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)
NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Luther-Rose: ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton lightens up on social media with viral neon Luther rose
CHICAGO (RNS) — The lighting of the bishop’s Luther rose was accompanied by the buzz of neon, the trumpet blast of Luther’s hymn “A Mighty Fortress” and enthusiasm from Lutherans on social media. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 550 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Muslim-Matchmaking: How a quarantine matchmaking project for Muslims found itself navigating anti-Blackness
(RNS) — Two Muslim women on African heritage launched Eye Meets Soul this Spring to help Muslims of all backgrounds “take a leap of faith.” They designed the project so that personal appearance, race and ethnicity would not be first considerations. But before long their matchmaking process was overtaken by users’ subtle and not-so-subtle questions designed to expose each others’ race. By Aysha Khan. 1,415 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Bagget-Oped: To save Liberty University’s soul, its board must reject Jerry Falwell’s vision
(RNS) — Falwell’s chastening is a somber moment both for him and the school, and there’s much to be lamented about how the situation played out. But it’s a mercy, too: Rightly handled, it’s a moment that can be bathed in grace and hope, and veritably rife and redolent with redemption. By Marybeth Davis Baggett. 1,625 words. (category: k)
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)
