NEWS STORY
RNS-Ortberg-Leave: Pastor John Ortberg allowed volunteer who was attracted to minors to work with children
(RNS) — John Ortberg, a popular evangelical author and megachurch pastor, betrayed a “bond of trust” by allowing a church volunteer who admitted being attracted to minors to still work with children, according to a statement from the elders at the Bay Area church he leads. The church’s statement did not name the third party who brought Ortberg’s actions to the church’s attention. On Sunday (Feb. 2.), Daniel Lavery, Ortberg’s estranged son, posted a message on Twitter saying he and his wife had reported the pastor. By Bob Smietana. 841 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: Impeachment and the decline of constitutional faith
(RNS) — In the language of both Democrats and Republicans, the Constitution is not the sacred document it used to be. It looks like the two major parties may be prepared to at least to admit that their faith in our founding document is no longer whole and complete. By Mark Silk. 914 words. (category: k)
