RNS Morning Report: At Capitol service, dignitaries laud late Jimmy Carter as a 'good and faithful servant'

Top Stories At Capitol service, dignitaries laud late Jimmy Carter as a ‘good and faithful servant’ WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘The son of man did not come to be served but to serve, and Jimmy Carter did his very best to live according to the calling of his Lord and Savior,’ said U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune.   Mike Johnson misattributed a prayer to Jefferson. The blowback could be heard at Monticello. WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘Political memes always have lives that work like a long game of historical telephone,’ wrote one historian.   Rash of charismatic Christian leaders departs Daystar amid ongoing scandal (RNS) — The Christian TV network says the departures of Lance Wallnau, Jack Graham, Jesse Duplantis and others are unrelated to the controversy involving alleged abuse cover-up.   Multiple faith groups file amicus brief against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law (RNS) — The groups claim that the law mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom would put the government in the position of favoring certain religious traditions over others.   RNS Opinion The Refugee Act is among President Carter’s greatest legacies. Let’s protect it. (RNS) — The future of resettlement is tenuous under President-elect Trump, who has pledged to suspend refugee admissions ‘on Day 1.’   Resolutions are not always in our control. Let’s try aspirations instead. (RNS) — It’s better to be spiritually prepared for a new political season than to make the usual resolutions.   ICYMI Who is Charlie Kirk, the new faith-focused enforcer of Trumpism? (RNS) — Kirk is positioning himself as not only Trump’s fiercest backer in the religious right but an enforcer of Trumpian dogma.   At Turning Point USA’s AmFest, Charlie Kirk takes a victory lap for Trump election PHOENIX (RNS) — How the onetime Christian student organization convinced pastors to turn their flocks into GOP voters. In Other News 116-year-old Brazilian nun is world’s oldest human being Trump ally’s podcast knocked off number one spot by religion show   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