RNS Morning Report: US Jews fracture over support for Israeli retaliation

Top Stories US Jews fracture over support for Israeli retaliation (RNS) — Pro-Israel groups have denounced left-leaning Jews, accusing them of being antisemitic and not really Jewish.   Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue melted down (RNS) — ‘It’s taking that culture of death and repurposing it for the sake of life, telling this very long story of resistance to that white supremacist culture,’ said the Rev. Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister who attended the melting.   Chaos erupts over SBC legal filing in Louisville abuse lawsuit (RNS) — A friend-of-the-court filing has led to questions of whether the Southern Baptist Convention has changed its ways in dealing with abuse.   Talking back to Scripture: New book confronts sexual exploitation in the Bible (RNS) — In 'The Hero and the Whore,' Camille Hernandez throws out tired, cliché and white-centric takes on Scripture. RNS Opinion Building on 25 years of religious freedom advocacy (RNS) — A quarter of a century after passing the International Religious Freedom Act, global persecution continues while domestic battles around religious liberty have become increasingly partisan and high-profile.   Suffering is a feature, not a bug, of Latter-day Saint life, says author Melissa Inouye (RNS) — 'We want a world where God keeps us safe and none of us is gonna strike out or have problems,' Inouye said. 'But in Latter-day Saint theology, that is precisely the plan of Lucifer.' ICYMI Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence (RNS) — One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group.   Mike Johnson, pedigreed evangelical, suggests his election as House speaker ordained by God WASHINGTON (RNS) — Johnson, who peppered his first speech as speaker with religious references, has a history of challenging interpretations of the separation of church and state. In Other News Church of England advances plans to bless but not affirm same-sex couples India resumes visa services in Canada after row over killing of Sikh separatist   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