Investigator calls on Reform movement’s rabbinical group to update ethics code

(RNS) — The Reform movement’s rabbinical association has published an 84-page report by an independent law firm detailing revisions it recommends the association make in its ethics code to better prevent and repent of sex abuse in its ranks. The report, by Alcalaw law firm, which is founded and led by women, is one of…Continue Reading

We could use a little more Hinduism in our approach to climate change

(RNS) — With the collapse of President Joe Biden’s plan to pass his Build Back Better bill this year, the United States and the world are nearing the point of no return on the climate. As environmental activists, we know the difficulty of trying to convince political leaders to put aside their regions’ or countries’…Continue Reading

Idaho church window once depicting Robert E. Lee now honors Black female bishop

(RNS) — An Idaho church has replaced a stained-glass window honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with an image of the first African American woman bishop elected in the United Methodist Church. The new window, prominently featuring Bishop Leontine T.C. Kelly, was installed in the Cathedral of the Rockies in Boise on Dec. 7. Kelly,…Continue Reading