RNS Morning Report: Texas judge blocks HHS enforcement of emergency room abortions

Top Stories Patriarch Kirill cancels Kazakhstan trip and chance to meet with Pope Francis (RNS) — For the second time this year, an in-person meeting between the two global religious leaders has fallen apart.   Hare Krishna movement draws an ever more diverse set of spiritual seekers in NYC (RNS) — Once known for its popularity among white hippies, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness has found both popularity and legitimacy among an ever growing Hindu diaspora.   Texas judge blocks HHS enforcement of emergency room abortions, cites religious objections (RNS) — The judge said the guidance’s lack of exceptions for health care providers ‘with genuinely held religious objections to abortions’ may run afoul of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. RNS Opinion It’s Cheney-mania! (RNS) — There’s something about Liz.   Remembering Kallistos Ware, revered Orthodox Christian theologian (RNS) — The renowned and popular Orthodox Christian theologian of recent decades died Wednesday (Aug. 24) at 87.   Despite its failings, the global war on terror grinds on  (RNS) — Two decades deep, the annual number of terror attacks worldwide has significantly increased, terror groups have proliferated across the globe, and more than 900,000 people have been killed. ICYMI Bishop slams ‘negative rhetoric’ as conservative Methodists declare end to moratorium (RNS) — In his first presidential address as president of the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, Bishop Thomas Bickerton called on conservative groups encouraging churches to leave the denomination to stop the negative rhetoric.   ‘Tammy Faye’ is now an Elton John musical, to premiere in London this fall (RNS) — The show about the evangelical icon will open at north London’s Almeida Theatre in October. In Other News ‘It’s my tradition too’: A town’s centuries-old passion play evolves India’s sex ratio at birth begins to normalize   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 at religionnews.com/donate. If you prefer to mail a donation, please address to: Religion News Foundation, PO Box 1808, Columbia, MO 65205. Yes, I support the work you're doing! Forward this email to a friend