RNS Morning Report: How Latter-day Saints came to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill

We love bringing you top news about religion from around the globe – and we work hard to be the very best. But we can’t do it without you. Show your support to RNS and donate today: Top Stories How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill (RNS) — Same-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.   Cardinal asks bishops to challenge lawmakers who want to cut Ukraine aid BALTIMORE (RNS) — The suggestion, which drew applause from bishops, appeared directed at Republicans who have suggested reducing aid to Ukraine.   Chabad rabbis celebrate growth at 6,000+ conference in Crown Heights (RNS) — The five-day event includes workshops on how its emissaries can be more useful — whether on college campuses, in day schools, teaching adult education or in other forms of outreach.   Veterans, Muslim and Jewish groups file support for Sikh recruits suing Marine Corps (RNS) — Sikhs who serve in the Marine Corps can keep their beards and unshorn hair while on duty but are forbidden from doing so during combat deployment and in the course of boot camp.   As Trump launches new presidential bid, will former faith advisers back him? WASHINGTON (RNS) — Most have remained silent about his new campaign, while others have hinted at allegiances to other potential contenders such as Mike Pence and Ron DeSantis. RNS Opinion No, Stacey Abrams is not Moses (RNS) — She is not a man who squandered the opportunity of a lifetime. She is a Black woman who tried to bring revolutionary change to a deeply red state.   The Respect for Marriage Act protects my family — and my faith (RNS) — We support equality not in spite of our religious beliefs, but because of them. ICYMI 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.   MacKenzie Scott gives $15 million to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service It's the single largest donation in the organization's 83-year history. In Other News Jan Broberg’s Religion Was a Subject on ‘a Friend of the Family’ — Is She Still Mormon? ‘Nondenominational’ Is Now the Largest Segment of American Protestants   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