RNS Morning Report: Pelosi seen praying with colleagues during insurrection

Top Stories In new footage, Pelosi seen praying with colleagues shortly before insurrection WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before rioters stormed the Capitol, Pelosi is seen praying for the country and for Republicans to 'have their own epiphany.'   Scholar and preacher Jonathan Lee Walton named next president of Princeton Seminary (RNS) — 'The church is changing. Society is changing. So we need clear-minded, faith-informed professionals who can speak hope, equity, and healing in all fields of human endeavor,’ he said.   Suit: California teacher says Bright Horizons fired her for exercising religious beliefs LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The suit claims religious discrimination and wrongful termination after the teacher refused to read children’s books promoting same-sex marriage.   Religious freedom watchdog seeks Eritrea’s release of 80-year-old Jehovah’s Witness (RNS) — A Jehovah’s Witnesses spokesman said that ‘there is growing concern that Tesfazion may not live long enough to ever be reunited with his family and friends.’   Religious freedom group asks for UN commission of inquiry into Iran’s crackdown (RNS) — Of particular concern, the deaths of Sunni worshippers at the hands of the Iranian security forces on Sept. 30 in the city of Zahedan.   Prominent mosque in Germany sounds 1st public call to prayer (RNS) — Germany’s fourth-biggest city last year cleared the way for mosques to apply for permission for the muezzin to call for a maximum five minutes between noon and 3 p.m. on Fridays.   India’s top court split on school ban on Muslim headscarves NEW DELHI (AP) — The dispute began early this year when a government-run school in Karnataka’s Udupi district barred students wearing hijabs from entering classrooms. RNS Opinion Sukkot, mother of Jewish holidays (RNS) — Lesser known than other Jewish holidays, its scope includes the agricultural cycle and the messianic age.   What the country can learn about the Jan. 6 attack from the Civil War (RNS) — We can't 'move on' from the Capitol attack at the expense of key members of our polity.   Mormon leaders and the fear of apologizing (RNS) — The inability to apologize is damning to us spiritually, as a church, in that it impedes our progress. There is so much freedom in being able to say ‘I messed up and I am so sorry.’   The silence of the witnesses hurt more than the shouted bigotry (RNS) — Suggestions for what to do when you encounter someone being harassed.   The spirituality of a college reunion A bunch of college friends. And then, someone tapped on a glass... ICYMI What Biden’s new deal for Venezuelans means for other refugees (RNS) — Faith-based refugee resettlement agencies welcome the new program, while advocating for refugees who have gotten less media coverage of late.   At new Minnesota facility, Amazon takes small steps to welcome Muslim workers (RNS) — Despite the progress, the demands of some Muslim employees remain unanswered, a representative of the local Muslim community said. In Other News Opinion: Same-sex marriage is a religious freedom Religious polarization in India seeping into US diaspora   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