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RNS-AME-Election: Four new bishops — and first biracial bishop — elected to AME Church
(RNS) — Four new bishops were elected to the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday (July 10), the final day of the denomination’s General Conference in Orlando, Florida. Four general officers and two judicial council members were also elected. The Rev. Francine A. Brookins is the first biracial bishop to be elected, and Advocate Thabile M. Ngubeni is the first African lay person elected by the General Conference to hold any office. By Kathryn Post. 475 words. (category: a)
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RNS-CN-Curriculum: A new resource for combating Christian nationalism sees it as a ‘distortion of the gospel’
(RNS) — The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty has published a new church curriculum that attempts to define Christian nationalism as a merging of Christianity with American identity. It offers biblical passages to remind Christians that their ultimate loyalty should be to God, and examines how Christian nationalism may overlap with racism and white supremacy. By Yonat Shimron. 650 words. (category: a)
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RNS-Composting-Laws: Amid Catholic opposition, states are legalizing composting of human remains
(RNS) — Washington, Colorado and Oregon are now among the U.S. states that have legalized the process of converting bodies into soil, a procedure the Catholic Church said fails to show “respect for the body of the deceased.” Meanwhile, California and New York are seeking to be next in line to legalize human composting. By Alejandra Molina. 550 words. (category: a)