RNS Morning Report: For infertile couples, the fate of frozen embryos is deeply personal

Top Stories For infertile couples, the fate of frozen embryos is deeply personal (RNS) — A recent ruling in Alabama that declared frozen embryos to be children has led to fierce debates in politics and on social media. For families who have leftover embryos, the issues are more personal. And the ruling raised important ethical issues about IVF.   ‘We can no longer be silent’: New York’s Latino faith leaders call for cease-fire in Gaza NEW YORK (RNS) — The community has avoided taking stances on the Israel-Hamas war for fear of altering the group’s strong relationship with the city’s Jewish community.   Department of Justice closes investigation into SBC Executive Committee’s handling of abuse (RNS) — The investigation was launched after a major report found Southern Baptist Convention leaders had mistreated abuse survivors and had long sought to stonewall attempts to address abuse.   Church authorities in Greece slap religious ban on local politicians who backed same-sex marriage ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Church authorities on the northwestern island of Corfu accused the two opposition lawmakers of committing “the deepest spiritual and moral error” in voting for the law, which was approved with cross-party support on Feb. 15. RNS Opinion Biden restores faith-based initiative’s religious liberty protections — more or less (RNS) — Religious freedom safeguards put in place by Obama and removed by Trump are back, mostly.   Americans accept people of other faiths, but there’s room to grow (RNS) — We are called as members of a pluralistic society to meet, discuss and even disagree about faith. ICYMI Nine years after Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, Muslims launch a counterpart NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The document was drafted by scholars and members of leading Islamic organizations assembled by the United Nations Environmental Program’s Faith for Earth Coalition.   Carrie Sheffield’s journey to forgiveness after childhood in cultlike family (RNS) — In ‘Motorhome Prophecies,’ Sheffield chronicles her path toward forgiving her father, a self-declared Mormon prophet. In Other News Sen. Marco Rubio demands Biden protect Catholic churches from attacks Starbucks Mideast stores to lay off 2,000 amid boycott calls over Gaza war   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