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RNS Morning Report - Hindu parents raise concerns about faith's 'problematic' depiction in classrooms

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Hindu parents raise concerns about faith’s ‘problematic’ depiction in classrooms

(RNS) — For Hindu parents, the exclusion of parents from their children’s curriculum is part of a ‘long-festering’ issue that some have had for decades — that the portrayal of Hinduism and India in American public schools is inaccurate.
 

Doug Wilson agrees to debate ‘Sons of Patriarchy’ after dueling events in Moscow, Idaho

MOSCOW, Idaho (RNS) — Peter Bell, the podcast’s producer, said the controversial pastor agreed to ‘a live 1-on-1 with me. ... We have it on record.’
 

An Indiana Hindu temple sign was vandalized, the fourth in a ‘shocking’ pattern

(RNS) — The Greenwood Police Department is looking into the event as ‘criminal mischief,’ according to a police report.
 

Prominent Muslim, interfaith leader named new president of Houston’s Rothko Chapel

(RNS) — Abdullah Antepli was hired to advance the chapel’s mission as a place for cross-religious and cross-cultural dialogue during a time of intense polarization.

 

RNS Opinion

This coming Shabbat, the Torah portion commands us to care for immigrants

(RNS) — The Jewish attitude toward foreign-born people, who often have risked their lives to come here, legally or otherwise, is one of mercy and concern.
 

Schools are looking for chaplains, but the understanding of who – and what – chaplains are varies widely

(The Conversation) — The term ‘chaplain’ does not have a legal definition in the US at the federal or state level.

 

ICYMI

Pope Leo Chiclayo abuse case proves tricky to translate outside Peru

(RNS) — The press conference, with its serious translation errors, indicated the difficulties Ana María Quispe Díaz has faced as her story is scrutinized on an international stage — and the challenge for the international Catholic community in understanding a Peruvian abuse case that now has global implications.
 

Faith groups mark atomic bombing anniversary with White House vigil and Pentagon arrests

(RNS) — At the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings, Catholic peace groups gathered in Washington, DC, to remember the victims, support survivors and call for an end to nuclear weapons.

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