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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Pew Study Finds Trump Gained With Catholics, Nonwhite Protestants in 2024
White evangelicals’ love affair with Donald Trump has been well documented over the years. But a new study examining the 2024 vote among nearly 7,100 verified voters shows the president won over the affections of many other Protestants beyond evangelicals—and Catholics too.
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Investigation Finds Rev. Barber Did Not Misdirect Funds To Pay His Ex Alimony
An independent investigation into allegations that the Rev. William Barber had been paying his ex-wife alimony from the finances of his nonprofit, concluded that the civil rights leader did nothing wrong.
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Trump Administration Quietly Continues To Admit Unknown Number of White Afrikaner Refugees
Americans are still celebrating World Refugee Day, but there are far fewer of them since President Trump shut down refugee resettlement for all but white South African Afrikaners.
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Walter Brueggemann, Influential Biblical Scholar, Dies at 92
Walter Brueggemann, one of the most widely respected Bible scholars of the past century, died Thursday (June 5) at his home in Michigan. He was 92.
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William Barber’s Ex-Wife Accuses Him of Misdirecting Funds To Pay Her Alimony
The Rev. William J. Barber II’s ex-wife has asked a judge to look into allegations that the civil rights and anti-poverty leader has been paying her alimony from the finances of his nonprofit.
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‘We Don’t Get To Discriminate’: How a Raleigh Ministry Decided to Help Resettle Afrikaners
Faith-based groups are weighing whether to help the US government resettle Afrikaners after it shut down refugee resettlement for all others.
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For Many in Hurricane Helene’s Path, North Carolina Baptists Provide Home-Repair Lifeline
Hurricane Helene caused unprecedented damage in the mountain region of Western North Carolina, where hurricane-level rainfall is rare and only 4% of residents have flood insurance. The September storm destroyed about 4,400 homes and damaged 185,000.
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Churches Consider What Sanctuary Might Look Like in Trump’s Second Term
At a meeting week, members of Columbus Mennonite Church in Ohio gathered to figure out how they might respond to President-elect Trump’s call to enact “the largest deportation” in U.S. history. The church has long been a part of the sanctuary movement, which offers shelter for undocumented immigrants.
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