RNS Morning Report: There’s a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

Top Stories There’s a reason every hit worship song sounds the same (RNS) — A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you.   ‘Healing the healers’ with the restorative wisdom of the Black church (RNS) — The Rev. Jennifer Bailey believes Americans’ divisions are experienced as grief and loss, and looks to provide rituals to help us heal.   Hate crime suspect arrested in vandalism of Los Angeles mosque (RNS) — ‘The attack was not just on this center or what’s happening in other parts of the world or the country, it’s an attack on our city as a whole,’ said Omar Ricci, a spokesman for the Islamic Center of Southern California.   Cisco still faces caste bias suit; engineers’ case dismissed (AP) — The California Civil Rights Department has voluntarily dismissed its case alleging caste discrimination against two Cisco engineers, while still keeping alive its litigation against the Silicon Valley tech giant. RNS Opinion Why Christian women are key to ending the criminalization of Black girls in schools (RNS) — Historically, Christian women have been particularly vocal advocates in educational spaces.   When Israelis protest, it is music to my ears Israel's soundtrack isn't just the hora and sentimental songs. It is deeper and cooler. A podcast with Yossi Klein Halevi.   Pope Benedict ‘closed’ Limbo and no one complained (RNS) — The church can never admit that something it was teaching or doing for centuries was dumb.   Remembering Jews’ everyday resistance in the Holocaust (The Conversation) — Yom HaShoah, which falls on April 17-18, 2023, commemorates Jewish resistance to the Nazis. ICYMI Can a teacher put John 3:16 in email signature? District says no; her lawyers say yes (RNS) — An official of a Virginia school district said its ‘determination is not based on any particular religious viewpoint.’   Secular organizers say interfaith spaces should include atheists, nonbelievers (RNS) — It is perplexing, some say, when interfaith leaders refer to the religious freedom movement as 'radically inclusive' while 'one of the biggest sections of society' is left out of the conversation. In Other News Jerusalem holy site visits restricted after Israeli soldiers shoot two Palestinians The Young Muslims challenging Islam’s status quo   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