RNS Morning Report: In rural Texas, school vouchers for private schools is a hard sell

Top Stories In rural Texas, spending taxpayer money on private schools is a hard sell TYLER, Texas (RNS) — Gov. Greg Abbott has been barnstorming his state, trying to convince parents in rural areas to support his education savings accounts, a form of school vouchers.   Amid threats, California lawmaker calls bill barring caste discrimination ‘right thing to do’ (RNS) — Groups such as the Hindu American Foundation and the Coalition of Hindus of North America say the bill targets Hindus and Indian Americans who are commonly associated with the caste system.   As death toll mounts in Kenya church, local clergy wonder at scale of indoctrination NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Most of the exhumed bodies have been children’s, but the extreme indoctrination of their parents has shocked clerics and religious analysts. RNS Opinion Symposium marks 130th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s arrival in the United States (RNS) — Swami Vivekananda’s tour of the United States would mark what would become the first exposure most non-Hindus in the West had with Hinduism.   What Israel restored to the Jewish people (RNS) — A love song to the state of Israel, on her 75th birthday. Even now. Especially now. ICYMI Muslim rideshare drivers improvise prayer spaces amid lack of relief stations in NYC NEW YORK (RNS) — For Muslim Uber and Lyft drivers in the city, daily prayer obligations and the associated rituals have a big impact on their driving.    In Texas, Republicans push bills aimed at enhancing faith’s role in school (RNS) — Cantor Sheri Allen, co-founder of the Jewish congregation Makom Shelanu, called the bills a “blatant violation of the separation of church and state.” In Other News Swimming at Stuyvesant, and the debate over religion in schools At these exhibitions, death is a lively subject   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