RNS Morning Report: #PandemicPastoring is a new era in ministry

Top Stories #PandemicPastoring report documents a ‘new era in ministry’ (RNS) — As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched from that first spring into summer, researcher Eileen Campbell-Reed said, she realized its impact on ministry wasn’t going to be short-lived.   USDA exempts religious schools from nondiscrimination rules to keep kids fed (RNS) — Faith-based schools that benefit from the federal program are ‘exempt on religious grounds if there is a conflict between Title IX and a school’s governing religious tenets.’   A saint for our time: New documentary on Mother Teresa premieres at the Vatican (RNS) — A new documentary showcases the life of the saint, flawed and relentless, ahead of the 25th anniversary of her death.   UN cites possible crimes vs. humanity in China’s Xinjiang GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office said that China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in Xinjiang "may constitute crimes against humanity" in a long-awaited report released Wednesday.   Chaplain who sexually abused inmates gets 7 years in prison (AP) – A chaplain at a California federal women's prison was sentenced to seven years in jail for "egregious" sexual abuse against inmates. He is one of the five workers at the prison charged in the last 14 months for the same crime.   Indiana court sides with Catholic diocese in teacher firing INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana teacher who was fired from his job at a Catholic high school after entering a same-sex marriage cannot sue the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. RNS Opinion Is Christian republicanism the best cure for Christian nationalism? (RNS) — Opponents of Christian nationalism shouldn’t try to defeat the Christian right, but to foster its most republican impulses.   Don’t want the government forgiving student loans? Then your church should. (RNS) — Forgiving debts may very well fall outside the purview of the federal government — but it’s smack dab in the middle of the church’s. ICYMI Faith-based and other relief efforts underway to assist Pakistan flood victims (RNS) — ‘The humanitarian situation is terrible and could deteriorate without immediate international intervention,’ said Asif Shirazi, Islamic Relief’s country director in Pakistan.   Survey: Some US Muslims have negative stereotypes about themselves (RNS) — American Muslims scored 26 on the Islamophobia Index, which measures a group’s endorsement of anti-Muslim stereotypes — higher than many other religious groups. In Other News The Michigan supreme court set to decide whether voters see abortion on the ballot Fla. clerics say abortion law violates religious freedom, seek temporary injunction 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