Jenny Hwang, from left, Tammy Schultz, Nancy Nealious and Ed Stetzer participate in a panel discussion at Wheaton College on Dec. 13, 2018, during a summit on sexual abuse and misconduct. RNS photo by Emily McFarlan Miller
Need to know: Monday, December 17, 2018
At Wheaton summit, prominent evangelicals share stories of sexual abuse
Popular Bible teacher Beth Moore was one of many speakers who revealed they, too, were survivors of sexual abuse and harassment at a one-day evangelical gathering.
Why ‘Silent Night’ and the stories around it endure 200 years later
For countless churchgoers, 'Silent Night' brings a moment of quiet reflection that captures what Christmas is all about — even if church mice have nothing to do with it.
With tears, megachurch pastor defends $200K Lamborghini gift to wife
John Gray, pastor of Relentless Church, led his wife to a bow-wrapped car and handed her the keys while saying "Lamborghini Urus."
‘Yellow vest’ protests test English-speaking Catholic church in Paris
A thriving English-speaking Catholic parish in Paris finds itself in the middle of angry protests against the government.
First Step Act recognizes that prisoners, too, are made in God’s image
The current rules and treatment of prisoners in the federal justice system are an affront to the dignity of men and women made in the image of God, writes Heather Rice-Minus.
Former Indian MP jailed for life over 1984 Sikh massacre
A senior member of India’s Congress party has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the mass murder of Sikhs that followed the assassination of the prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
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Nadia Bolz-Weber wants to kiss 1990s-era purity rings goodbye
In the wake of #MeToo, evangelicals and other Christians are rethinking 1990s-era purity culture.
Bishops and astronauts gather in Washington to remember Apollo 8
'The exploration of space is part of the human quest for knowledge, and the human quest for knowledge is to know God’s creation,' said Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church.
The Christian singer and the voice behind ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Marc Martel, the Christian rocker turned Queen tribute artist, resurrects the late Freddie Mercury in this year's biopic.
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Report on slavery is only a start for Southern Baptists’ reckoning with racism
(RNS) — A new report detailing the history of slavery and racism at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary ends more than 50 years too soon.
I produced an interfaith play. Then all hell broke loose
(RNS) — The anti-Islamic reaction to a play about the birth of Jesus shows how badly we in America today need to hear each other's stories.
A sacred light in the darkness: Winter solstice illuminations at Spanish missions
California's colonial Spanish missions were sited to produce illuminations on solstices or equinoxes, demonstrating the power of our instincts to guide us through the darkness toward the light, writes Reuben G. Mendoza.
