Jack Jenkins
Native American Man from Viral Video Offers to Meet with Catholic Students, Leaders
(RNS) — Nathan Philips, a Native American man seen in a viral video of an encounter with a group of Kentucky Catholic school students, says he wants to meet with them and church officials to discuss the incident and turn it into a “teachable moment.” Read more
At Least 30 Faith Leaders Arrested in Border Protest
Some 400 participants, most of them people of faith, protested U. S. immigration policies at the U. S.-Mexico border near San Diego, Calif., where thousands of people seeking asylum have gathered. Read more
Jeff Sessions Resigns, Ending Tenure Marred by Fights with Faith Groups
Jeff Sessions stepped down Nov. 7 as U.S. attorney general, ending a tenure marked by near-constant pushback from faith communities that opposed his policies and his attempts to defend them with Scripture. Read more
Jeff Sessions Speech Interrupted by Methodist, Baptist Clergy
Rev. Will Green, a United Methodist pastor, and the Rev. Darrell Hamilton, a Baptist pastor, confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a speech about religious liberty. Read more
Legal Battle Continues over Religious Leader Housing Tax Break
The battle over the removal of the tax break for a clergy housing allowance is now in the hands of the federal court. Read more
On Capitol Hill, Faith Groups' Protesters Duel over Kavanaugh Nomination
Women of many religions demonstrated on Capitol Hill Sept. 27 in protest against and for the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more
Religious Women Push Lawmakers to Investigate Kavanaugh, Suspend Confirmation
Hundreds of religious women across a spectrum of faiths are urging the U.S. Senate to conduct a deeper investigation into the background of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court. Read more
Faith-based Protesters Flock to Washington to Counter White Supremacists
White supremacists' planned rally in Washington hosted far more anti-racist Methodists, Baptists and other religious demonstrators than white supremacists, reports Jack Jenkins of Religion News Service. Read more
Dismissal of Charges Against Sessions Perplexes Some UMC Leaders
Bishops and church legal experts express dismay and confusion over the rationale behind dismissing church charges against U. S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a United Methodist layman. Read more
Catholic Bishops Rebuke Trump’s Asylum Changes, Suggest ‘Canonical Penalties’
Outraged by changes in immigration policies and the separation of immigrant children from their families, America's Catholic bishops look at responses ranging from public protests all the way to excommunication. Read more
At ‘Red Letter Revival,’ Leaders Give Voice to Evangelicals on the Margins
Although sparsely attended, the revival and its speakers emphasized faith-based activism in opposition to the views expressed by evangelicals such as Liberty University's president Jerry Falwell Jr. Read more