RNS Morning Report: Even abortion foes will help friends who choose to end a pregnancy

Quote of the Day “The average American takes the old Bill Clinton position — abortion should be safe, legal and rare.” – Ryan Burge, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University Top Stories Even abortion foes will help friends who choose to end a pregnancy (RNS) — Americans hold complicated views on abortion — with many seeing it as immoral but necessary. And they often help out friends who choose abortion.   Grove City faculty say college is facing a ‘fight for the soul’ (RNS) — A new report on critical race theory only added fuel to the dispute that has engulfed the Christian college.   God is a mother, too, writes children’s book author Teresa Kim Pecinovsky (RNS) — The author spoke to Religion News Service about why it’s important for people of all ages to see God as a mother and how the story of Hagar and Ishmael resonates for her. RNS Opinion The Global COVID-19 Summit left children off its agenda. The church should not. (RNS) — More than 5 million children have lost a primary or secondary caregiver to COVID-19.   Oberammergau Passion Play enters a new era (RNS) — Oberammergau is no longer a capital of antisemitism.   How burying the dead keeps the living human (The Conversation) — Ukrainian families unable to bury loved ones underscore a deep human need. ICYMI Vatican astrophysicists offer new way to study gravity after the Big Bang (RNS) — Speaking from the Vatican observatory, Jesuit Father Gabriele Gionti and Diocesan Father Matteo Galaverni outlined their hopes for unveiling the secrets of the cosmos.   Survey: White evangelicals oppose abortion; all other religious groups support it (RNS) — US religions have wide-ranging opinions on legality of abortion. But most support legal abortion. In Other News Religious rift over legal abortion on display ahead of Roe ruling Jewish World War II veterans get new headstones with Stars of David Talk to Us We want your feedback on the RNS Morning Report — what you think we're doing right and what we should be doing differently. Send us an email at Comments@ReligionNews.com Subscribe to other RNS Newsletters. Forward this email to a friend. View the archive of past newsletters. Religion News Service is free to read, but it's not free to produce. If you value our reporting, please consider making a donation today. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend