RNS Morning Report: Report: Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine

Top Stories Amid crisis and political feuds, hope abounds in East Palestine EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (RNS) — ‘We have this chance to build something new,’ said the Rev. Fritz Nelson, pastor of First United Presbyterian Church in East Palestine.   Amid rise in antisemitism, Yeshiva University focuses on Holocaust education (RNS) — The Holocaust 'is being inadvertently or consciously de-Judaized,' according to Yeshiva University's Shay Pilnik.   Public theologian Yolanda Pierce named next dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School (RNS) — ‘I look forward to building on the strong foundation that Emilie Townes and others have established to form this treasured community,’ Pierce said. RNS Opinion COVID-19 sent houses of worship online. Will congregations come back in person? (RNS) — Religious leaders can find concern and comfort in a survey about attendance at worship early in the pandemic.   Why a Trump indictment will matter so little to most of his Christian supporters (RNS) — Consider just a few of the public revelations and remarks by Trump since 2016 and how little they affected white evangelicals' loyalty to him.   Call it Soros-phobia Jew hatred, by any other name. Et tu, Alan Dershowitz? ICYMI Pelosi on cleric who barred her from Communion: ‘That’s his problem, not mine’ WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘We’ve had very, very negative anti-LGBTQ stuff coming from our archbishop,’ former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.   Antisemitism spiked in 2022, but physical assaults were few, ADL reports (RNS) — The majority of the incidents reported in the 2022 audit constituted antisemitic harassment.   Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion (RNS) — The new report from PRRI also found that many religious Americans support LGBTQ nondiscrimination rights, even those who oppose same sex-marriage. In Other News Last orders? Belgium’s Trappist beers under threat as vocations run dry ‘It’s gutless’: clergy abuse survivors and their families outraged by legal stays that thwart cases   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