NEWS STORY
RNS-Bethany-Race: For transracial adoptive families, talking about race is an act of love, not ‘a woke’ test
(RNS) — One of the nation’s largest evangelical adoption agencies says federal law mandates a “colorblind” approach to adoption. Bethany Christian Services and adoptive parents say that can harm children. But at least one critic fears “wokeness” more than wisdom is driving Bethany’s action. By Bob Smietana 1,200 words. (category: a)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Levens-Oped: The debate over women pastors is a Southern Baptist smoke screen
(RNS) — It’s a long-running, on-again, off-again debate in Southern Baptist and other evangelical circles. The arguments rarely change, largely because the point of the blaze is not the light it gives off, but the heat and, most of all, the smoke. By Laura Levens. 1,105 words. (category: k)