RNS Opening Budget — Monday, August 10, 2020

As #DoBetterYoungLife, a grassroots community advocating for queer inclusion, demands that Young Life repeal its sexual conduct policy, the 80-year-old Christian youth organization is navigating a delicate passage between its young members’ attitudes and its donors’ […]

NEWS STORY
RNS-Young-Life: LGBT staffers dismissed by Christian organization Young Life push to overturn ‘sexual conduct’ policies
(RNS) — As #DoBetterYoungLife, a grassroots community advocating for queer inclusion, demands that Young Life repeal its sexual conduct policy, the 80-year-old Christian youth organization is navigating a delicate passage between its young members’ attitudes and its donors’ conservative views. By Kathryn Post. 1,500 words. (category: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-Rogers-Oped: I worked on faith issues in the Obama White House. Trump is wrong about Biden’s faith.
(RNS) — As a candidate or president, Joe Biden would never tell Americans that they should cast their ballot based on a person’s religious beliefs or affiliation or lack thereof. Instead, he quietly observes his own faith while focusing on religious leaders’ ability to help government solve problems, especially among the most vulnerable. By Melissa Rogers. 900 words. (category: k)