Archives: RNS Morning Reports
The Slingshot: Kinder, gentler cardinals; Ralph Reed for Trump; a Saudi flirt’s fate
By Lauren Markoe — October 11, 2016
The pope’s new crop of cardinals comes from the world’s ‘periphery.’ Ralph Reed defends Trump as a sinner among many. And a 17-year-old boy’s seemingly sweet flirtations land him in jail.
The Slingshot: #MuslimsReportStuff; New cardinals; Philippine quandary
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 10, 2016
Muslims report crazy man on stage in Missouri. Francis puts his stamp on the church. Filipino clergy who question drug war risk being killed.
The Slingshot: InterVarsity’s hard line; U.S. pastors’ indecision; Oldest man’s bar mitzvah
By Yonat Shimron — October 7, 2016
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship will fire employees that support gay marriage. Forty percent of Protestant pastors are undecided about their vote. The world’s oldest-living man celebrates a bar mitzvah at 113.
The Slingshot: Faith in politics. Papal point man. Mormon youth
By David Gibson — October 6, 2016
(RNS) The Veeps talk faith, and theologian Miroslav Volf talks candidates. New United Methodist group takes tough line on gay clergy. The archbishop sent into Rome’s streets. Mormon youth not into church? The ‘lived religion’ of street basketball.
The Slingshot: Mike Pence; Liturgical bullies; Pharoah worship
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 5, 2016
Indiana governor backs religious objections. Shaming ritual deviance online. Holding mass in a racehorse stable.
The Slingshot: Veep debate, the Enneagram, the Santeria boom
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 4, 2016
(RNS) So far, there has been almost no discussion of abortion or gay rights in this presidential campaign – but that’s likely to change tonight. What's this Enneagram thing all the Christian kids are talking about? You, too, can become a santeros.
The Slingshot: Faith and tragedy, the pope and LGBT people, an enduring sermon for the Days of Awe
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 3, 2016
(RNS) The Amish and New Jersey commuters contemplate forgiveness and fate after two different tragedies. Pope Francis says Catholics must accompany LGBT people just as Jesus would. L’shanah tovah to everybody celebrating Rosh Hashanah!
The Slingshot: Anti-bigotry coalition; Canada’s atheist pastor; High Holy Day sermons
By Yonat Shimron — September 30, 2016
A coalition of lawmakers from around the country denounce Muslim bigotry. The United Church of Canada investigates an atheist pastor. Rosh Hashanah begins Sunday night.
The Slingshot: Changing beliefs, Trump’s Christians, Peres hailed
By David Gibson — September 29, 2016
(RNS) New studies show fluctuating dogmas. Donald Trump rallies evangelicals. Will they rally back? Shimon Peres remembered. Hijabi runner on fitness mag. Space crusade? The divorce legacy.
The Slingshot: Shimon Peres; Papal auction; Hindu marriage and conversion
By Kimberly Winston and Jerome Socolovsky — September 28, 2016
Israeli hawk-turned-peacemaker dies. Francis condemns Syria bombers as popemobiles go on the block to benefit refugees. Pakistan recognizes Hindu marriages as Dalits in India convert to flee discrimination.
The Slingshot: Evangelicals and Trump, Mexico’s dead priests, Houston’s gunman
By Lauren Markoe — September 27, 2016
Evangelicals are of many minds about Trump. Narco terrorists shoot another Mexican priest to death. And Houston’s gunman appears to sympathize with the Nazis.
The Slingshot: Trump and Catholics, Clinton and Methodists, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text
By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 26, 2016
(RNS) Trump tries to win over Catholics. Clinton reflects Methodists’ concerns. The Boy Who Lived appeals to religious listeners.
The Slingshot: Disorganized nonreligion. Ancient text. Journalism as ‘terrorism.’
By David Gibson — September 22, 2016
A new study shows the religiously unaffiliated, the “nones,” are booming. They’re not even interested in religion. Or in voting. A Dead Sea Scroll is deciphered. “Cafeteria Catholics.” Pope says bad journalism is like terrorism. Leonard Cohen is really Jewish. His Holiness, the Bill Murray.
The Slingshot: Sikh sentinel; Sharing fails; Priest delivery
By Jerome Socolovsky and Kimberly Winston — September 21, 2016
Asian immigrant led police to bombing suspect. Facebook and Snapchat posts cause trouble. The gig priesthood in Japan.
The Slingshot: Muslims in New York, Jews at Berkeley, Pot in the Bible Belt
By Lauren Markoe — September 20, 2016
A Muslim New Yorker braces himself for the backlash following the arrest of the suspected bomber. A controversial course on Palestinians and Israel is back on UC Berkeley’s campus. And Nashville considers decriminalizing marijuana.
