RNS Morning Report: Study: US clergy favor medical treatment for depression

Top Stories Study: US clergy favor medical treatment for depression (RNS) — The study reports that 90% of clergy respondents said they would encourage someone with depressive symptoms to see a mental health professional.   Diane Langberg on church leaders and abuse: ‘We have utterly failed God’ (RNS) — For five decades, psychologist Diane Langberg has worked with survivors of abuse and trauma. She remains amazed by their courage — and dismayed by the way church leaders have failed survivors of abuse.   Conference on religious trauma aims to equip survivors for recovery (RNS) — ‘We wanted to create the resource we wish we would have had,’ conference founder Kara Erickson said.   Witches urge alternatives to sage amid concern about appropriation, overharvesting (RNS) — Along with the popularity of white sage comes concern about cultural appropriation, as well as overharvesting.   Buffalo Bills team chaplain: Prayer that began after Hamlin’s collapse hasn’t stopped Bills chaplain Len Vanden Bos said he has witnessed a unifying desire for prayer among both players and fans since Hamlin fell to the turf in Cincinnati.   ‘Catastrophe’: Cardinal Pell’s secret memo blasts Francis VATICAN CITY (AP) — As Pope Francis will deliver a final send-off for Cardinal George Pell at a funeral Mass on Saturday, the Vatican said, as revelations emerge of the Australian prelate’s growing concern about what he considered the “disaster” and “catastrophe” of the papacy under Francis. RNS Opinion The role of Blackness in the Hamline Islamic art controversy  (RNS) — We’ve heard little about the students who initiated the complaint and why they objected to a painting of the prophet. ICYMI CAIR MN backs student who says she was hurt by instructor showing image of Muhammad (RNS) — At a press conference held by the Minneapolis chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the student said she was shocked and pained by an art history instructor.   Dispute over abuse hotline reveals how far the SBC still has to go (RNS) — A group of Southern Baptist leaders is working to implement a set of reforms to respond better to sexual abuse. But many survivors still distrust them. In Other News Anti-Defamation League survey finds a spike in antisemitic beliefs George Pell saw climate science as a dangerous religious dogma – in the end his hardline stance held the church back   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