RNS Morning Report: Eastern University on hold from CCCU after dropping ban on LGBTQ faculty

Our year-end fundraising campaign is underway. Love reading our coverage every day? Show your support by donating to our nonprofit newsroom. Top Stories Eastern University on hold from CCCU after dropping ban on LGBTQ faculty (RNS) — The school has amended its policies to allow for the hiring of LGBTQ faculty and to add sexual orientation to its non-discrimination statement.   Tennessee preacher and MAGA celebrity Greg Locke claims YouTube has banned him (RNS) — Locke, who rose from little-known Nashville preacher to Christian nationalist celebrity preacher on the strength of viral videos, has lost access to one of his biggest channels.   French Catholic leaders mired in sexual abuse scandals dig themselves deeper (RNS) — French Catholic leaders initially played down clerical abuse, but the issue has now gone far beyond the ‘few bad apples’ stage.   US Catholic bishops elect Archbishop Timothy Broglio as conference president (RNS) — Broglio’s election does not appear to be a radical ideological departure from his predecessor. RNS Opinion A doctor decides mother and child are both his patients (RNS) — An OB/GYN who once provided abortions has a conversion.   New memoir unpacks what Mormon girls are taught about marriage (RNS) — 'I needed to learn that I get to decide what my life looks life,' says Rachel Rueckert, author of the new memoir 'East Winds.' ICYMI MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service It's the single largest donation in the organization's 83-year history.   Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New study says no. (RNS) — Religious life in America was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But did it lead to a loss of faith as well as a decline in churchgoing? In Other News Is Judaism a Younger Religion Than Previously Thought? Europe Sees More Than 500 Anti-christian Hate Crimes in 2021: Religious Watchdog Group   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