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'''Religion News Service''' ('''RNS''') is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary, and is relied upon by secular and faith-based news organizations in a number of countries.It also features commentary by [[Thomas J. Reese]], [[Jana Riess]], [[Mark Silk]], [[Simran Jeet Singh]], Andre Henry, [[Omar Suleiman (imam)|Omar Suleiman]], Jonathan Merritt, Tara Isabella Burton, and other columnists,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://religionnews.com/columns/|title=Columns |website=Religion News Service |access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref> and offers a press release distribution service.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Submit a Press Release - Religion News ServiceReligion News Service|url=https://religionnews.com/product/sample-product/press-release/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-05-10|website=religionnews.com}}</ref> RNS journalism is republished in secular and faith-based news outlets alike, including ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/04/18/theres-a-red-evangelicalism-and-a-blue-evangelicalism-faith-leaders-gather-to-discuss-evangelical-future/|title=There’s a ‘red evangelicalism and a blue evangelicalism’: Faith leaders gather to discuss their common future|last=Service|first=Emily McFarlan Miller {{!}} Religion News|date=2018-04-18|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-04-22|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/04/16/waco-25-year-anniversary-david-koresh/521276002/|title=Cult leader? ‘Sinful Messiah’? 25 years after Waco, interest in David Koresh still strong|last=Ross, Jr.|first=Bobby|date=April 16, 2018|work=[[USA TODAY]]|access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> [[Christianity Today|''Christianity Today'',]] and ''[[Sojourners]].''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sojo.net/articles/hey-alexa-who-jesus|title=‘Hey Alexa: Who Is Jesus?’|last=Miller|first=Emily McFarlan|date=2018-04-17|work=Sojourners|access-date=2018-04-22}}</ref> |
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'''Religion News Service''' ('''RNS''') is a [[news agency]] covering [[religion]], [[ethics]], [[spirituality]] and [[Morality|moral issues]]. It publishes news, information, and commentaries on faiths and religious movements to newspapers, magazines, broadcast organizations and religious publications. It was founded in 1934. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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For more than 80 years, RNS has been an authoritative source of news about religion, spirituality and ideas. With a team of correspondents around the world, RNS provides news on religion and its intersections with political and cultural issues. Our stories are distributed to the nation’s leading newspapers, news magazines, online media outlets, broadcasting firms and religious publications. |
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RNS was founded in 1934 by journalist [[Louis Minsky]] as an affiliate of the [[National Conference of Christians and Jews]]. Everett R. Clinchy was the managing editor and co-founder.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dinnerstein |first1=Leonard |last2=Ross |first2=Robert W. |date=June 1981 |title=So It Was True: The American Protestant Press and the Nazi Persecution of the Jews |journal=The American Historical Review |volume=86 |issue=3 |page=94 |doi=10.2307/1860528 |jstor=1860528 |issn=0002-8762}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Blanchard |first=Margaret A. |title=History of the Mass Media in the United States : an Encyclopedia. |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor and Francis |isbn=978-1-135-91742-5 |page=363 |oclc=866858198}}</ref> |
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The Religious News Service, its original name, was founded by journalist Louis Minsky (1909-1957) as an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the [[National Conference of Christians and Jews]]. From the start, it was dedicated to providing fair, balanced, nonsectarian news about religion to the secular and religious press. |
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RNS was acquired by the [[United Methodist Reporter]] in 1983, by [[Newhouse News Service]] in 1994, then by the Religion Newswriters Foundation in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://religionnews.com/about-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726190933/https://religionnews.com/about-2/ |archive-date=July 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-01-15 |website=Religion News Service |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In April 2015, the [[Catholic News Agency]] published an article disclosing that RNS had received a grant of $120,000 from the [[Arcus Foundation]] with the stated intent “to recruit and equip LGBT supportive leaders and advocates to counter rejection and antagonism within traditionally conservative Christian churches”, also questioning if the grant had biased RNS's coverage of traditional religion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones, Kevin |date=April 1, 2015 |title=An Arcus news service? RNS denies LGBT money influences religion coverage |url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/an-arcus-news-service-rns-denies-lgbt-money-influences-religion-coverage-29061/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423151426/http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/an-arcus-news-service-rns-denies-lgbt-money-influences-religion-coverage-29061/ |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2015 |website=Catholic News Agency}}</ref> In response, RNS's then editor-in-chief Kevin Eckstrom said that the grant language is “Arcus’ description of their funding, not ours” and denied that the grant had any influence over editorial decisions at RNS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Loughlin, Michael |date=April 8, 2015 |title=Religion News Service defends grant from gay-rights group |url=http://www.cruxnow.com/life/2015/04/08/religion-news-service-defends-grant-from-gay-rights-group/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416050909/http://www.cruxnow.com/life/2015/04/08/religion-news-service-defends-grant-from-gay-rights-group/ |archive-date=April 16, 2015 |access-date=April 19, 2015 |website=Crux}}</ref> |
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In June 2011, RNS returned to its nonprofit roots when it was acquired by the Religion Newswriters Foundation, which became Religion News Foundation in 2016. Today, RNS operates under Religion News Foundation (RNF), a registered 501c3 non-profit organization, under the leadership of RNF CEO and RNS Publisher Deborah Caldwell. |
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== See also == |
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RNS is governed by a Board of Managers in partnership with Religion News Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religion News Foundation|url=http://religionnewsfoundation.org|url-status=live|access-date=2018-04-22|website=Religion News Foundation}}</ref> |
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==Controversy== |
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In April 2015, the [[Catholic News Agency]] (CNA) published an article disclosing that RNS had received a grant of $120,000 from the [[Arcus Foundation]], an [[LGBT]]-rights advocacy organization, with the stated intent “to recruit and equip LGBT supportive leaders and advocates to counter rejection and antagonism within traditionally conservative Christian churches.”<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/an-arcus-news-service-rns-denies-lgbt-money-influences-religion-coverage-29061/ | title=An Arcus news service? RNS denies LGBT money influences religion coverage | work=Catholic News Agency | date=1 April 2015 | access-date=19 April 2015 | author=Jones, Kevin}}</ref> The CNA story questioned whether the grant had biased RNS's coverage of traditional religion, specifically citing an RNS article on [[Cardinal Raymond Burke]]. In response to the CNA report, RNS's then editor-in-chief Kevin Eckstrom denied that the Arcus grant had any influence over editorial decisions at RNS and noted that the grant language is “Arcus’ description of their funding, not ours.”<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cruxnow.com/life/2015/04/08/religion-news-service-defends-grant-from-gay-rights-group/| title=Religion News Service defends grant from gay-rights group | work=Crux | date=8 April 2015 | access-date=19 April 2015 | author=O'Loughlin, Michael}}</ref> The grant proposal to the Arcus Foundation had stressed only the need to “increase and improve domestic and international coverage of how religion affects a diverse range of LGBT communities.” |
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| Founded | 1934 |
| Founders | Louis Minsky |
| Parent | Religion News Foundation  |
| Website | https://religionnews.com |
Religion News Service (RNS) is a news agency covering religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues. It publishes news, information, and commentaries on faiths and religious movements to newspapers, magazines, broadcast organizations and religious publications. It was founded in 1934.
History
RNS was founded in 1934 by journalist Louis Minsky as an affiliate of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Everett R. Clinchy was the managing editor and co-founder.[1][2]
RNS was acquired by the United Methodist Reporter in 1983, by Newhouse News Service in 1994, then by the Religion Newswriters Foundation in 2011.[3]
In April 2015, the Catholic News Agency published an article disclosing that RNS had received a grant of $120,000 from the Arcus Foundation with the stated intent “to recruit and equip LGBT supportive leaders and advocates to counter rejection and antagonism within traditionally conservative Christian churches”, also questioning if the grant had biased RNS's coverage of traditional religion.[4] In response, RNS's then editor-in-chief Kevin Eckstrom said that the grant language is “Arcus’ description of their funding, not ours” and denied that the grant had any influence over editorial decisions at RNS.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Dinnerstein, Leonard; Ross, Robert W. (June 1981). "So It Was True: The American Protestant Press and the Nazi Persecution of the Jews". The American Historical Review. 86 (3): 94. doi:10.2307/1860528. ISSN 0002-8762. JSTOR 1860528.
- ^ Blanchard, Margaret A. (2013). History of the Mass Media in the United States : an Encyclopedia. Taylor and Francis. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-135-91742-5. OCLC 866858198.
- ^ "About". Religion News Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Jones, Kevin (April 1, 2015). "An Arcus news service? RNS denies LGBT money influences religion coverage". Catholic News Agency. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Michael (April 8, 2015). "Religion News Service defends grant from gay-rights group". Crux. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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