Yonat Shimron
Yonat Shimron is an RNS National Reporter and Senior Editor.
All Stories by Yonat Shimron
Employees quit American Bible Society over sex and marriage rules
By Yonat Shimron — May 29, 2018
(RNS) — Nearly a dozen workers have quit after the introduction of a policy that cements the organization's shift toward a narrow evangelical identity.
RNS Morning Report: Prison reform; Abortion politics; Methodist confusion
By Yonat Shimron — May 29, 2018
A bill championed by evangelicals would allow prisoners to join programs, such as faith-based classes and job-training programs. The Rev. Tom Reese favors a new pro-life strategy. Next year's United Methodist conference may be chaotic.
Southern Baptists see ‘judgment of God’ in #MeToo reckoning
By Yonat Shimron — May 24, 2018
(RNS) — For some Southern Baptists, the treatment of a seminary president removed from office for his comments about women rankled — especially among a younger generation of pastors who are trying to evangelize to a modern setting.
Paige Patterson removed as head of Southern Baptist seminary in #MeToo shake-up
By Yonat Shimron — May 23, 2018
(RNS) — The departure represents the most dramatic example of the #MeToo movement pervading the top reaches of the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Slingshot: Shrinking vocations; Royal sermon; Ode to joy
By Yonat Shimron — May 22, 2018
Pope Francis voiced alarm at the “hemorrhaging” of nuns and priests in Italy and Europe. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's sermon at the royal wedding may be numbered among history’s greats. Miroslav Volf talks about the theology of joy.
What the church can do to help opioid addicts: A Q&A with Raymond Barfield
By Yonat Shimron — May 18, 2018
(RNS) — A conference on opioid addiction will bring together clinicians, clergy and educators to the tip of southern Appalachia to begin a yearlong conversation on ways churches can help heal and support those caught in the epidemic’s grip.
Pope gets an unprecedented close-up, courtesy of Wim Wenders
By Yonat Shimron — May 18, 2018
CANNES, France (AP) — The film premiered Sunday (May 20) at the Cannes Film Festival, though the Pope, who's meeting this week in Rome with Chilean bishops to discuss Chile's sex abuse crisis, was not in Cannes — robbing the festival of the sight of the pontiff on the red carpet.
How smaller congregations are challenging the system to ‘go solar’
By Yonat Shimron — May 17, 2018
GREENSBORO, N.C. (RNS) — Smaller, African-American churches are convinced of the moral obligations of switching to renewable energy sources, but the speed with which they take on solar panels has much to do with economics and state regulations.
The Slingshot: A somber Ramadan; Perkins’ appointment; End times
By Yonat Shimron — May 16, 2018
Many Gazans will begin the Ramadan fast while mourning their dead. Tony Perkins is appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Why an embassy in Jerusalem is part of God's plan for the end times.
For 40 days in 30 US cities, King’s Poor People’s Campaign lives again
By Yonat Shimron — May 14, 2018
RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — The intent is to draw attention to the ways government has neglected its moral obligation to the country’s poor.
Family carries out suicide attacks on Indonesia churches
By Yonat Shimron — May 13, 2018
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — At least seven people plus the six family members, who included girls aged 9 and 12, died in the attacks Sunday (May 13) in Surabaya.
More seminary students leave the Master of Divinity behind
By Yonat Shimron — May 11, 2018
(RNS) — The economics of church decline and practicalities of today’s students, many of whom area already working in churches, may be among the reasons for the drop off in the Master of Divinity degree.
The Slingshot: Patterson apologizes; Tithing practices; The Supremes and religion
By Yonat Shimron — May 11, 2018
Paige Patterson apologizes to women offended by his remarks. Churchgoers have differing views of tithing. The Supreme Court's view of religion has changed.
The Slingshot: College censorship; Kenyan Muslims; Mormon scouts
By Yonat Shimron — May 9, 2018
A group of Christian college students has released a survey that suggests censorship of student publications is common at American Christian schools. Kenyan Islamic teachers speak out against female genital mutilation. Mormons cut their ties to the Boy Scouts of America.
Thousands of Southern Baptist women sign petition against Paige Patterson
By Yonat Shimron — May 7, 2018
(RNS) — Dated Sunday, the letter had been signed by more than 2,000 women as of Monday afternoon.
