Yonat Shimron
Yonat Shimron joined RNS in April 2011 and became managing editor in 2013. She was the religion reporter for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. from 1996 to 2011. During that time she won numerous awards. She is a past president of the Religion Newswriters Association.
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After a Crackdown on Sexuality, Two Dozen Christian Reformed Churches Head for the Exits
At its 2024 synod in June, the Christian Reformed Church instructed LGBTQ-affirming congregations to repent and comply with the denomination’s beliefs on sexuality. Some are now choosing to leave.
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Mark Robinson May No Longer Be the Headliner. But NC Evangelicals Still Back Him.
Robinson has spent years cultivating Black and white evangelical church members with a message that aligns closely with their conservative values. Those church members still think highly of him.
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The Global Methodist Church Will Meet in Costa Rica. Sexuality Is Not on the Agenda.
The new denomination, with 4,715 congregations, will meet to adopt a constitution and iron out its governance structure.
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In North Carolina, Nearly 1,200 Southern Baptist Churches Participate in Week of Service
Summers are often a time when congregations send out people to far off missions work. The state’s Southern Baptists envisioned something closer to home.
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After a Slew of Controversies, the SBC Turns to a Low-Key Leader To Keep Things Cool
Clint Pressley, the newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a hard-working pastor of North Carolina’s fifth-largest Baptist church.
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Church of the Nazarene Expels LGBTQ-Affirming Theologian
The church court stripped the Rev. Thomas Jay Oord, of Nampa, Idaho, of his preaching credentials and expelled him from membership in the 2.5 million-member global denomination.
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United Methodists Elect a Third Openly Gay, Married Bishop
Kristin Stoneking will replace Bishop Karen Oliveto, the denomination’s first openly gay married bishop, who, at age 66, is retiring.
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Presbyterian Church (USA) Votes To Divest From Israel Bonds
On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
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