Jonathan Woodward
Jonathan Woodward is the podcast producer at Religion News Service.
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RNS Morning Report: Pompeo Accused of Hatch Act Violations; Kirk Franklin’s Activism; Samuel Chu
By Jonathan Woodward — August 27, 2020
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the Republican National Convention, Tuesday, August 25, 2020, from Jerusalem. Video screengrab.
RNS Morning Report: The Fall of Falwell; Papal Support for Trans Community; March on Washington
By Jonathan Woodward — August 26, 2020
In this Nov. 16, 2016, photo, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. poses during an interview in his offices at the school in Lynchburg, Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RNS Morning Report: Jerry Falwell Jr. Resigns; Jacob Blake Shooting; Religion in Trump Presidency
By Jonathan Woodward — August 25, 2020
Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks at the 2nd Annual Turning Point USA Winter Gala at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 18, 2019. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons
RNS Morning Report: CA Episcopal Sanctuary; Faith-Filled DNC; Environmentally Friendly Burials
By Jonathan Woodward — August 24, 2020
Jasmine Richards crosses her arms while addressing protesters Friday evening, Aug. 21, 2020, in Old Town Pasadena, California. RNS photo by Alejandra Molina
RNS Morning Report: Elder Care in Japan; Muhaymin Jr. Body Cam Video; Derecho Storm Response
By Jonathan Woodward — August 21, 2020
A meal is served to residents at the Crossheart Saiwai Kawasaki nursing home in Kawasaki, Japan, in September 2019. Photo by Noel Rojo
RNS Morning Report: Steven Furtick on TBN; Evangelical Pandemic Statement; Alleged ICE Abuse
By Jonathan Woodward — August 20, 2020
Pastor Steven Furtick delivers a sermon titled “I’m Not What I Thought” on Aug. 16, 2020, at Elevation Church in North Carolina. Video screengrab
RNS Morning Report: Religious Suffragists; Bishop Budde at DNC; Report on Yogi Bhajan Abuse
By Jonathan Woodward — August 18, 2020
Women’s suffrage supporters march in 1915, most likely in New York. Photo by Bain News Service/LOC/Creative Commons
RNS Morning Report: Biden’s Catholic Politics; Falwell’s Social Media; Sojourners Editor Replaced
By Jonathan Woodward — August 17, 2020
Pope Francis, right, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, waves to the crowd on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, as they stand on the Speaker’s Balcony on Capitol Hill, after the pope addressed a joint meeting of Congress inside. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
RNS Morning Report: The Future of American Religion; Italian Muslim Mourning; Church Conflict Grows
By Jonathan Woodward — August 13, 2020
In this June 27, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris of California listens to questions after the Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
RNS Morning Report: Kamala Harris’s Faith; Vatican’s China Deal; Interfaith Children’s Books
By Jonathan Woodward — August 12, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, speaks at the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress presidential forum in Washington on June 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
RNS Morning Report: Muslim Matchmaking Project; Young Life Sexual Conduct Policy; Shroud of Turin
By Jonathan Woodward — August 11, 2020
A Muslim couple poses for wedding photos. Photo by Ramiz Dedaković/Unsplash/Creative Commons
RNS Morning Report: Falwell Jr. on Indefinite Leave; Coping with Pandemic; Massachusetts Bans FGM/C
By Jonathan Woodward — August 10, 2020
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. gestures during an interview in his offices at the school in Lynchburg, Virginia, on Nov. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
RNS Morning Report: Biden at PNBC Gathering; La Luz del Mundo Leader Bail; COVID-19 Health Orders
By Jonathan Woodward — August 7, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a virtual gathering of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. Video screengrab
RNS Morning Report: ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream’ Film; COVID-19 in Rural America; Pompeo’s Agenda
By Jonathan Woodward — August 6, 2020
Actors Katie Holmes, left, and Josh Lucas star in “The Secret: Dare to Dream.” Courtesy photo
RNS Morning Report: Nuns on Sex Abuse; Muslims Democratic Delegates; ‘Black Is King’
By Jonathan Woodward — August 5, 2020
Nuns look up at Pope Francis delivering his blessing during the Regina Coeli prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on April 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
