RNS Morning Report - Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico. Pro-Israel Christian groups hope the West Bank is next.

Top Stories Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico. Pro-Israel Christian groups hope the West Bank is next. (RNS) — Pro-Israel evangelicals and some members of Congress want to use the biblical names Judea and Samaria for what is now known as the West Bank.   Sarah Lund provokes readers to see the neurodiversity in God and Scripture (RNS) — ‘These different ways of thinking can bring in a new perspective about our relationship to God, to the sacred text, to our sacraments and to baptism and Communion,’ the neurodivergent minister said.   Israeli Jews shaken by presumed deaths of Bibas family, look to properly honor the dead (RNS) — Official identification is pending, but the bodies of three Bibas family members were to be released Thursday (Feb. 20) as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.    Texas ACNA congregation becomes second to join Episcopal Church (RNS) — Resurrection South Austin’s rector, Shawn McCain Tirres, said his congregants ‘wanted rootedness and wanted to feel connected to something ancient and global’ in joining the long-established form of American Anglicanism.   RNS Opinion Why are American evangelicals not backing their counterparts in Ukraine? (RNS) — Today’s Christian right is an unfamiliar force with its own distinct, and often unsettling, priorities.   Hamas killed the Bibas children. We should scream to the heavens. (RNS) — ‘There are no words.’ I have words, but they are unprintable.   ICYMI 33 Christian Reformed ministers take oath to a rival denomination as church split deepens (RNS) — The ministers, mostly from Grand Rapids, are no longer willing to abide the denomination’s increasingly rigid stance on sexuality.   Latino Christian National Network plans next steps to help immigrants after lawsuit POTOMAC, Md. (RNS) — ‘We are running a tremendous risk, but we are doing it on principle,’ the Rev. Carlos Malavé, LCNN’s president, said. In Other News First-ever private school choice bill passes in Idaho Pro-life coalition launches $30 million pro-life venture fund to protect unborn   Depend on our reporting? Help us out! As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. You can support this work! News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205