RNS Morning Report: American Bible Society to shutter $60 million Faith and Liberty Discovery Center

Top Stories American Bible Society to shutter $60 million Faith and Liberty Discovery Center (RNS) — Exhibits at the state-of-the-art center sought to portray the role Scripture played in American history.   BYU’s LGBTQ students spotlighted in new grassroots documentary (RNS) — 'A Long Way From Heaven,' which debuts at a private premiere this week, was developed in secret over the last three years.   Vatican puts the brakes on Synod on Synodality, pushes ‘controversial’ topics to 2025 (RNS) — Women deacons, priestly formation and other contentious questions won’t be a part of the next synod in October.   Patriarch Neophyte I of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church dead at 78 (RNS) — A soft-spoken theologian, Neophyte I was a critic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. RNS Opinion Full-time ministry drains too many clergy and church budgets. Part-time pastors can help. (RNS) — The happier, healthier future of ministry is in part-time clergy.   A new poetry, post-Oct. 7 A new Israeli literature has emerged out of the rubble of Oct. 7. It is powerful, devastating and hopeful. ICYMI Hindu women look to ancient goddesses for guidance on modern feminism (RNS) — Many point to Shakti, the divine feminine energy, as an antidote to toxic masculinity.   In ‘God’s Ghostwriters,’ scholar Candida Moss looks at the hidden hands behind the Bible (RNS)— In her new book, Moss argues that slaves and other lower-status workers played a key role in producing and preserving the Christian Scriptures. In Other News Schumer calls for ‘new election’ in Israel in scathing speech on Netanyahu Pope says option of resigning is ‘a distant hypothesis’   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. RNS 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