RNS Morning Report: Faith groups focus on midterms mobilization

Top Stories Faith groups focus midterms mobilization on multiracial, multifaith voter protection (RNS) — ‘We're not telling people how to vote, but we're telling people (that) just to sit down in your home and not partake in our civic responsibility will only hurt us,’ a rabbi said.   Vatican synod document acknowledges calls to welcome women, LGBTQ Catholics (RNS) — Launching the next phase of the Synod on Synodality, organizers stressed that everyone is invited in the church’s tent.   Antisemitism decried four years after Pa. synagogue attack PITTSBURGH (AP) — For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing incidents of antisemitism in the United States and beyond.   Four Jehovah’s Witnesses charged with sexual abuse of 19 children across Pennsylvania (RNS) — ‘Most of these defendants used their faith and church to gain access to their victims,’ Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.   Judge dismisses SPU lawsuit aimed at halting probe into university’s hiring practices (RNS) — The ruling shows that Seattle Pacific University, a private school associated with the Free Methodist Church, ‘is not above the law,’ said Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.   Poll: Nearly half of Americans think the US should be a Christian nation (RNS) — But those who say that tend to avoid hard-line positions and have different views about what a Christian nation should look like.   Most faith groups agree US has gone astray. They don’t agree on the way forward. (RNS) — The research, released shortly before Election Day, sheds light on questions of race, sexuality, abortion and immigration as well as sentiments about the country’s origins.   Thomas Cahill, popular history writer, dead at 82 (AP) — In his million-selling “How the Irish Saved Civilization,” Cahill cited Ireland's crucial — and unappreciated — preservation of classical texts after the fall of the Roman Empire. RNS Opinion Mormons are insulated from some dangers of celebrity culture — but not all (RNS) — It helps that some of our leaders are over the age of 90.   Building a more just church in a post-pandemic world    (RNS) — Trying to ‘get back to normal’ is both folly and missed opportunity — in more ways than one. ICYMI ‘Tell what happened’: Pastor and last surviving eyewitness urges Christians to remember Emmett Till WHEATON, Ill. (RNS) — The brutal murder of Emmett Till became a catalyst for the civil rights movement and has enduring relevance in today's anti-racist activism.   ‘The White Mosque’: A Mennonite of color’s travel memoir rejects rigid storytelling (RNS) — Sofia Samatar intertwines her story with the stories of the German Mennonites who traveled to Uzbekistan in the 1800s to fulfill an apocalyptic prophecy. In Other News Mike Pence Says the Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Americans “Freedom From Religion” In Pa. Governor’s Race, Faith Surfaces in Contrasting Ways   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