RNS Morning Report: Johnny Hunt, disgraced former pastor, sues denomination he once led

Top Stories Johnny Hunt, disgraced former SBC pastor, sues denomination he once led (RNS) — In a court filing, Hunt admitted kissing and fondling another pastor's wife but says the incident was consensual and private and should not have been made public in a major 2022 report.   Across the country, a push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars (RNS) — Efforts to designate Eid as a school holiday are driven by students, and not just in schools with large Muslim populations.   London property scandal was a ‘Via Crucis,’ says archbishop at Vatican trial ROME (RNS) — 'If the Lord fell three times, we fell six times,' said Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra during his testimony at the 51st session of the Vatican financial trial.   Texas judge in abortion pill case is a conservative favorite WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk is a former attorney for a Christian legal group and was appointed by President Donald Trump.   US tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — About a half-dozen of the animals from Colorado will form the nucleus of a new herd for the Yuchi people south of Tulsa, Oklahoma.   Catholic system pulls out of Connecticut hospital merger PUTNAM, Conn. (AP) — The proposed merger had raised concerns about the fate of reproductive health in the mostly rural region.   NY diocese facing flood of lawsuits files for bankruptcy ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Albany diocese is dealing with a deluge of lawsuits dating to when New York temporarily suspended the statute of limitations on childhood abuse. RNS Opinion Another religious leader marks 10 years of trying to find peace on LGBTQ (RNS) — Can the Archbishop of Canterbury hold the Anglican Communion together? ICYMI ‘City of Faith’ exhibit celebrates South Asian religion in NYC NEW YORK (RNS) — A new exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York suggests the city can’t be understood without religion.   For United Methodists’ top court, 2024 is the new 2020 (RNS) — Three of the most recent decisions released by the Judicial Council dealt with resolutions that annual and jurisdictional conferences have approved regarding the denomination’s stance on LGBTQ inclusion. In Other News Tim Keller and Beth Moore, on and off the stage US Christian group accused of covering up sexual abuse of minors   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