RNS Morning Report: Warren Throckmorton takes on David Barton and ‘Christian nationalists’ revisionist history’

Top Stories Warren Throckmorton takes on David Barton and ‘Christian nationalists’ revisionist history’ (RNS) — Despite past controversy, Barton’s influence has found an eager audience with the rise of Christian nationalism in the age of Trump.   This Christmas, churches are preparing for a frenzy of festivity (RNS) — You think you have a busy Christmas? The country's best-attended churches are managing a crush of Masses this year.   Photos of the Week: Sikh anniversary; Rosalynn Carter services (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, the services for former first lady Rosalynn Carter and more.   The Episcopal Church reckons with tangled protocol on clergy abuse and accountability (RNS) — As the denomination evaluates its Title IV clergy misconduct policy, abuse survivors say the process needs to be trauma-informed. RNS Opinion India’s transnational extrajudicial murders are global religious nationalism (RNS) — But there is a deeper issue in US-India relations that needs parsing.   William Wilberforce would be scandalized by the pro-factory farming EATS Act (RNS) — It's a diabolical end-run around laws that attempt to respect God’s created order. ICYMI Amid war in Israel and polarization in America, the Telos Group seeks peace (RNS) — For years, the Telos Group has worked on peacemaking in the Holy Land — and imagining a world where Israelis and Palestinians can both flourish. Their work continues despite the war in Gaza. And they've also begun to apply the principles of peacemaking to America’s polarization.   Pope Francis asks theologians to ‘demasculinize’ the church (RNS) – ‘Women have a way of reflecting on theology that is different from us men,’ Francis told the International Theological Commission. In Other News This Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict How religion plays into Ron DeSantis’ public image — from ‘armor of God’ to a Bible ordered on Amazon   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