Jonathan Woodward
Jonathan Woodward is the podcast producer at Religion News Service.
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RNS Morning Report: Police Take a Knee; Internal Debates in SBC; #Sikh Hashtag Unblocked
By Jonathan Woodward — June 4, 2020
Philadelphia police and Pennsylvania National Guard take a knee at the suggestion of Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Melvin Singleton, unseen, outside Philadelphia police headquarters on June 1, 2020, during a rally calling for justice over the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
RNS Morning Report: Protests Across Country; Clergy on Police Reform; Gas Used at DC Park
By Jonathan Woodward — June 4, 2020
People participate in the “Prayerful Protest,” a march in memory of George Floyd and against police brutality, in Brooklyn, New York, on June 2, 2020. RNS photo by Roxanne Stone
RNS Morning Report: Blackout Tuesday; SBC President’s Policies Questioned; Protest and Pentecost
By Jonathan Woodward — June 3, 2020
Blacked out Instagram posts on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Screengrab
RNS Morning Report: Priest Expelled from St. John’s; Faith at the Barricades; Trump’s Bible Walk
By Jonathan Woodward — June 2, 2020
Police begin to clear demonstrators gathered as they protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Opening: The call for congregation
By Jonathan Woodward — June 1, 2020
The steady call to reopen churches, amplified by presidential encouragement, is thrilling to some and alarming to others. How do we return to worship when the act of group singing, chanting and praying can be so dangerous? This week, Beliefs producer Jay Woodward spoke with RNS opinion columnist Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin and RNS Editor-in Chief […]
RNS Morning Report: Mosque Shooting on Eid; Online Torah Study at Shavuot; Wichita Kenyan Community
By Jonathan Woodward — May 29, 2020
Shots were fired at Masjid-E-Noor on May 24, 2020, in Indianapolis. Image via Google Maps
RNS Morning Report: UMC Conference Rescheduled to 2021; Digital Ramadan; NY Imam Saad Jalloh
By Jonathan Woodward — May 28, 2020
Supporters of full inclusion for LGBTQ people in United Methodist Church life hold hands in the observers’ area at the 2019 United Methodist General Conference in St. Louis on Feb. 25, 2019, while waiting for vote totals to be displayed. Photo by Mike DuBose/UMNS
RNS Morning Report: First Uighur USCIRF Head; Anglican Property Fight; Pastors on Open Churches
By Jonathan Woodward — May 27, 2020
Uighur American attorney and activist Nury Turkel. Video screengrab
RNS Morning Report: Trump on ‘Essential’ Houses of Worship; Vatican Financial Reform; Latino Muslims
By Jonathan Woodward — May 26, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters about the coronavirus in the Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, May 22, 2020. Trump announced his administration now considers houses of worship to provide “essential services.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Al & Andi Tauber: Street ministry into song
By Jonathan Woodward — May 22, 2020
The husband and wife singer-songwriting team of Al and Andi Tauber, who are Mennonites from Chicago, seek and value the simple life, but their calling draws them to urban spaces and to pressing societal concerns. This episode of Beliefs was produced by Monique Parsons in collaboration with KALW’s The Spiritual Edge, the University of California’s […]
RNS Morning Report: Mennonite Musicians & Ministry; Celebrating Eid During Pandemic; Jane Roe Claims
By Jonathan Woodward — May 22, 2020
Andi Tauber, center left, and her husband Al, right, pray before a Sunday morning worship service at Living Water Community Church in Chicago, a largely immigrant, urban Mennonite congregation. Photo by Jules Wecker
RNS Morning Report: Vatican Reiterates Two-State Solution; Quran AI Apps; UMC LGBTQ Members in Limbo
By Jonathan Woodward — May 21, 2020
Palestinians protesting the planned demolition of the West Bank hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar fight with Israeli police officers, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
RNS Morning Report: Templeton Prize Awarded; Vigil for COVID-19 Deaths; John Paul II’s Centenary
By Jonathan Woodward — May 20, 2020
James K.A. Smith, left, and Francis Collins participate in “Moving Beyond Conflict: Science and Faith in Harmony” in Washington on June 18, 2018. RNS photo by Adelle M. Banks
RNS Morning Report: The Mask Project; Film Tribute to Ahmaud Arbery; Interfaith Abrahamic House
By Jonathan Woodward — May 19, 2020
Maria helps produce face masks for The Mask Project, in Phoenix, on May 7, 2020. Photo by Eddie Chavez Calderon
RNS Morning Report: Mohler on Slavery Comment; UMC Conference Postponed; Congregational Singing
By Jonathan Woodward — May 18, 2020
R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks with the press on Oct. 5, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo by Emil Handke, courtesy of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
