Patterson-Luter: Paige Patterson feared backslide after election of first black SBC president
(RNS) — A newly discovered letter from one prominent leader of the Southern Baptist Convention to another reveals a depth of mistrust and suspicion toward the denomination’s first black president. By Adelle M. Banks and Yonat Shimron. 1,300 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Imam-Misconduct: Report accuses Arizona imam of misconduct and abuse
(RNS) — A new report by an advocacy group accuses a Phoenix imam of sexual battery, child abuse, misappropriation of charitable funds and falsely presenting himself as a single man to pursue relationships with female congregants while having two concurrent concealed marriages. By Aysha Khan. 800 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Siddiqi-Oped: Trump’s new HHS rule will harm far more people than you realize
(RNS) — Some have the impression that the Trump administration’s proposed rule allowing Health and Human Services grantees to discriminate applies to only child welfare agencies. But the reality is far worse, affecting critical programs like Meals on Wheels, Head Start, youth homelessness services, services for survivors of domestic violence, and more. By Maggie Siddiqi. 740 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Dale-Oped: The movie ‘The Report’ may be all the truth and reconciliation we get on torture
(RNS) — One congregation in New Jersey has long spoken out about the United States’ torture regime in Iraq, even reading the 2014 Torture Report aloud outside the Justice Department to raise awareness in hopes of beginning a process of reconciliation. Now Hollywood has answered their prayers. By Seth Kaper-Dale. 660 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-DSouza-Oped: Sex scandals show why evangelicals need to recover the sacrament of confession
(RNS) — Imagine a church where everyone, including the senior pastor, was required to have a person they confessed to. For one, it would help avoid some of the major crises in the failures of leadership. By Joseph D’Souza. 1,100 words. (category: k)
