Yonat Shimron
Yonat Shimron is an RNS National Reporter and Senior Editor.
All Stories by Yonat Shimron
Satanic Temple brings Baphomet statue to Arkansas for rally
By Yonat Shimron — August 17, 2018
The Satanic Temple says the Ten Commandments monument violates constitutional freedom of religion rights and that the installation of their statue would demonstrate religious tolerance.
Muslim women poised to change the next Congress
By Yonat Shimron — August 16, 2018
(RNS) — With their two primary wins, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan have made history not only for their faith but also their gender.
Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gays sues again
By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2018
DENVER (AP) — Lawyers for Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips allege in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday (Aug. 14) that Colorado is on a "crusade to crush" Phillips because of his religious beliefs.
Vigil held at Detroit church for Aretha Franklin
By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2018
DETROIT (AP) — The Queen of Soul is seriously ill.
Australian’s Parliament speech on ‘final solution’ condemned
By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2018
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fraser Anning called for a complete ban on Muslim immigration and linked Muslim communities to terrorism and being on welfare programs.
Labor Department bolsters religious exemptions from nondiscrimination laws
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2018
(RNS) — The directive is yet another sign of the Trump administration’s determination to accommodate people of faith, even if it means letting them refuse to hire LGBT people.
Late cloud over Keith Ellison’s bid for Minnesota attorney general
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The allegation surfaced the weekend when the son of Ellison's former girlfriend, Karen Monahan, posted on Facebook that he had seen angry text messages from Ellison to his mother.
Deadline looms for release of Catholic church abuse report
By Yonat Shimron — August 14, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state Supreme Court order issued last month set a timetable to publicly release a redacted version of the grand jury's roughly 900-page report.
For military families, this church aims to be manna from heaven
By Yonat Shimron — August 11, 2018
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) — Manna Church has found a way to keep many young military families by building a church home for them wherever they go.
Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion
By Yonat Shimron — August 9, 2018
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The issue pitted the Catholic Church against feminist groups, physicians against physicians.
RNS Morning Report: Willow Creek inquiry; Service refusals; The death belt
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2018
The Rev. Bill Hybels, center, and his two successors, lead pastor Heather Larson, left, and lead teaching pastor Steve Carter, right, of Willow Creek Community Church. (Larson and Carter photos courtesy Willow Creek Community Church; Hybels via AP/Charles Dharapak)
Poll suggests religious freedom push is having an effect
By Yonat Shimron — August 6, 2018
(RNS) — Businesses owned by religious families are refusing to provide services to LGBT couples. Nearly a majority of Americans say that's OK.
Duke Divinity School dean steps down as diversity struggle continues
By Yonat Shimron — August 3, 2018
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) — Both African-American and LGBTQ students rallied for a more diverse faculty and inclusive attitudes during her term.
Jewish teens enlisted to fight anti-Semitism in Germany
By Yonat Shimron — August 1, 2018
LUCKAU, Germany (AP) — With the number of survivors dwindling and schoolchildren today at least three generations removed from the Nazis, young Jews are being tapped to put a modern take on an old message.
Diocese names 71 accused of child sex abuse, blames bishops
By Yonat Shimron — August 1, 2018
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With its announcement, the Harrisburg Diocese became the second of six dioceses under investigation by the state to get out in front of a pending grand jury report on clergy sex abuse.
