RNS Morning Report: Supreme Court to hear case over destruction of sacred tribal land in Oregon

Top Stories Tribes ask US Supreme Court to hear case over destruction of sacred land in Oregon (RNS) — The sacred site at issue is known as Ana Kwna Nchi Nchi Patat (the ‘Place of Big Big Trees’), an acre of land that consisted of a burial ground, campground, old-growth trees and an ancient stone altar.   LDS elder — a former college president — may have plagiarized General Conference talk (RNS) — Elder David Bednar, a former BYU-Idaho president, failed to tell listeners he was using material from an obscure religious teacher and other sources in his address.   Episcopal priest the Rev. David Sibley becomes four-time ‘Jeopardy!’ champion (RNS) — ‘I’m just a nerdy trivia buff kind of guy who wanted to play ‘Jeopardy!’ all my life,’ said the Rev. David Sibley, who won nearly $80,000.   Colorado baker fighting ruling over gender transition cake (AP) — DENVER (AP) — Jack Phillips, who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple's wedding cake a decade ago for faith reasons is challenging a separate ruling that he violated Colorado law by refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.   The Satanic Temple takes aim at Idaho, Indiana abortion bans BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Salem, Massachusetts-based group contends that the abortion bans infringe on the rights of members who may want to practice the temple's 'abortion ritual.'   Pope Bahrain trip blends Muslim outreach, Catholic ministry ROME (AP) — The 85-year-old pope is set to close out the Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence. RNS Opinion Even Christians who are Democrats are abandoning the Social Gospel (RNS) — Survey data show that church attendance, not party, is more likely to determine how Christians view the kingdom.   India’s Hindu nationalism is exporting its Islamophobia (RNS) — Hindutva is linking with other modern fascist movements across the globe.   It’s not fear. It’s faith. (RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you. ICYMI In ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ Disney takes the panic out of witchcraft (RNS) — Witches, and Americans, have come a long way since the days of satanic panic.   American tourist wanting to see the pope attacks art in Vatican Museums VATICAN CITY (RNS) — According to local reports, an American tourist hurled two Roman busts to the ground after being denied an audience with the pope. In Other News ‘Pro-religion’? Conservative Supreme Court Abandons Long-standing Religious Liberty Principles. The Politics-religion Overlap Is Murkier Than Kellyanne Conway Suggests   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