Yonat Shimron
Yonat Shimron is an RNS National Reporter and Senior Editor.
All Stories by Yonat Shimron
Southern Baptist publisher LifeWay halts suit against former CEO Thom Rainer
By Yonat Shimron — October 1, 2020
(RNS) — Todd Fannin, LifeWay's board chairman, issued an update saying that ‘both parties are currently exploring the possibility of an agreed upon resolution of the differences.’
Poll: Muslim American support for Trump rises, but most plan to vote for Biden
By Yonat Shimron — October 1, 2020
(RNS) — Muslims appeared to be the religious group least likely to support Trump in 2020, according to a new poll that also shows voter registration among Muslims lagging other religious groups.
Southern Baptist publishing arm, LifeWay, sues former president Thom Rainer
By Yonat Shimron — September 29, 2020
(RNS) — LifeWay Christian Resources, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has sued its former president and CEO, alleging he violated a noncompete clause in his contract that forbids him from working with competitors.
Franklin Graham borrows a tactic from the left with his Saturday prayer march
By Yonat Shimron — September 25, 2020
(RNS) — He insists the march is not an effort to encourage voting or to rally evangelicals to the polls ahead of the Nov. 3 election. But his choice of speakers suggests otherwise.
Report: People who are highly spiritual tend to be more civic-minded
By Yonat Shimron — September 23, 2020
(RNS) — The Fetzer Institute-sponsored study also found that the more spiritual people said they were, the more inclined they appeared to be to volunteer and donate. But only 36% said their spirituality influences their political actions.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg first woman and first Jew to lie in state at US Capitol
By Yonat Shimron — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — No woman, let alone a Jew, has received the honor of lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. For Jews, however, the tradition of lying in state is a difficult one.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, was shaped by her minority faith
By Yonat Shimron — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — A phrase from the Book of Deuteronomy hangs framed on the wall of her Supreme Court chamber: ‘Justice, justice you shall pursue.’
Study: Liberal congregations more politically active than conservative ones
By Yonat Shimron — September 18, 2020
(RNS) — The willingness of left-leaning religious congregations to engage in political activity has spiked in the Trump era, new research shows.
The ‘chai’ charm that keeps this secretary of health grounded in the value of life
By Yonat Shimron — September 17, 2020
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s secretary of health and human services, has threaded the needle of this politically charged moment by balancing her devotion to scientific data and her faith.
American Jews adapt the Seder for Rosh Hashana in a DIY pivot
By Yonat Shimron — September 15, 2020
(RNS) — The Seder is the main ritual meal celebrated by Jews each year at Passover. But this year some American Jews are using a time-tested at-home ritual for the first night of the Jewish New Year.
Buffalo Catholic peace activist Martin Gugino back on his feet, determined to protest
By Yonat Shimron — September 11, 2020
(RNS) — After being knocked to the ground by two Buffalo police officers in June, Gugino is eager to press his case for the right of citizens to protest the government.
Mark Galli, former Christianity Today editor and Trump critic, to be confirmed a Catholic
By Yonat Shimron — September 10, 2020
(RNS) — Galli, who bucked prevailing evangelical sentiments when he penned an editorial in December denouncing the president, says his faith decision has nothing to do with politics.
Shofar lessons are becoming a pre-holiday necessity in the age of coronavirus
By Yonat Shimron — September 3, 2020
(RNS) — Jewish law requires that the shofar be heard in person. But with synagogues shuttered because of the coronavirus, many Jews are dusting off old ritual objects and taking online lessons so they can produce that clarion wail.
John MacArthur claimed there is ‘no pandemic.’ He was politicizing science, experts say
By Yonat Shimron — September 1, 2020
(RNS) — The church appears to be wading into a highly politicized campaign to minimize or outright deny the existence of the coronavirus.
His RNC prayer was neutral, but Franklin Graham says the choice for president is not
By Yonat Shimron — August 28, 2020
(RNS) — Graham said the choice in November is clear: Democrats will steer the country toward the socialism of Venezuela or Cuba.
