RNS Morning Report: United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church into four parts

Top Stories United Methodists vote to restructure worldwide church into four parts (RNS) — The plan, called ‘regionalization,’ must now go before each region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025.   Brandeis invites Jewish students to transfer in response to campus protests (RNS) — ‘Students elsewhere should know we welcome all — Jews and students from every background — who seek an excellent undergraduate education and an environment striving to be free of harassment and Jew-hatred to apply,’ Brandeis President Ron Liebowitz said.   An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses (RNS) — Hindu student organizations, say advocates, do not always represent the full breadth of thought within the community of young American Hindus.   Church leaders in Kenya give qualified support for plan to close orphanages NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade. RNS Opinion A Jan. 6 antisemite is sent to prison. What do the presidential candidates say? (RNS) — One condemns antisemitism. The other holds former Proud Boys up as victims.   Resisting our ‘new dark age’ (RNS) — In a time of information excess, the need of the moment is more love and more rest. ICYMI 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. In Other News ‘Stop The War’: Pope Francis Pleads For Negotiation And Peace In Ukraine, Gaza Wars Metal detectorist finds centuries-old religious artifact once outlawed by emperor   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