Friday, April 29, 2022

RNS Morning Report: Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with conservative Catholics over ‘Satan’ remarks

RNS Morning Report

Quote of the Day

“We know firsthand that hate and extremism in digital spaces can lead to physical violence, particularly against Jews and other marginalized communities.”

– Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, said in a statement

Top Stories

Marjorie Taylor Greene feuds with conservative Catholics over ‘Satan’ remarks

(RNS) — ‘She needs to apologize to Catholics immediately,’ said Bill Donohue of the Catholic League. ‘She is a disgrace.’
 

Cardinal Pell praises Pope Francis’ curial reform after financial scandals

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — ‘We cannot afford to lose another 500 million though incompetence or corruption in the next 40 years,’ said Cardinal George Pell.
 

Jewish, Muslim groups voice concerns over Musk Twitter takeover

(RNS) — ‘Musk’s takeover threatens to make Twitter an even more dangerous place for Muslims and other marginalized people — and that includes the very real possibility of allowing Trump back on the platform,’ said Sumayyah Waheed of Muslim Advocates.
 

A pastor found a 15-foot Kmart sign in his front yard — and became the talk of the town

(RNS) — Pastor Paul Knight suspects that a few of his church's staff people gifted him with the sign — which led to a Jimmy Fallon joke.
 

Half of churches say Sunday school, other education programs disrupted by pandemic

(RNS) — Overall, evangelical churches reported experiencing the least disruption to their educational programs, while mainline churches reported the most, followed by Catholic and Orthodox congregations.

RNS Opinion

30 years after Rodney King unrest, one faith leader’s vision still inspires LA

(RNS) — ‘We may have set those fires, but we didn’t start those fires,’ said the Rev. Cecil Murray.
 

Living with your parents — intentionally — can be life-giving

(RNS) — Multigenerational living doesn’t have to mean living in the basement.

ICYMI

Buddhist views on suicide examined after climate activist self-immolated on Earth Day

(RNS) — Buddhism does not categorically reject suicide, though its approval is very limited. 
 

French Muslims vote for ‘whoever spits in their face least’

PARIS (RNS) — France’s Muslim minority, estimated at about 8% of the 68 million population, became one of the main issues in the presidential election.

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