RNS Morning Report: Former Harvest Bible pastor, charged with felony assault and battery

Top Stories James MacDonald, former Harvest Bible pastor, charged with felony assault and battery (RNS)— MacDonald, a once popular radio preacher who helped found what was one of Chicago’s largest churches, was fired in 2019 and deemed unfit for ministry. He has continued to guest preach at churches and run an online ministry.   Lutherans launch initiative joining Indigenous-led Truth and Healing Movement (RNS) — ‘It’s pretty tremendous that a bishop has commissioned a movement,’ said Vance Blackfox, the ELCA’s director for Indigenous ministries and tribal relations.   Survey: US-born Latinos now more likely to be ‘nones’ than Catholic (RNS) — Among the 65% who said they were raised Catholic, 23% said they no longer identified as such. RNS Opinion DeSantis reinvents a public university using Christian Hillsdale as a model (RNS) — DeSantis’ laboratory of anti-wokeness could become a template for GOP governors across the land.   After unrest at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Israel curtails freedom of worship for Christians (RNS) — Negotiations between church officials and the Israeli police have broken down.   Can ecumenism survive some Orthodox churches’ resistance to ordained women? (RNS) — The issue of female ordination is threatening to define the future of ecumenism and Orthodoxy at large. ICYMI Amid attacks on trans people, a queer yeshiva offers a path to liberation (RNS) — At Svara, LGBTQ Jews are reinterpreting and reshaping Jewish tradition by copying the methods used by the rabbis who compiled the Talmud.   A grain farmer applies Buddhist principles to preserve the land — and maximize taste (RNS) — Food and farming have always served as outlets for Mai Nguyen’s Buddhist practice. But a decade ago the Californian applied the faith's teachings of interconnectedness to a holistic approach to farming. In Other News Seeking visibility, pope’s commission on sex abuse gets a new home He quit his job over Sunday work. Should his boss have been more flexible?   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