RNS Morning Report: Who are the ‘nones’? New Pew study debunks myths about America’s nonreligious.

Top Stories Who are the ‘nones’? New Pew study debunks myths about America’s nonreligious. (RNS) — 'Today, the ‘nones’ kind of look like everybody else,' said sociologist Ryan Cragun. 'At some level, we're saying, hey, actually, this is just your neighbor.'   Meet Elder Patrick Kearon, the first LDS convert in a century to be named apostle (RNS) — The 62-year-old British and Irish citizen, who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his 20s, was named an apostle in December. He's best known for a 2016 talk about the refugee crisis.   Coexistence initiatives in Israel tentatively resume as Arabs and Jews live side by side amid war JERUSALEM (RNS) — Groups like the Good Neighbors Project are navigating wartime tensions, making good on years of work trying to foster mutual respect.      Greek bill on marriage for LGBTQ couples tests Orthodox Church’s historic influence (RNS) — The Greek Orthodox Church opposition to legalizing marriage for anyone but traditional heterosexual couples is testing the church's influence over Greek life. RNS Opinion Umrah diary: Crossing into Jerusalem, looking Muslim (RNS) — Making a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with two of our kids, we stopped to pray at the third-holiest site in Islam.   As we face the grind of a Trump-Biden clash, imagine them buddies for a moment (RNS) — Sometimes fakes serve to remind us of what we rightly desire and ought to pursue. ICYMI 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.   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. In Other News Vatican court convicts former altar boy who served the pope Amid a housing crunch, religious groups unlock land to build homes   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