RNS Morning Report - Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt to step down, Shawn Williams named successor

Top Stories Willow Creek pastor Dave Dummitt to step down, Shawn Williams named successor South Barrington, Ill. (RNS) — Dummitt, who led the Chicagoland megachurch through COVID-19 and the fallout from a scandal involving Willow Creek's founder, said its time for a new leader to take charge.   In Dearborn, a Ramadan iftar for Muslim foster youth to break fast in community DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (RNS and NPR) — For Muslim children in non-Muslim foster care homes, Ramadan can be a lonely experience.   Exhibit offers a peek inside what the new Tree of Life museum, synagogue may look like PITTSBURGH (RNS) — 'The exhibit is our first opportunity to really show what we're building in response to the deadliest antisemitic attack (in American history),' said Michael Bernstein, board chair of The Tree of Life.   Yeshiva University drops opposition to LGBTQ+ student club (RNS) — The settlement ended a bitter four-year battle in which the Modern Orthodox Jewish school had resisted, on religious grounds, recognition of the club.   Can Hindus and Sikhs find peace on Khalistan? (RNS) — To some Sikhs, allegations that recent Hindu temple vandalizations have been carried out by Sikh actors have served to foment tension between the religious communities as of late.   RNS Opinion In the battle to keep ICE from raiding houses of worship, the grassroots needs to flex more muscle (RNS) — Fighting for a more equitable America has always been part of faith-based organizations' role, including nonviolent direct action.   60 years later, ‘The Sound of Music’ message about fleeing Nazis is just as powerful (RNS) — For a story about an Austrian Catholic family, 'The Sound of Music' has something Jewish about it.   ICYMI SEC clears investor nuns to file Indigenous rights resolution against Citigroup (RNS) — Sister Susan Francois and other faith-based investors won an SEC case, pushing banks to confront their role in fossil fuel financing.   Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention (RNS) — Khan Suri’s colleagues called his detention an example of continued Islamophobia from President Trump. In Other News This Harlem pastor fights mental health stigma — and shares his own struggles Amid fear and confusion in US immigrant communities, protest goes grassroots   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