RNS Morning Report: Hasidic nonprofit brings shoes to greet asylum-seekers in NYC

Top Stories Hasidic nonprofit brings shoes to greet asylum-seekers arriving in NYC from Texas (RNS) — 'It’s like a little pop-up Ellis Island,' said Alexander Rapaport, whose Jewish nonprofit volunteers at a triage center at the Port Authority Bus Terminal.   As the religiously unaffiliated rise, a new atheist podcast network launches in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A new podcast platform hopes to tap into a rapidly expanding audience of young, secular millennials.   New museum exhibit seeks to show Samaritans are more than a biblical parable WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'The Samaritans: A Biblical People,' opened Sept. 16 at the Museum of the Bible and includes artifacts spanning from the second century before the Common Era to contemporary paintings made in the past couple of years.   Yeshiva University halts clubs amid high court LGBTQ ruling NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize an LGBTQ student group, Yeshiva University officials said on Friday that they will halt all undergraduate student club activity. RNS Opinion King Charles should continue speaking about global warming (RNS) — If the royal family is going to be relevant for the 21st century, it needs to help the world face the most important crisis of the century.   Are American Christians on the path to severe persecution for their faith? (RNS) — Christian politicians in America have been attacked for their religious convictions, but Christians in other parts of the world face much more than mere criticism.   You must watch Ken Burns’ PBS series on America and the Holocaust (RNS) — This documentary about the Holocaust was made for our times. To understand the darker elements of America, it is required viewing. ICYMI Nearly two years after election, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago’s first Black female bishop takes office LOMBARD, Illinois (RNS) — Just weeks before she was set to take office in April 2021, Bishop Paula Clark experienced a brain bleed while exercising and later underwent surgery.   Biden includes faith leaders in summit’s charge to ‘rise together against hate’ (RNS) — In the audience were survivors and family members of those lost to violence at houses of worship and other scenes of hate crimes. In Other News ‘We will meet again’: Christian themes at heart of Welby’s funeral sermon California churches have space to create affordable housing, but there are hurdles You must watch Ken Burns’ PBS series on America and the Holocaust   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