RNS Morning Report - At Philadelphia's ‘No Kings’ protest, faith leaders urge crowd to 'rebuke hate'

Top Stories At Philadelphia’s ‘No Kings’ protest, faith leaders urge crowd to ‘rebuke hate’ PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest filled the streets for a ‘No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance.’   At Sox’ stadium Mass, Chicago celebrates Pope Leo XIV, its native son (RNS) — Cardinal Blase Cupich spoke on immigration and the undocumented in his ‘Sermon on the Mound.’   Suspect in killing of Minnesota legislator is a minister who evangelized in Africa (RNS) — Vance Boelter claimed to be educated at Christ for the Nations, a Bible school in Dallas, and preached in Congo in recent years.   In ‘Becoming Baba,’ a Muslim inquires into the nature of a faith-informed fatherhood (RNS) — A second-generation immigrant, Ismail writes about reconciling fatherhood with other aspects of his identity — and hopes his questioning will resonate with other fathers.    Palestinians invited to speak at a Bay Area synagogue were sent home at airport (RNS) — The two Palestinians live in the Masafer Yatta region of the South Hebron hills recently featured in the Oscar-winning Israeli-Palestinian documentary 'No Other Land.'     RNS Opinion What can preachers say about the attack on Iran? (RNS) — 'Thoughts and prayers.' Here are some of both.   Video games teach students in this class how religion works in the modern world (The Conversation) — As video games such as ‘Black Myth: Wukong,’ with strong religious themes, gain popularity, a course uses the interactive experience to teach students about the role of religion.   ICYMI After Trump’s cuts to federal arts funding, Indian cultural programming suffers (RNS) — Dozens of Indian cultural and religious arts organizations have been affected by recent cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts.   Harvard Divinity School guts religious studies program critical of Israel (RNS) — Religion and Public Life was one of a handful of programs singled out in Harvard’s 311-page antisemitism report issued in April as being especially problematic. In Other News 10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new history of ‘Mother Emanuel’ Annual report finds there are ‘not enough’ deacons being ordained in the U.S.   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