RNS Morning Report: Mennonite Musicians & Ministry; Celebrating Eid During Pandemic; Jane Roe Claims

Andi Tauber, center left, and her husband Al, right, pray before a Sunday morning worship service at Living Water Community Church in Chicago, a largely immigrant, urban Mennonite congregation. Photo by Jules Wecker

Need to know: Friday, May 22, 2020

How two Mennonite musicians turn street ministry into a song

Mennonite musicians Andi and Al Tauber, bring kindness, music, and love to their work with refugees and male sex workers.

‘God would not have brought you this far to kick you to the curb now’

For Andi and Al Tauber, life among refugees and men living on the street is filled with music, kindness, and a lot of experience with "the God of compost."

How mosques around America will celebrate Eid during a pandemic

Muslim communities are finding creative ways to celebrate Eid al-Fitr this weekend while abiding by social distancing guidelines.

Faith groups react to claims famed anti-abortion activist was paid to switch sides

‘It was all an act. I did it well, too. I am a good actress,’ said Norma McCorvey, anti-abortion activist also known as ‘Jane Roe’ from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade.

For white churches, race should not be an ‘over there’ problem

Though the social hierarchy of race comes at the expense of women and men of color, the work of deconstructing it must be done by those who constructed it, writes David Swanson.

California: 1,200 pastors say they will defy state order and resume services

State allowing some businesses to reopen, but churches still banned. As many as 3,000 churches could hold services on 31 May.

 


 

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