RNS Morning Report: 35 Black churches to receive $4 million for preservation

Top Stories 35 Black churches to receive total of $4 million for preservation work (RNS) — The new grant program honors the history of Black churches ‘while also investing in their physical permanence and financial sustainment into the future,’ an official said.   In LA, activists ‘summon spiritual energy’ to seek justice for Keenan Anderson LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A vigil on Saturday for Keenan Anderson was not a protest but a 'spiritual gathering,' said Melina Abdullah, co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter.   Federal court dismisses LGBTQ students’ class-action discrimination lawsuit (RNS) — The lawsuit claimed that the US Department of Education failed to protect LGBTQ+ students at religious schools from discrimination.   A historic meeting of Orthodox Christian scholars convenes to confront divisions and war (RNS) — Contentious issues of church polity have been exposed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February. RNS Opinion Our kids need heroes. This book will give them who they need. Call it the altruism deficit. It's real, and there are solutions.   In honor of Dr. King, demand our elected officials expand voting access (RNS) — We must pray, organize and lift our voices to guarantee all votes are counted, all votes are treated equally and all voters have access to the ballot box. ICYMI New testimony at Vatican financial trial details intrigue over key witness’s deposition (RNS) — The credibility of Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, a key witness to the Vatican prosecutors in the financial mega-trial, is currently being questioned.   CAIR says Hamline University teacher is not Islamophobic (RNS) — The statement comes after CAIR's Minnesota chapter said the classroom viewing of a painting of the Prophet Muhammad was bigoted and disrespectful. In Other News Biden becomes the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at MLK’s church From church to classroom: the Rev William Barber takes his ‘moral mission’ to Yale   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