RNS Morning Report: Support for Israel’s war in Gaza is unraveling among some Jewish groups

Top Stories Support for Israel’s war in Gaza is unraveling among some Jewish groups (RNS) — J Street, the liberal American Jewish organization dedicated to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, called for an end to the war, the latest American Jewish group to do so.   Religious but not spiritual? Meet the skeptics favoring ritual over the supernatural (RNS) — Ten percent of Americans can be categorized as religious but not spiritual, according to a December 2023 study from Pew Research Center.   Agriculture Department, COGIC make plans for funds to add trees to urban centers (RNS) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said ‘structuring this program so that it's empowering more tree planting and more workforce development gives us the opportunity to partner with the church.’   Latest candidate to head Southern Baptists’ Executive Committee withdraws (RNS) — The Executive Committee, which oversees the SBC's operations between meetings of the convention's governing body, has been without a permanent leader since 2021.   Religious donors keep giving to houses of worship and beyond amid inflation (RNS) — Most religious donors gave the same amount of money (or more) to their congregations in 2023 as in 2022, a new report finds. RNS Opinion That SuperJew poster from the 1960s (RNS) — A memory of a poster from the 1960s made me think, deeply, about Israel.   To bless or not to bless? (RNS) — Rome's move to allow LGBTQ couples to be blessed has been misunderstood by many, and misrepresented by others. ICYMI A Southern Baptist leader hid decades of abuse. Will his fall doom SBC abuse reforms? (RNS) — Revelations about the decadeslong abuse by a prominent SBC leader have led to fears that the denomination's sex-abuse reforms are doomed to fail.   Pope’s comments on surrogacy land ‘like a ton of bricks’ after allowing same-sex blessings VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis said surrogacy is deplorable, but some claim he is missing the context. In Other News Most United Methodist Church disaffiliations are in the South: Final report outlines latest in ongoing split. Colorado pastor admits stealing $1.3 million from followers in crypto fraud scheme   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