RNS Morning Report: The Cost of Kavanaugh; Black Men and Faith; City on a Hill

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh gives an emotional opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Sept. 27, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool Image via AP)

Need to know: Friday, September 28, 2018

Innocent or not, Kavanaugh runs up the cost of evangelicals’ GOP tie

Brett Kavanaugh is a personification of the troubled relationship between conservative Christians and Republican politics, Jacob Lupfer writes.

Black men reverse the gender split on religion, research shows

More African-American men are found to be "highly religious" than white men or women.

Deaf Tanzanians are left to forge their own worship

Worship services that accommodate the hearing impaired are few.

Is America a Christian nation? Metaxas, Fea offer competing views

Two popular evangelical authors spoke on the founders' faith legacy on two Chicago area campuses on the same day.

48 percent of white evangelicals would support Kavanaugh even if allegations are true

A Marist poll illustrates how white evangelical culture minimizes the seriousness of assault.

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Religious women push lawmakers to investigate Kavanaugh, suspend confirmation

"I know all too painfully that being a person of faith does not stop men from being sexual predators," said Sister Simone Campbell.

In a show of contrition, Catholic dioceses begin long road of healing

Standing in front of the altar, Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama took his violet zucchetto from his head and fell to his knees. "In the name of the church, I ask for forgiveness,” he told sex abuse victims.

Lawsuit settled, former SNAP director returns to the fight against abuse

David Clohessy's re-emergence is a reboot for the organization representing abuse survivors, two years after he resigned amid allegations of kickbacks from victims' attorneys.

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Has American Judaism jumped the shark?

God is not done with American Judaism yet.

Why we must hold law enforcement officials accountable for racism

(RNS) — Ridding our justice systems of those most prone to perpetuating injustice tells marginalized communities that they can trust the people.

More Mormon missionaries are coming home early, study shows

A growing number of Mormons who serve a mission wind up coming home early, a national study shows. What is going on?