NEWS STORY
RNS-Brown-Clergy: Ahead of Andrew Brown Jr’s funeral, North Carolina clergy cry out for justice
(RNS) — Many of North Carolina’s prominent clergy have called for police reform and accountability in the wake George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. But the killing of Andrew Brown, Jr., a 42-year-old man shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in eastern North Carolina’s Elizabeth City, a town of 18,000 people on the bend of the Pasquotank River, is personal. By Yonat Shimron. 700 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Lawrence-Oped: ‘Lean in’: sexual harassment where religious communities meet
(RNS)— While abuse within denominations often makes national headlines, the large majority of abuse and harassment in the interfaith sphere goes unreported. This is in part because while many faith-based organizations have worked to ensure proper reporting and investigation of abusive behavior, in the interfaith sphere, such basic steps often take second place to the goal of cooperation. By Azza Karam, Audrey E. Kitagawa, Cassandra Lawrence and Katherine Marshall. 1,000 words. (category: k)