RNS Morning Report - How the UK's ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred

Top Stories How the UK’s ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred PENZANCE, England (RNS) — The United Kingdom is studded with megalithic formations dating back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Many are finding in them a portal to the sacred. As US debates gender roles, some women in male-led faiths dig in on social and political issues (AP) — Outspoken women from the Catholic Church and the ranks of conservative evangelicals are engaging with gusto in ongoing political and social debates even as their faiths maintain longstanding rules against women serving as priests or senior pastors. From vaccines to gender: How Christian ‘momfluencers’ are reshaping the American right (RNS) — 'Nothing is politically more powerful than an angry mother,' conservative wellness influencer Alex Clark told RNS. ICE to deport Dallas Muslim community leader Marwan Marouf (RNS) — Marouf was arrested by ICE agents after his green card was denied over donations more than 20 years ago to the Holy Land Foundation, a defunct Muslim charity whose leaders were convicted of having ties with Hamas. Opinion Palestinian Christians issue ‘Kairos II,’ a cry of hope in a time of darkness (RNS) — Updating a document issued in 2009, Kairos Palestine II demands international protection, accountability and reparations. Why did so many influential Jews dine with bin Salman at the White House? (RNS) — Have we become so enamored with access — to influence, wealth, power — that we neglected the very old Jewish instinct that is the courage to say no? ICYMI Muslim civil rights group sues Texas governor after terrorist accusation (RNS) — The federal lawsuit argues that Abbott improperly used his office to target the domestic nonprofit without due process and in violation of federal law. As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities’ actions to aid immigrants (RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE. In Other News The priest blessing Venezuela’s strongman, dividing the church Jewish group vies to open nation’s first religious charter school Support Our Work As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. 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

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