RNS Morning Report: Poll: Most religious Americans believe there are only two genders

Top Stories Poll: Most religious Americans believe there are only two genders Americans’ views of trans people have hardened over the past two years, a new PRRI survey shows.   Bart Barber, Mike Stone — two conservative pastors — to square off for SBC president The two candidates for SBC president hold many of the same beliefs but disagree sharply over how to handle the issue of sexual abuse and over the direction of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.   How India’s Modi has extended Hindu nationalist sway over the country’s media The increasingly authoritarian Modi government’s latest proposal is a fact checking unit that will strike social media content deemed ‘fake or misleading,’ causing fears that the scope of government censorship on news organizations is expanding.   What California’s Ravidassia community believes and why they want caste bias outlawed Members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias.   Pope Francis undergoes hernia surgery, will stay at hospital several days The decision to operate was made after Pope Francis went to the hospital Tuesday for a routine checkup. RNS Opinion Cornel West for prophet! (Not president.) The Bible tells us that prophets don’t make good kings.   Utah county protects children from the Bible There is precedent for tidying up the Holy Book to make it safe for all. ICYMI With Keller’s death, ‘young, restless and Reformed’ new Calvinists are at a crossroads The Reformed resurgence swept through evangelicalism in the early 2000s, fueled by Calvinism, charisma and complementarianism. Despite the fall of a number of leaders, the movement retains staying power.   Book: The world is losing its religion. Revival is unlikely. In ‘Beyond Doubt: The Secularization of Society,’ three sociologists lay out a theory that can be summed up in a simple phrase: Modernization creates problems for religion. In Other News Do pro-gay Christian groups really belong at pride? Behind a rare clash, a fight over faith in China   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