Religion News Service, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/author/rns/ News and Articles from the The Presbyterian Outlook Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:14:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://pres-outlook.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/outlook-logo.svg Religion News Service, Author at The Presbyterian Outlook https://pres.wxp.io/author/rns/ 32 32 ‘The protest is a ritual’: How faith found a place in Palestine solidarity encampments https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/the-protest-is-a-ritual-how-faith-found-a-place-in-palestine-solidarity-encampments/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:13:35 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125999 Over the past nine months, student-led Palestine solidarity encampments popped up at universities across the country. For many students, multi-religious programming at the encampments became unexpected sites for religious connection.

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]]> A church where wellness meets spirituality https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/a-church-where-wellness-meets-spirituality/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:58:53 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125959 With today’s emptier church pews and fuller yoga studios, churches like The Well are attempting to bridge the two worlds for spiritual fulfillment.

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]]> Southern Baptists pass resolution calling for strictures to curb IVF https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/southern-baptists-pass-resolution-calling-for-strictures-to-curb-ivf/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:59:23 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125894 At their annual meeting, Southern Baptists joined the recently renewed debate over in vitro fertilization, passing a resolution calling for restrictions on the practice. Some leaders went further, condemning the procedure as immoral.

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]]> Southern Baptists don’t get votes to add ‘only men’ pastors language to constitution https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/southern-baptists-dont-get-votes-to-add-only-men-pastors-language-to-constitution/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:36:11 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125841 Yet, the convention decided to disfellowship a Virginia church that has a woman serving as pastor for children and women.

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]]> Southern Baptist ethics committee says IVF is immoral, tells Christians to oppose it https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/southern-baptist-ethics-committee-says-ivf-is-immoral-tells-christians-to-oppose-it/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:06:41 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125605 Echoing Catholic teaching, ERLC President Brent Leatherwood says the procedure causes moral harm and separates procreation from sex.

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]]> Adults raised in the ‘Christian parenting empire’ of the ’70s-’90s push back https://pres-outlook.org/2024/06/adults-raised-in-the-christian-parenting-empire-of-the-70s-90s-push-back/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:09:59 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125580 Leveraging social media, these parents and professionals aim to show that this parenting approach can result in trauma, estrangement and views of God as abusive.

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]]> Background checks are essential for kids’ ministry. No one knows how many churches do them. https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/background-checks-are-essential-for-kids-ministry-no-one-knows-how-many-churches-do-them/ Wed, 22 May 2024 09:27:44 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125226 Many denominations have passed new policies and procedures to make their churches safer for kids — few check to see if churches follow them.

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]]> Lawmakers unveil statue of Billy Graham in US Capitol https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/lawmakers-unveil-statue-of-billy-graham-in-us-capitol/ Tue, 21 May 2024 09:51:55 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125223 Billy Graham’s son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, praised the statue but said his father ‘would want the focus to be on the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God.’

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]]> Union Theological Seminary votes to divest from companies profiting from Gaza war https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/union-theological-seminary-votes-to-divest-from-companies-profiting-from-gaza-war/ Wed, 15 May 2024 09:50:23 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125140 Union, a private, ecumenical school that serves as Columbia University’s faculty of theology but maintains a separate endowment, is the first U.S. institute of higher education known to divest from the war in Gaza.

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]]> After vote to repeal LGBTQ bans, many gay Methodists are now fully out https://pres-outlook.org/2024/05/after-vote-to-repeal-lgbtq-bans-many-gay-methodists-are-now-fully-out/ Tue, 14 May 2024 10:01:06 +0000 https://pres-outlook.org/?p=125143 On the first Sunday after the conclusion of the denomination’s General Conference, many queer United Methodists celebrated their release from the tight and narrow spaces that had confined them.

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