RNS Opening Budget — Thursday, April 8, 2021

First she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now Beth Moore, the evangelical world’s most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for subscribing to the theology of male headship rooted in many evangelical cultures and acknowledged she […]

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RNS-Moore-Complementarian: Beth Moore apologizes for supporting theology of male leadership
(RNS) — First she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now Beth Moore, the evangelical world’s most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for subscribing to the theology of male headship rooted in many evangelical cultures and acknowledged she was complicit in it. By Yonat Shimron and Bob Smietana. 900 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Texas-Elections: Faith leaders speak out against Texas elections bills
(RNS) — Faith leaders in Texas condemned a pair of controversial elections bills working their way through the state legislature on Wednesday, decrying provisions of the proposed legislation and accusing lawmakers of trying to “dress up Jim and Jane Crow in a tuxedo.” By Jack Jenkins. 821 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Refugee-Delay: Faith-based agencies share impacts of delay in changes to U.S. refugee resettlement program
(RNS) — President Biden has promised his administration will raise the number of refugees allowed into the United States from 15,000, a historic low set by the former president, to 125,000 in the new administration’s first full fiscal year. But in the meantime, that number hasn’t budged. And faith-based groups that work with refugees are concerned about the impact of that delay. By Emily McFarlan Miller. 900 words. (category: a)