NEWS STORY
RNS-Brazil-Justice: André Mendonça, President Bolsonaro’s ‘terribly evangelical’ Supreme Court justice
SÃO PAULO (RNS) — Only a few months after taking office in January of 2019, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro mentioned it was about time to have a Christian justice in the Supreme Court. Now, the far-right South American leader is fulfilling his longtime promise of a “terribly evangelical” justice through the nomination of current Attorney General, André Mendonça, a Presbyterian minister. By Eduardo Campos Lima. 1,275 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Grant-Anniversary: Thirty-years after her biggest hit, Amy Grant heads back out on the road
(RNS) — Christian music and pop legend Amy Grant hits the road this summer for a coast to coast tour for the first time post-COVID shutdowns. The tour will feature music from her 1991 hit album “Hearts In Motion,” which sold more 5 million copies. A 30th anniversary edition of that record was recently released. Grant talks about her faith, her recovery from heart surgery and the importance of grace in her life. By Bob Smietana. 1,148 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Mindfulness-Education: Teachers turn to mindfulness after a stressful pandemic year
(RNS) — The pandemic has brought attention to teachers’ need for greater support, at the same time that it has limited their ability to seek it out. This summer, as teachers prepare to reenter classrooms after a year of pandemic teaching, many are seeking out mindfulness to support their own mental and emotional wellness. By Megan Sweas. 1,260 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Salkin-Oped: ‘My Unorthodox Life’: Meh
(RNS) — To show religious people developing intellectual and spiritual issues with the traditions that they have inherited is Ho-hum. In our religion-challenged time, you know what reality show I would like to see, and that I think we need to see? Show us the story of a secular person who has decided that true transcendence exists; a person who knows that they are not the sum of existence; a person who runs into a larger Story that hits them with all the light and fervor of the burning bush. By Jeffrey Salkin. 952 words. (category: a)