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NEWS STORY
RNS-Bards-Fest: Post-Trump, Christian nationalists preach a theology of vaccine resistance
(RNS) — At Bards Fest, a rally held in St. Louis last month, a peculiar variant of Christian nationalism was on display, one being spread by pastors and anti-vaccine influencers that mixes assertions about Christian nationalism with conspiracy theories derived from the QAnon movement and a conviction that government efforts to curb COVID-19 are oppressive. By Jack Jenkins. 1,880 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Gospel-Tenpenny: The gospel of Sherri Tenpenny: COVID-19 misinformation meets Christian nationalism
(RNS) — An osteopathic doctor stumbled into notoriety when she told Ohio state legislators that COVID-19 vaccines could “magnetize” people’s bodies. But her online fans known that Sherri Tenpenny has been issuing ominous religious warnings about a range of Christian nationalist conspiracy theories. By Jack Jenkins. 1,252 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-TammyFaye-Movie: ‘Eyes of Tammy Faye’ star Jessica Chastain finds woman behind media sensation
(RNS) — Chastain and co-star Andrew Garfield said their research led them to a deeper understanding of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, the couple they depict in the new movie that traces how the televangelists gradually became household names. By Adelle M. Banks. 1,000 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Anne-Frank: A new Anne Frank Center aims to reshape racism through Holocaust education
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (RNS) — A new Anne Frank Center opening Sept. 15 at the University of South Carolina — one of four official centers around the world and the only one in North America — is part of an educational effort to stem not only hatred of Jews, but bigotry and racism more broadly. By Yonat Shimron. 1,000 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Pope-Plane: Pope Francis addresses the communion ban: ‘I have never denied the Eucharist to anyone!’
(RNS) – Pope Francis weighed in on the debate about whether pro-choice Catholic politicians should be denied communion, stating that he has never denied the eucharist to anyone and that the issue should be handled in a pastoral way. By Claire Giangravè. 700 words. (category i)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Kenya-Okeno: Kenyan Anglican province defies moratorium to ordain woman bishop
(RNS) — The Rev. Rose Okeno was consecrated in a ceremony presided over by Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit, the primate of the Anglican Church of Kenya, making her the first woman to be a full Anglican bishop in the East African country, where the consecration of women as bishops is still controversial. By Fredrick Nzwili. 680 words. (category: i)
NEWS STORY
RNS- Yomkippur-Handwashing: This Yom Kippur, many Jews will wash their hands of a certain injunction
(RNS) — A rabbinical proscription against washing one’s hands on the climactic final day of the High Holy Days, which begins Wednesday evening (Sept. 15), gets a new look during the pandemic. By Menachem Wecker. 1,200 words. (category: a)
NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Pacquiao-Libel: Philippines’ Pacquiao sues popular pastor in libel case
(RNS) —Boxer-cum-politician Manny Pacquiao is suing a popular evangelist in his native Philippines. The lawsuit filed this week accuses Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a preacher popular with millions of follower of libel. The popular pastor has accused Pacquiao of embezzling public funds in building a “white elephant” sports complex. By Joseph Hammond. 400 words. (Categories, a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Wallis-Oped: It’s time at last for an ethical conversation about Afghanistan
(RNS) — The conversation we need is not just about strategic mistakes, faulty political decisions or tactical errors but rather the moral and ethical grounding of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which constitute our central response to that horrible September day 20 years ago. By Jim Wallis. 900 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Black-Oped: Pastoral as well as radical, Bishop Spong gave priests ‘room to exist’
(RNS) — The Episcopal bishop, who died Sunday at 90, was known for stretching theological boundaries, but it was often in the service of making a space where his clergy could expand their spiritual horizons and be themselves. By Cynthia Black. 750 words. (category: k)
