Archives: RNS Morning Reports
THE SLINGSHOT: Trump voters; Catholic judicial nominee; Cathedral windows
By Mark A. Kellner — September 7, 2017
A new Baylor Religion Survey casts Trump voters as ‘anti-Islam, anti-feminist, anti-globalist.’ The Washington National Cathedral will remove stained glass depicting Confederate generals. A devout Catholic federal judicial nominee faces Senate scrutiny.
The Slingshot: DACA decision; Harvey hero; Mother Teresa church
By Jerome Socolovsky — September 6, 2017
Reaction to the decision to rescind the immigration policy affecting “dreamers.” Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale closed his furniture stores as the rains came, and then opened them as shelters. Twenty years after the death of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Kosovo’s only Roman Catholic cathedral is consecrated in her name.
The Slingshot: Trump’s evangelicals; Faith behind bars; New Jesus movement
By Lauren Markoe — September 5, 2017
RNS takes a close look at the influence of the evangelicals advising Trump. A Virginia judge says inmates can practice a religion their jailers call a gang. Muslims and Jews sue Denny’s and KFC over bacon.
The Slingshot: Catholics and Protestants; Pope and psychoanalysis; Eid-ul-Adha
By Yonat Shimron — September 1, 2017
A new survey shows many Protestants and Catholics are unaware of theological differences between them. The pope saw a psychoanalyst for six months. Friday is Eid-ul-Adha.
The Slingshot: Lakewood Church; Muslims hajj; Presbyterian pastor
By Mark A. Kellner — August 31, 2017
[slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Banner Ad”] Evacuee Will Sutton, left, holds his 11-month son Jayden at the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 29, 2017. Joel Osteen and his congregation have set up their church as a shelter for evacuees from the flooding by Tropical Storm Harvey. (AP Photo/LM Otero) [slingshot_ad name=”Slingshot Bottom Cube Ad”]
The Slingshot: No flood of condemnation; Complementarian words; Westboro Baptist: The movie
By Kimberly Winston and Jerome Socolovsky — August 30, 2017
Religious leaders who often hold up natural disasters as God’s judgment have refrained from saying the same of Harvey. Conservative evangelicals issue a 14-point “Nashville Statement” on gender and sexuality. Director Marc Webb plans to make a Hollywood film based on the life of a former member of the hate-mongering Westboro Baptist Church.
The Slingshot: Religious freedom rising; Arpaio pardon offending; 3,000 ministers marching
By Lauren Markoe — August 29, 2017
Religious freedom office at State Department to expand. Cardinal blasts Trump on Arpaio pardon. Thousands of ministers march for racial justice.
The Slingshot: Ministers march for justice; Churches help after Harvey; Muslims prepare for hajj
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 28, 2017
Clergy plan to march from Martin Luther King Jr.’s monument to the Justice Department. It takes a lot to cancel church in Texas. A Muslim father grapples with his pre-hajj checklist.
Slingshot: Muslim relief work; Francis’ liturgical ruling; Falwell’s flophouse
By Yonat Shimron — August 25, 2017
Muslims are partnering with Baptists and Methodists on relief work. Pope Francis puts an end to various attempts to roll back Vatican II liturgical reform. Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell III owns a flophouse in Miami’s gay district.
The Slingshot: A church named Lee; Rabbis dump Trump; Sikhs advertise for understanding
By Mark A. Kellner — August 24, 2017
Robert E. Lee's Episcopal parish is in a naming quandry; Jewish leaders say they won't hold a Rosh Hashana call with President Trump; and Sikhs spent $1.6 million to say they're just like everyone else
The Slingshot: Terror and treasure; hearts and minds; religion and sex
By Kimberly Winston and Jerome Socolovsky — August 23, 2017
Spain terror cell was planning to attack the Sagrada Família church. Imam’s softly-softly approach forces rethink in combating radicalization. Why is sexuality such a big deal for the church?
The Slingshot: Pope’s tough talk; post-resignation sermon; Islamic shortcut divorce
By Lauren Markoe — August 22, 2017
Francis says refugees trump national security. India outlaws quickie Muslim divorces. The Rev. A.R. Bernard explains why he quit the president’s evangelical advisory board.
The Slingshot: Solar eclipse; evangelical adviser; Charlottesville healing
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 21, 2017
What do religions have to tell us about today’s total social eclipse in the U.S., and how will the religious observe it? The first evangelical adviser steps away from President Trump after his handling of Charlottesville. Black clergy call on Congress, denominational leaders and particularly white evangelical church leaders to speak out against white supremacy.
The Slingshot: Racial justice march; evangelical advisers; solar faith
By Yonat Shimron — August 18, 2017
A racial justice march in Washington is planned for Yom Kippur. What are Trump's evangelical advisors whispering in his ear? Some churches see the solar eclipse as an opportunity to evangelize.
The Slingshot: Priest’s outspoken son; Mormons’ gay outreach; Texas’ bathroom bill
By Mark A. Kellner — August 17, 2017
The son of a Roman Catholic priest is asking the pope to help those like him. The LDS church supports a LGBT fundraising concert. The Texas’ bathroom bill is flushed – at least for now.
