RNS Morning Report: ‘The Way,’ Emilio Estevez’s film about the Camino, returns to theaters

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‘The Way,’ Emilio Estevez’s film about the Camino, returns to theaters

(RNS) — The movie returns to theaters for one night Tuesday (May 16) and features a conversation between Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen and travel guru Rick Steves.

Sudan’s increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The brewing civil war in the country has convinced Christians and their leaders to leave the capital en masse, with many fleeing across the border to South Sudan.

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The Navy needs more chaplains

(RNS) — All three sea services want and need more chaplains — but the recruiting deficit is extreme.

Co-workers could bear costs of accommodating religious employees in the workplace if Supreme Court tosses out 46-year-old precedent

(The Conversation) — The Supreme Court appears poised to change the definition of ‘undue hardship’ so that employers have to accommodate more of workers’ religious requests.

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North Carolina clergy demonstrate against legislature’s new abortion limits

(RNS) — Their aim was to signal that not all Christians oppose abortion. A new state bill bans abortion after 12 weeks, down from the current 20.

David Sills, former seminary professor named in Guidepost report, sues SBC

(RNS) — The former seminary professor claims in a complaint filed in the US District Court for Middle Tennessee that he was made a scapegoat for the denomination’s sex abuse crisis.

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