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Religion and Faith

A fight for the soul of the Southern Baptist Convention

A fight for the soul of the Southern Baptist Convention

America’s largest Protestant denomination is embroiled in controversy as it holds its national convention this week. Issues of race and leftward drift will dominate. Will sexual abuse survivors, who are still waiting for the church to respond in a substantial way to their pleas, be ignored again?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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StoryCorps: How role models like Rosa Parks shaped a distracted kid into a leader

StoryCorps: How role models like Rosa Parks shaped a distracted kid into a leader

At StoryCorps in 2010, the Rev. Farrell Duncombe remembered those who shaped him — like Rosa Parks, his former Sunday school teacher. "These are the people that nurtured me. These are the people who saw me when I was still Little Farrell and now I'm their pastor," he said. Duncombe died last week at age 78.
by Jey Born

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Hate wiped away a Muslim-Canadian family. Here's how friends want them remembered

Hate wiped away a Muslim-Canadian family. Here's how friends want them remembered

As friends gather for the Afzaal family's funeral in Canada, they want them remembered as more than just victims of a hate crime. "They were very humble people while extremely accomplished," said the imam of the mosque where the family regularly prayed.
by Dalia Faheid

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Antisemitism spikes, and many Jews wonder: 'Where are our allies?'

Antisemitism spikes, and many Jews wonder: 'Where are our allies?'

After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.
by Melissa Block and Jerome Socolovsky

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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.
by The Associated Press

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Muslims mark end of Ramadan, but COVID subdues celebrations for a second year

Muslims mark end of Ramadan, but COVID subdues celebrations for a second year

Some 1.8 billion faithful around the world are marking Eid al-Fitr, but in many places, COVID-19 restrictions and concerns over the spread of virus were putting a damper on festivities.
by Scott Neuman and Michele Abercrombie

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Vatican warns U.S. bishops about denying communion to supporters of abortion rights

Vatican warns U.S. bishops about denying communion to supporters of abortion rights

The possible plan could impact President Joe Biden, among other Catholic political figures. The Vatican is calling for U.S. bishops to reach a consensus and says any such move could sow division.
by Sylvia Poggioli

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