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Adelle M. Banks

Adelle M. Banks is production editor and a national correspondent at RNS. She joined the staff in 1995 after working for more than 10 years at daily newspapers in the upstate New York communities of Binghamton and Syracuse, The Providence Journal and the Orlando Sentinel.
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Black churches bucking the trend of decline

But historically black denominations have bucked that trend, holding on to a steady percent of members during that same period.
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Religious groups react to Boy Scouts’ vote to drop ban on gay adults

The Boy Scouts of America’s decision to drop its ban on gay adult leaders and employees brought a range of responses from religious groups.
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Adventists stay the course, vote to deny women’s ordination

The vote at their 60th General Conference Session in San Antonio was 1,381 to 977. It was largely influenced by delegates from Africa and South America who often have more conservative views on women’s ordination than Adventists in other regions.
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After fires, killings, black churches debate the best ways to protect themselves

The leader of the National Baptist Convention, USA, says his member churches should “do everything that is humanly possible” to protect themselves — even if it means hiring armed guards.
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Will Southern Baptists back Russell Moore’s call to remove Confederate flag?

Does a Southern Baptist leader’s call for the Confederate battle flag to come down mark a sea change in the views of evangelicals about a symbol long wrapped in both support for slavery and regional pride?
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Emanuel AME Church: the latest victim of violence against black churches

For many, the massacre at a black church in Charleston, S.C., is simply another mass shooting. But for African-Americans, church violence has historic dimensions.
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Possible Boy Scout gay leadership change has religious groups weighing options

The phone calls and emails have been pouring in at Trail Life USA since Boy Scouts of America President Robert Gates said his organization should remove its ban on gay leaders.
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