RNS Morning Report: How women have cultivated authority at LA’s Women’s Mosque of America

Top Stories How women have cultivated religious authority at LA’s Women’s Mosque of America (RNS) — Author Tazeen M. Ali said the Women’s Mosque of America ‘has global implications for how we study Islam.’   SBC Executive Committee rejects nominee Jared Wellman and restarts search for CEO (RNS) — Critics of the Texas pastor questioned his role in the search process as former Executive Committee chair and wondered why interim President Willie McLaurin, who is Black, had been passed over.   Yeshiva University spans Muslim/Jewish divide in new UAE-based conference (RNS) — The flagship Modern Orthodox university is joining the Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities in Dubai for the first conference of its kind.   Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as king reaches out (AP) — Charles, the supreme governor of the Church of England, faces a very different country than the one that adoringly celebrated his mother’s coronation in 1953.   Pope speaks of secret peace ‘mission,’ help for Ukraine kids ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — 'There’s a mission that’s not public that’s underway; when it’s public I’ll talk about it', the pope said.   Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — “The Seventh Commandment comes to mind: If you steal something you have to give it back,” Francis said during an airborne press conference en route home from Hungary. RNS Opinion Can evangelicalism survive its white, straight, conservative victory? (RNS) — A new history of evangelicalism recounts the damage of the movement’s repeated purges.   What Socrates’ ‘know nothing’ wisdom can teach a polarized America (The Conversation) — Socrates never hesitated to question both sides’ assumptions deeply polarized Athens.   Are some human rights more important than others? Religious freedom advocates often put it first (The Conversation) — Does religious freedom come at the expense of promoting other human rights? ICYMI United Methodist bishops meet, look to pivot after 2,400+ churches disaffiliate CHICAGO (RNS) — United Methodist bishops from across the globe are meeting this week for the first time in person since the COVID-19 pandemic.   In NC, a church network turns unused church buildings into homes for refugees (RNS) — A glut of underutilized church properties offers a solution to the severe shortage of affordable housing for newly arrived refugees. In Other News Rome, sacred ground for nearly 3,000 years, and counting Ted Lasso, holy fool   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