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US Assemblies of God elects first woman executive in more than a century
By Adelle M. Banks — April 24, 2018
(RNS) — The election of the Rev. Donna L. Barrett as general secretary of the denomination's top American board harks back to the church's early days, when women played important public roles in its congregations.
An Orthodox Jewish woman takes the helm of Chicago Divinity School
By Lauren Markoe — August 29, 2017
(RNS) — For Laurie Zoloth, every word and deed, from academia to social action to raising chickens in her backyard, is seen through the prism of Deuteronomy 16:18-20 — 'Justice, justice shall you pursue.'
Episcopal Church elects first black woman diocesan bishop
By Yonat Shimron — October 28, 2016
(RNS) While she is not the first black female bishop in the Episcopal Church, those who preceded her held the title of “suffragan bishop,” a subordinate to the diocesan bishop.
Christian woman told to remove headscarf for driver’s license
By guest — August 30, 2016
(Reuters) The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on her behalf.
First Anglican woman bishop in India says critics have been silent
By Vishal Arora — October 2, 2013
(RNS) A Christian nun elected the first woman bishop of South Asia’s Anglican community said her appointment has so far silenced critics who believe only men can play leadership roles in the church.
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