RNS Morning Report: Casper ter Kuile sees America’s religious decline as an opportunity

Top Stories Casper ter Kuile sees America’s religious decline as an opportunity (RNS) — Casper ter Kuile’s spiritual entrepreneurship has compelled him to seek ways people can find belonging and community outside traditional houses of worship.   White Texas couple leads ‘Let’s Talk Race’ class to educate churchgoers (RNS) — Shelley and David Park recommend books, movies, videos, podcasts and people to follow on social media to ‘expand your echo chamber.’   Rare Einstein letter rebutting biblical creation story for sale (RNS) — The letter, written on April 11, 1950, to a group of Jewish students in America, is valued at $125,000.   Cardinal says the pope’s visit to Mongolia’s tiny Catholic community will show his dedication VATICAN CITY (AP) — Francis’ Aug. 31-Sept. 4 visit will take him to a country sandwiched between China and Russia at a time of Vatican tensions with both RNS Opinion How the pro-religion court rulings may end up hurting conservative Christianity (RNS) — These victories will lead to all sorts of activists making religious liberty claims to advance their goals, and they won’t always be conservative.   When in Rome, try the gelato (with a side of Jewish history) Udai ICYMI ‘The Chosen’ resumes filming after strike threatened to stall Season 4 (RNS) — The hit show agreed to be retroactively obligated to the contract terms that will be agreed upon between AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA when the strike ends.   Fort Worth faces legal battle over censorship claims by atheist organization (RNS) — Metroplex Atheists argues the city violated the group’s freedom of speech and discriminated against its members when the city denied their right to hang banners on public property. In Other News Johnny Bench apologizes for antisemitic remark at Cincinnati Reds event ‘Music lets us be the real versions of ourselves’: Indonesian Muslim metalheads Voice of Baceprot   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