NEWS STORY
RNS-Hillsong-Report: Brian Houston announces end to Hillsong East Coast investigation, says new lead pastors chosen
(RNS) — Hillsong global founder, Brian Houston, announced in an email to church members Friday, (Feb. 12) that the outside investigation into Hillsong East Coast and its former pastor, Carl Lentz, has concluded and it found “significant ways” the New York City church “failed to reflect Hillsong global culture.” The email also announced the search for Lentz’s replacement had concluded and the announcement of the new lead pastors would come within days. By Roxanne Stone. 829 words. (category: a)
NEWS STORY
RNS-Jews-Race: American Jews are taking a hard look at racism in their midst
(RNS) — The American Jewish community is the midst of a racial reckoning. In the past few months, the Reform and Reconstructionist movements have named directors of racial diversity, equity and inclusion. The new racial awareness has been sometimes slow in coming — in part because many Jews see themselves as targets of white supremacists. By Yonat Shimron. 850 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Vischer-Oped: Getting serious (and precise) about Christian nationalism
(RNS) — One unfortunate aspect of the American culture war is the tendency to weaponize words in ways that stretch them beyond any semblance of their original meanings. The latest term to meet this fate may be “Christian nationalism.” Since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, it’s showing signs of becoming an all-purpose condemnation of any effort to integrate Christian beliefs with civic engagement, even perfectly peaceful ones. So what is Christian nationalism, and what is it not? By Robert K. Vischer. 704 words. (category: k)