Adelle M. Banks
Adelle M. Banks, production editor and a national reporter, joined RNS in 1995. An award-winning journalist, she previously was the religion reporter at the Orlando Sentinel and a reporter at The Providence Journal and newspapers in the upstate New York communities of Syracuse and Binghamton.
All Stories by Adelle M. Banks
Gender gap among Catholics as Election Day approaches
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2016
(RNS) Among likely voters, white Catholic males favor Donald Trump. But almost half of white Catholic women support Hillary Clinton.
National Cathedral faces calls to remove windows with Confederate generals
By Adelle M. Banks — October 27, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) The windows were added in 1953 with the support of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Religious leaders mark centennial of S.C. lynching
By Adelle M. Banks — October 21, 2016
(RNS) Representatives of seminaries, church councils and Presbyterian and Lutheran denominations plan to make the trek to the remote town where Anthony Crawford was lynched.
Jerry Falwell Jr. turns down Liberty student’s column criticizing Trump
By Adelle M. Banks — October 19, 2016
(RNS) A sports columnist said his anti-Trump commentary was rejected but university President Jerry Falwell Jr. said it was redundant.
After floods, black, white Baptist groups agree to work together
By Adelle M. Banks — October 6, 2016
(RNS) The groups aren't merging but hope to work on dismantling racism, alleviating poverty and fostering healthy congregations.
Nat Turner: A rebel and a man of faith
By Adelle M. Banks — October 6, 2016
(RNS) Nat Turner believed the world as he knew it was coming to an end.
Pence maintains Trump would defend religious objections
By Adelle M. Banks — October 5, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Many conservative Christians are still upset that in 2015 the Indiana governor backtracked under pressure after signing a Religious Freedom Restoration Act in his state that critics said would allow discrimination against gays.
Conservative Christians criticize progressives’ ‘destructive’ agenda
By Adelle M. Banks — September 29, 2016
(RNS) Leaders of progressive organizations responded that the letter was ‘sad’ and ‘patently political.’
Confederate flag images quietly removed from National Cathedral
By Adelle M. Banks — September 28, 2016
WASHINGTON (RNS) Cathedral officials decided 'to just do it and get it done and move on to the next phase,’ a spokesman said.
Obama names last adviser to his final faith-based council
By Adelle M. Banks — September 19, 2016
(RNS) The last appointee to the 24-member council leads a Muslim community organization in Chicago.
Dallas evangelical seminary requires sex abuse awareness training
By Adelle M. Banks — September 15, 2016
(RNS) 'This is the first I know of an evangelical seminary with a free-standing requirement for graduation to participate in this kind of discrete training,' said a theological schools expert.
15 years after 9/11, are congregations prepared for disasters?
By Adelle M. Banks — September 9, 2016
(RNS) Webinars and training sessions held across the country help faith leaders prepare for terrorism or natural disasters. But experts say more need to take them.
New Smithsonian museum features stories of African-American faith
By Adelle M. Banks — September 1, 2016
(RNS) 'There is no way you can ... understand the African-American journey without understanding the very real role faith played in its history,' said a museum official.
The Slingshot: Declined atheist donation bears fruit; Tutu hospitalized; the hijab comes to Canadian Mounties
By Adelle M. Banks — August 25, 2016
A Christian children’s home says thanks, but no thanks. The famous South African archbishop has checked himself in for medical care. And the Mounties reach out to Muslims.
In a first, US stamp to celebrate a Hindu holiday
By Adelle M. Banks — August 24, 2016
(RNS) Muslims, Jews and Christians have long had stamps recognizing their holidays. Now it's Hindus' turn.
