RNS Morning Report: Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’ Dad

Top Stories Five faith facts about Harris pick Tim Walz, a ‘Minnesota Lutheran’ Dad (RNS) — If elected, Walz would be either the first or second Lutheran vice president of the United States, depending on how you count it.   Rabbis inundated with questions from Israeli soldiers on Jewish laws of war (RNS) — Experts say the concern demonstrates the rise of religious influence in the Israeli military.   Meet Cathy, the new AI chatbot and Episcopal Church expert (RNS) — Unlike many of her religious AI predecessors, Cathy isn’t posing as a pastor or guru but a virtual guide.   Marseille and the sea: A portrait of the millennia-old port city that is hosting Olympic sailing MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The millennia-old port is a crossroads of cultures and faiths, where the beauty and cosmopolitan flair rub shoulders with enclaves of poverty and exclusion even more intimately than in the rest of France. RNS Opinion Beware of false prophets (RNS) — False prophets tell us that global warming will not happen, microplastics do not cause cancer, guns will protect us, and the poor need to suffer to motivate them to work.   Josh Shapiro won’t be the veep. What are Jews saying? (RNS) — Beyond American Jewish pride and nervousness, there is a deeper truth. ICYMI In surprise appointment, Bishop Henning to replace Cardinal O’Malley in Boston (RNS) — Henning, who has led the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, for just over a year, will now lead an archdiocese of more than 1.8 million Catholics.   At Americans United for Separation of Church and State, complaints of a troubled culture (RNS) — Under its president, Rachel Laser, Americans United has seen rising revenues and visibility — including a new campaign aimed at countering the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. But a staff union and former board members say that success masks internal conflict and a troubled work culture. In Other News Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract Louisiana governor tells parents against Ten Commandments in classrooms: ‘Tell your child not to look’   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