RNS Morning Report: Who is Charlie Kirk, the new faith-focused enforcer of Trumpism?

Top Stories 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.   Pope names like-minded ally Cardinal McElroy as Washington archbishop ROME (AP) — At a press conference, McElroy said he prayed the incoming administration would work to make America a better place. But he also identified Trump's threats of mass deportations of immigrants as a point of potential conflict, saying such policies were “incompatible with Catholic doctrine.”   Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resigning over failures in handling abuse scandal LONDON (AP) — Justin Welby ’s tenure officially ends Monday, two months after he resigned following an inquiry that found he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it.   RNS Opinion Bono: The most existentially American non-American (RNS) — U2 is capable of dissecting this nation — and its religion — with a rare and effective ruthlessness.   Three keys to loving your neighbor in a multibelief world (RNS) — I have found that to engage the world, you have to have a soft heart, a hard head and ready hands.   ICYMI Trump Bible gets new ‘Inauguration Day Edition’ just in time for Jan. 6 (RNS) — A new ad urges supporters to buy a Bible commemorating Trump's return to the White House. The new edition of the God Bless the USA Bible features Trump's name on the cover and will be on sale until Jan. 19.   Freedom from Religion Foundation dissolves honorary board in spat over trans issues (RNS) — The nation’s largest freethought organization published, then removed, an article by honorary board member Jerry Coyne who argued that transgender women are more sexually predatory than other women. In Other News Mike Rinder, Scientology spokesman turned critic, dies at 69 Maine religious schools ask appeals court to halt state’s anti-discrimination rules   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