RNS Morning Report: At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden speaks of praying, working for peace

Top Stories At National Prayer Breakfast, Biden speaks of praying, working for peace (RNS) — ‘We're all blessed to live in a nation where we can practice our many faiths and practice them freely,’ Biden said at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.   Sikh Americans, citing ‘transnational repression,’ vote for an independent homeland (RNS) — More and more Sikh Americans are fearful about an ‘alarming rise’ in transnational repression, according to several Sikh advocacy organizations.   ‘Genius: MLK/X’ docudrama depicts the personal lives of the two civil rights activists WASHINGTON (RNS) — The series includes scenes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, and Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz, at home with their families and discussing their faith.   Are the Five Love Languages helpful? Yes, say researchers, but not the way people think (RNS) — A new study looks at the real reason the bestselling book on love and relationships is a success. RNS Opinion Born in tragedy, Refugee Shabbat honors our 110 million neighbors looking for a home (RNS) — The sheer numbers of people displaced should tell us this is a shared problem.   Calling a Black female leader, American Baptists offer a home for progressive Baptists (RNS) — The ABCUSA has an opportunity at a time when major shifts are taking place in Baptist faith at large. ICYMI CVS employee fired for refusing to sell birth control sues, claiming discrimination (RNS) — Gunna Kristofersdottir joins three other former CVS nurses who sued the company for religious discrimination after being fired for similar reasons.    Reform Jews support ‘just’ war in Gaza but call for two-state solution (RNS) — The statement is an attempt to thread the needle. It conveys resolute support for Israel while at the same time criticizing some Israeli proposals for the war's aftermath. In Other News Elderly Uyghur women imprisoned in China for decades-old religious ‘crimes’, leaked files reveal US man faces hate crime over damage to Satanic Temple display in Iowa   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