RNS Morning Report: Right-wing media descends into theological row over Israel-Hamas war

Top Stories Right-wing media descends into theological row over Israel-Hamas war (RNS) — Over the weekend, right-wing pundits fiercely debated whether the phrase ‘Christ is King’ is antisemitic.   17 LGBTQ-affirming ministers face church investigations for signing belief statement (RNS) — The investigation by Indiana Ministries — a jurisdiction within the Anderson, Indiana-based Church of God movement — could result in the withdrawal of the ministers’ credentials.   Study: Unaffiliated Americans are the only growing religious group (RNS) — The Catholic Church saw the largest decline in religious affiliation of any religious group in 2023.   Kenya starts to hand over to relatives the bodies of 429 members of a doomsday cult NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Exhumed bodies from a vast rural area in coastal Kenya have shown signs of starvation and strangulation. RNS Opinion Wokeness might set you free. No one said it would make you happy. (RNS) — Those who work for social justice aren’t unhappy by nature. They are affected by the problems they’re trying to fix.   The Trump Bible is the Bible America deserves (RNS) — A $60 ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible to help pay off Trump’s legal fees is evangelicalism’s inevitable culmination. ICYMI Trump is selling ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles for $59.99 as he faces mounting legal bills NEW YORK (AP) — The Bible's website states the product “is not political and has nothing to do with any political campaign."   More than 140 global Christian leaders call for Gaza cease-fire in Holy Week letter (RNS) — ‘We repent of the ways we have not stood alongside our Palestinian siblings in faithful witness in the midst of their grief, agony, and sorrow,’ the leaders wrote. In Other News Prosecutors say new video, documents show ‘religious extremism’ motivated parent blogger Ruby Franke’s abuse of children Americans who’ve given up religion often point to anti-LGBTQ+ teachings   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