NEWS STORY
RNS-TikTok-Misinterpretations: Three of the most mistranslated words in scripture — according to TikTok
(RNS) — On TikTok, the Hashtag #Deconstruction has 49 million views. #BibleMisconceptions has 45 thousand views. And #BibleTranslations has roughly a half million. Explaining the nitty gritty details of Ancient Greek and Hebrew in Christian scriptures may not seem like viral content, but on TikTok, it’s algorithm fire. By Renée Roden. 600 words. (category: a)
NEWS-STORY
RNS-Arizona-Chaplain: Controversy over congressional candidates status as chaplain
(RNS) — The chaplain credentials of a Trumpian Republican congressional candidate in Arizona have drawn national attention. Lt. Alex Stovall, 24, is running for congress in Arizona’s 9th district and if elected would be the youngest African American to serve as a congressmen. Last month the U.S. Army Reserve Command launched an investigation of the 24-year old according to a report from Stars and Stripes to see if his campaign had violated DoD regulations related to how military personnel can present themselves during campaigns for public office. By Joseph Hammond. 500 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Salkin-Oped: Loneliness stinks. Come back to your story.
(RNS) — What is the cure for loneliness? It is not only that we spend time with each other — which the current abating of the pandemic is, slowly, making possible. It is that we spend time within each other — and within something that is larger than us. What is that “thing” that is larger than us? A narrative. A story. By Jeffrey Salkin. 925 words. (category: k)