11 Christian women shaping the church in 2021

Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, ‘I am no longer a Southern Baptist’
Religion News Service: The famed Bible study teacher said she no longer feels at home in the denomination that once saved her life.

China breaching every article in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
The Guardian: Thinktank publishes first non-governmental legal examination of China’s actions in Xinjiang.

11 Christian women shaping the church in 2021
Sojourners: A roundup of women faith leaders who are bringing us hope and inspiring us to action. This year’s group includes pastors and seed-keepers, authors and theologians, activists and organizers.

New surveys connect the dots between politics, race, religion and vaccination
Baptist News Global: A study by Pew Research Center examined respondents’ intentions to get vaccinated, while a report by Public Religion Research Institute observed how faith, ethnicity and party affiliation predisposes belief in conspiracy theories that undermine trust in public health polices and institutions.

Some faith leaders call Equality Act devastating; for others, it’s God’s will
NPR: A potential revision of federal civil rights law to extend protection to LGBTQ people could soon get a long-delayed vote in the U.S. Senate, but concerns about its implications for religious freedom cloud its prospects for final passage.