RELIGIOUS NEWS​

by Jeffrey Salkin on June 13, 2021 at 10:01 pm

Your summer just got instantly better. Prepare to smile and weep. The post “In the Heights” is more Jewish than it seems appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Associated Press on June 12, 2021 at 8:14 pm

BEIJING (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese diplomats appear to have had another sharply worded exchange, with Beijing saying it told the U.S. to cease interfering in its internal affairs and accusing Washington of politicizing the search for the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State The post China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Kalpana Jain on June 12, 2021 at 8:09 pm

(The Conversation) — A PBS documentary has reinitiated conversations about the influence of Billy Graham. Here are three articles that describe the impact and the enduring legacy of the famed preacher. The post Why the legacy of Billy Graham continues to endure: 3 essential reads appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Ryan Burge on June 12, 2021 at 8:04 pm

(The Conversation) — A religion data analyst scraped the texts of all Southern Baptist resolutions over the last 150 years. Here’s what he found. The post From abortion and porn to women and race: How Southern Baptist Convention resolutions have evolved appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Adelle M. Banks on June 11, 2021 at 10:48 pm

(RNS) — There’s a lot riding on the resolutions committee’s work, with critical race theory as one of the ‘points of tension’ it has to manage, its chair said. The post At least three critical race theory statements proposed for Southern Baptist meeting appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Joseph Hammond on June 11, 2021 at 10:24 pm

(RNS) — The US Army veteran has been assigned to a federal district court in New Jersey. The post Zahid Quraishi confirmed as first Muslim federal judge appeared first on Religion News Service.

by Kit Doyle on June 11, 2021 at 9:58 pm

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes a hunger strike in Belgium, tension before the Southern Baptist Convention meeting and more.  The post Photos of the Week: Belgium hunger strike; SBC tension appeared first on Religion News Service.