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Catholic diocesan hermit approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender
(RNS) — Matson is thought to be the first openly transgender person in his position in the Catholic Church.
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POSTED MAY 19, 2024 4:01 PM |
Eric Ward: What the Punk Scene Can Teach Us About White Supremacy
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with Eric K. Ward, Executive Vice President at Race Forward, about lessons he learned in the Punk scene in the face of White supremacist and antisemitic forces.
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POSTED MAY 18, 2024 9:44 PM |
Harrison Butker’s commencement speech almost made a good point
(RNS) — Harrison Butker can tell something is off about how we think about work. He just thinks it's all women's fault.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 8:54 PM |
The meaning of an Orthodox Christian deaconess’s ordination may depend on where you live
(RNS) — In Africa, an attempt to distance a decision about mission from the East-West culture war.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 8:53 PM |
Eternal polygamy? How LDS temple sealings and cancellations became a raw deal for women
(RNS) — Surprise: LDS Church policies around temple sealings and cancellations used to be more equal for women than they are today. What happened?
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 7:30 PM |
Background checks are essential for kids’ ministry. No one knows how many churches do them.
(RNS) — 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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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 6:33 PM |
Photos of the Week: Bun Festival; Billy Graham statue
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes an annual Hong Kong Bun Festival, a new sculpture of the Rev. Billy Graham in Statuary Hall and more.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 5:59 PM |
Vatican issues new norms to rein in supernatural phenomena
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Once left only to local bishops, the Vatican doctrinal office will now have the ultimate say on apparitions, miracles and the supernatural.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 5:27 PM |
Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 2:32 PM |
He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
(AP) – Crowley’s career has flourished, and he has now written a book — “Queering the Black Church” — that he hopes can serve as a guide for other congregations to be “open and affirming” to LGBTQ+ people rather than shunning them.
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POSTED MAY 17, 2024 2:20 PM |
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
Remaking the Economy: Worker Self-Directed Nonprofits in Practice What does worker self-management in nonprofits look like—and can it work in practice? In this webinar discussion, people who have participated in worker self-directed nonprofits share their experiences.
POSTED MAY 17, 2024 3:37 PM |
The Country of Peru Is Now Liable for Corporate Pollution What does a climate case in Peru have in common with Montana, and how might the ruling ricochet throughout the world?
POSTED MAY 16, 2024 1:53 PM |
It Isn’t Just Lonely at the Top, It’s Downright Scary: The Reckoning Needed for Black Women Leaders Doors have been opening, facilitated in part by the racial reckoning of 2020. At the same time, [Black women leaders] are experiencing the “glass cliff”: being hired or promoted into leadership, often in the midst of crisis, with unrealistic expectations to fix or turn things around and little room for error—causing severe burnout and often departure from these roles altogether.
POSTED MAY 16, 2024 1:09 PM |
Two Weeks in, I Already Wanted to Quit: Challenges Faced by a Queer Black Woman in Nonprofit Leadership LGBTQ+ community centers are the spaces in which we can shift from mere awareness of the challenges that impact us to taking meaningful action. And if we want those changes, then White queer cis leaders and funders are going to need to both admit that queerness does not inoculate them against misogynoir and disrupt their privilege to create a better path for success for Black women and trans leaders.
POSTED MAY 16, 2024 12:58 PM |
Can Recoverable Grants Be Used to Address Racial Inequity in Funding? A Baltimore-based initiative seeks to use recoverable grants to address inequity.
POSTED MAY 16, 2024 12:04 PM |
From Incremental Change to Justice Politics may be the “art of the possible.” But not all easy wins are worth claiming. Part of social justice work is making hard choices that keep movements on the path toward justice.
POSTED MAY 15, 2024 1:24 PM |
Are Advertising and Marketing on the Brink of a Union Wave? While actors and journalists have long come together in unions, unions in related creative industries, like marketing and advertising, are of more recent origin.
POSTED MAY 15, 2024 1:22 PM |
How Can Nonprofits Support Movement Work? By Finding the Right Policy Lane Surveys show that nonprofit advocacy is declining, even as the need for it grows. How can this gap be addressed? One way is for nonprofits to better understand their lane.
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 1:43 PM |
Know Your Data: Insights from the Fundraising Effectiveness Project The Fundraising Effectiveness Project seeks to empower nonprofits and philanthropies with crucial fundraising metrics.
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 12:07 PM |
NewsMatch Helps Local Nonprofit Newsrooms Raise Millions NewsMatch, a campaign of the Institute for Nonprofit News, is helping local nonprofit newsrooms survive and thrive.
POSTED MAY 14, 2024 11:49 AM |
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