NEWS STORY
RNS-Respect-Hudson: Jennifer Hudson: Mutual faith ‘definitely’ helped her depict Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
(RNS) — Singer Jennifer Hudson, who performed an Aretha Franklin song when she auditioned for “American Idol,” is now both an actress and songstress portraying a woman whose career in some ways is mirrored in her own. The two-time Grammy winner, talked to Religion News Service about the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, some of her little-known history and different ways to sing “Amazing Grace.” By Adelle M. Banks. 1,050 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Hovind-Arrest: Kent Hovind, controversial creationist preacher known as ‘Dr. Dino,’ arrested in domestic assault case
(RNS) — A controversial Alabama creationist preacher who recently sued the federal government for half a billion dollars, was arrested in late July for domestic assault. An arrest warrant dated July 19 alleged Rev. Kent Hovind, known as “Dr. Dino,” intentionally threw his estranged wife, Cindi Lincoln, to the ground, causing bodily harm. By Bob Smietana. 500 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Singh-Oped: Samrath Singh, first turbaned Sikh to play NCAA baseball, is more than the challenges he has overcome
(RNS) — The first turbaned Sikh to play NCAA college baseball, Singh has faced his share of discrimination, but he doesn’t want his story to be about that. He focuses less on those negative moments and more on the values that help him navigate and transcend discrimination. By Simran Jeet Singh. 1,011 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Josephs-Oped: The ‘skin gap’ between men and women is on full display at the Olympics
(RNS) — The notion of women covering up has become associated with subjugation when, in fact, many religious women, from Orthodox Jews to Muslims to conservative Christians, find it to be a form of liberation. In contrast, the “skin gap” — the difference in the amount of skin men and women are expected to show in the same social setting in contemporary Western culture — is its own form of subjugation, as we can see in the Olympic’s disparate uniform regulations. By Allison Josephs. 839 words. (category: k)