RNS Morning Report: For India’s ‘third sex,’ acceptance is slowed by colonialism’s legacy

RNS is the national expert at covering religion and belief – but we can’t do it without you. As a nonprofit, we depend on your support. Will you help our newsroom continue to thrive? Top Stories For India’s ‘third sex,’ acceptance is slowed by colonialism’s legacy (RNS) — Nineteenth-century British colonial rulers dramatically altered the prevailing cultural understanding of gender identity and morality.   Missionary pilot Ryan Koher remains in custody in Mozambique, 6 weeks after arrest (RNS) — Government officials arrested the missionary and two South Africans, under suspicion they were supporting insurgents.   ‘Silence is golden’: Vatican archivist defends Pope Pius XII’s response to the Holocaust (RNS) — Vatican archivist Johan Ickx claims that Pius instructed clergy to save the Jews from the Nazis, while failing to provide proof.   Park is planned for Jewish philanthropist who built over 5,000 schools for Black kids (RNS) — Julius Rosenwald partnered with Black educator and civic leader Booker T. Washington to fund the construction of more than 5,000 rural schools for Black children. Now the National Park Service is considering forming a park in his honor. RNS Opinion An act of grace: Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act (RNS) — Congress can do right by our wartime allies. We’ve done it before.    Traditional Buddhist teachings exclude LGBTQ people from monastic life, but change is coming slowly (The Conversation) — Traditional ordination into a Buddhist monastic life requires meeting guidelines based on male and female genders. ICYMI With race in mind, Christians reconsider language of dark and light at Advent (RNS) — ‘The idea that darkness is inherently bad needs no reinforcement,’ said one pastor.   Black women ministers get ‘affirmation that God sees us‘ at DC event WASHINGTON (RNS) — The event also focused on women who are not in top roles but who nevertheless serve in ministry in ways they feel called to pursue. In Other News New video footage shows truck with anti-muslim messages targeting 4 mosques Former evangelical activist says he ‘pushed the boundaries’ in Supreme Court dealings   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