RNS Morning Report: Survey: Pride flag glimpsed on ‘The Chosen’ set prompts call for boycott

Top Stories Pride flag glimpsed on ‘The Chosen’ set prompts call for boycott (RNS) — ‘I don’t believe personal workspaces on set are relevant to the content of The Chosen,’ the show’s creator told Religion News Service.   Large conventions resume for Jehovah’s Witnesses (RNS) — Beginning Friday (June 2), the three-day gathering will be held at the Long Beach Arena in Los Angeles County, the first of 12 conventions at the arena this summer.   From Taylor Swift’s tour to statehouses, witches are blamed for climate of fear (RNS) — One historian sees a replay of 17th century moral panics in today’s increasing social media attacks on witches, saying, ‘It is getting weird.’   Dave Ramsey sued for $150 million by former fans who followed his timeshare exit advice (RNS) — The class-action lawsuit is the latest legal woe for Ramsey and his company.   ‘Felt like a year’: Worshipper recalls gunman’s attack on Pittsburgh synagogue Robert Bowers, a truck driver from the Pittsburgh suburbs, could face the death penalty if he’s convicted of some of the 63 counts he faces in the Oct. 27, 2018, attack, which claimed the lives of worshippers from three congregations using the city's Tree of Life synagogue. RNS Opinion Faith, science and the abortion debate (RNS) — Do abortion rights advocates follow the facts, wherever they lead?   Choice is the future of religion in America (RNS) — Judaism lays bare the complexities of American religion’s new regime of choice.   Israeli protesters fear for their country’s precarious LGBTQ rights revolution (The Conversation) — Not the primary issue for Israeli protesters, LGBTQ rights still symbolize the country’s stark divide.   Is “Succession” Jewish? The story of “Succession” seems like Shakespeare. Or, like Greek tragedy. And a little Bible as well. ICYMI Back and forth continues over ‘queer and trans nuns’ inclusion in Dodgers Pride Night (RNS) — At least one Roman Catholic nun has publicly spoken in support of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence ‘for their financial assistance to those in need.’   Survey: Drop in Eastern European antisemitism may be due to Zelenskyy effect (RNS) — As arguably the world’s most famous Jew, he may also be contributing to a decline in antisemitic attitudes not only in Ukraine but also in neighboring Poland to the west and Russia to the east. In Other News ‘Insidious organization’: a reality TV family and the dangers of fundamentalism Islam’s influence on the US   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