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ICE deports undocumented immigrant who left church sanctuary
By Yonat Shimron — November 30, 2018
(RNS) — His arrest shook the sanctuary movement because it appeared to show that ICE would not tolerate any deviation from its 'sensitive locations' policy that has prevented the agency from arresting people in houses of worship.
Death of missionary sparks debate over mission work
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — John Allen Chau’s death has captured international attention. It also has sparked conversations within Christian circles about how Christians approach mission work.
RNS holiday gift guide 2018: Books, Barbies, subscription boxes and more
By Emily McFarlan Miller — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — Not everybody celebrates a religious holiday in December. But almost everybody likes presents, and there's something for just about everybody in our annual holiday gift guide.
Sanctuary churches’ rocky relations with ICE strained after arrest of undocumented man
By Yonat Shimron — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — Churches that provide sanctuary to people at risk of deportation are doubling down on security and wondering how best to deal with ICE.
Why Christians should support a free press
By Daniel Darling — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — Faithful Christians will never give today’s headlines the same weight we do our Bibles, but we should appreciate the way a free press contributes to a healthy civil society.
For former Pittsburgh prosecutor, the new inquiry into clergy abuse is personal
By Kevin Johnson — November 29, 2018
PITTSBURGH (USA Today) — David Hickton's suburban Catholic grade school, says the retired chief federal prosecutor for western Pennsylvania, "was ground zero of the clergy sexual abuse scandal."
The Iranian government is targeting Baha’is in Yemen. We’ve seen this before.
By James Samimi Farr — November 28, 2018
(RNS) — If we allow the condemnation of 22 Baha’is to death in Yemen, what will the world have actually learned?
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
By Doreen Ajiambo — November 28, 2018
KATAKWI, Uganda (RNS) — Earlier this month, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor was arrested after interceding to stop the medical care of a severely ill 9-year-old girl.
Crystal Cathedral, home to the ‘Hour of Power,’ transforms into Catholic seat
By Heather Adams — November 28, 2018
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (RNS) — The restoration of the former home of televangelist Robert Schuller as the seat of the Roman Catholic bishop of Orange will accommodate California's latest religious boom.
Police search offices of Texas archdiocese in priest abuse probe
By Jack Jenkins — November 28, 2018
(RNS) — 'If (this investigation) led me to Rome, we’d be at the Vatican today,' said the local district attorney.
Buddhist monks to consider whether Dalai Lama should reincarnate
By Vishal Arora and Meagan Clark — November 28, 2018
DHARAMSHALA, India (RNS) — The aging Dalai Lama has said that perhaps he will not reincarnate and that succession through nomination, instead of reincarnation, could be a way to continue his office.
Missions: Is it love or colonization?
By Kaitlin Curtice — November 27, 2018
(RNS) — We can take a quick look at the history of America and see why a people group would oppose outsiders who come in the name of Jesus. Missionaries and colonizers often worked hand in hand, leading to genocide, colonization and assimilation done in the name of Jesus.
Houses of worship helping solve foster care crisis in Oklahoma
By Bobby Ross Jr. — November 27, 2018
EDMOND, Okla. (RNS) — In the Bible Belt state, churches have become a crucial community partner with government officials to address a foster care crisis.
Museum highlights ‘Slave Bible’ that focuses on servitude, leaves out freedom
By Adelle M. Banks — November 27, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The so-called Slave Bible, on loan from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., excludes 90 percent of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, and 50 percent of the New.
Airbnb accused of anti-Semitism for delisting West Bank properties
By Michele Chabin — November 27, 2018
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Palestinians and their supporters insist that the ban has nothing to do with anti-Semitism and everything to do with justice.
