RNS Morning Report: At ‘Seder in the Streets,’ protesters in Brooklyn denounce US support to Israel

Top Stories At ‘Seder in the Streets,’ protesters in Brooklyn denounce US support to Israel NEW YORK (RNS) — As the Senate voted on an aid package for Israel, participants of a ‘Seder in the Streets’ denounced the death and devastation in Gaza and urged Congress to end military support for the war.   In ‘Rift,’ author Cait West talks breaking free from Christian patriarchy (RNS) — As a stay-at-home daughter, West was told what to wear, whom to court and how to serve her future husband.   Israeli settlers ‘expelled’ from Gaza in 2005 say it’s time to return JERUSALEM (RNS) — The Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s subsequent retaliation have provided an ‘imperative,’ say activists, to reestablish settlements that were abandoned in Gaza in 2005.   A Russian priest who held Navalny’s memorial service is suspended by Moscow church (AP) – Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition. RNS Opinion What’s happening at Columbia is monumental (RNS) — Columbia’s students have a long history of protesting injustice — which the school has regretted squashing in the past. Will it make the same mistake?   Columbia University is another Charlottesville (RNS) — Columbia University protests are like Charlottesville’s ‘Unite the Right’ rally: Discuss. Welcome to an academic disgrace. ICYMI Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass (RNS) — ‘The Sound of Silence’ version of the ‘Our Father’ has been widespread throughout Latin America and U.S. Latino communities for the last few decades.   Meet the sex educators challenging what we think we know about sex and Islam (RNS) — These sex educators play a crucial role as they help fill a growing need in their community. When it comes to sexual health, Muslim women are significantly underserved but are heavily affected by sexual dysfunction. In Other News How the Chinese state is hollowing out religion in Xinjiang ‘It’s a different time’: Relations between US sisters, Vatican have changed radically   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