RNS Morning Report: Wayfair CEO Petitioned; Nuns & Nones Alliance; Vatican Tombs Found Empty

Employees of Wayfair march to Copley Square in protest prior to their rally in Boston, on June 26, 2019. Employees at online home furnishings retailer Wayfair walked out of work to protest the company’s decision to sell $200,000 worth of furniture to a government contractor that runs a detention center for migrant children in Texas. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Need to know: Friday, July 12, 2019

Hindu activists urge Wayfair CEO to stop selling beds to migrant camps

A progressive Hindu organization calls on Niraj Shah, of home goods retailer Wayfair, to vacate a reported agreement to provide beds to furnish a new Texas detention camp for migrants seeking asylum.

Nuns & Nones helps millennials find surprise soulmates in Catholic sisters

Nuns & Nones is a growing alliance connecting Catholic women religious, most of whom are over 60, with 20- and 30-something millennials, many of whom identify as religious 'nones.'

No bones found in Vatican tombs searched for missing girl

Emanuela Orlandi's disappearance is one of Italy's most enduring mysteries, and the opening of the tombs at her family's request was the latest search for possible leads to fail.

Indiana teacher fired for same-sex marriage sues archdiocese

Joshua Payne-Elliott said, 'We hope that this case will put a stop to the targeting of LGBTQ employees and their families.'

Christian nationalism, the border and Fourth of July church in Dallas

As the border crisis boiled over last summer, I attended a Southern Baptist megachurch on Fourth of July weekend. I wanted to hear which would speak louder: Jesus or America, writes Angela Denker.

Archbishop of Canterbury calls for mandatory reporting of sexual abuse

The archbishop of Canterbury has thrown his weight behind calls for the government to make the reporting of sexual abuse of children and vulnerable adults mandatory.

 


 

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