RNS Morning Report: Muslim migrants in New York find refuge in a Nigerian church

Top Stories Muslim migrants in New York find refuge in a Nigerian church NEW YORK (RNS) — ‘They are Muslim. Our intention is to assist them, not convert them,’ said the pastor.   Mike Bickle, founder of international prayer movement, confesses to some past misconduct (RNS) — Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer movement in Kansas City, said he’d had moral failings more than two decades ago but said many of the allegations against him are false.   Liam Goligher, influential PCA pastor, resigns after past arrest made public (RNS) — Goligher, the pastor of Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church, was arrested in 2014 for public misconduct with another church leader but the arrest was not made public for years.   Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — “Whatever we have is available to them,” said Boyd, who leads Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, two days after a tornado ripped through Community Baptist Church. RNS Opinion Don’t look! Why we should turn away from visual images of atrocities (RNS) — If we concentrate on the atrocities done to victims we are only choosing to see them as their tormentors did, not as they would prefer to be seen and remembered.   Loaded words can end with loaded guns (RNS) — ‘Genocide,’ ‘apartheid’ and ‘terrorism’ are being loosely employed — and grossly misused.   What should we make of evangelical influencers teaming up with filmmaker Rob Reiner? (RNS) — Is this the best way of reaching fellow Christians whose minds we want to change? ICYMI Pastor rescues North Korean defectors on foot in new documentary ‘Beyond Utopia’ (RNS) — The film features rare footage of the rescue missions led by Pastor Seungeun Kim and his ministry, Caleb Mission.   As Druze fight alongside Jewish soldiers, Israel looks back on controversial Nation-State Law (RNS) — For many Druze, an Arabic-speaking minority in Israel, the bill was seen as an insult and ignorant of the role the Druze have played in Israel’s military history.  In Other News Zara pulls ad campaign that critics said resembled Gaza destruction 1,000-year-old coin depicting Jesus found in Norway   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