RNS Morning Report - How an LA interfaith coalition is using ‘freedom schools’ to defend against ICE

Top Stories How an LA interfaith coalition is using ‘freedom schools’ to defend against ICE LOS ANGELES (RNS) — One LA is convening faith-based ‘freedom schools’ that help residents learn what to do if confronted by immigration enforcement. The movement also led to a recent public hearing. New York’s religious hate crimes can be prevented through building bridges, city official says NEW YORK (RNS) — ‘I always tell people: If I’m doing my job well, hate crime numbers will go up because we’re educating people about what a hate crime is, and then they’ll know to report it,’ Vijah Ramjattan said. Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts UKHIYA, Bangladesh (AP) — The sudden and severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of the camps’ schools and youth training centers and crippled child protection programs. Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder SYDNEY (AP) — The charges include one count of murder for each fatality and one count of committing a terrorist act, police said. Opinion The Christian nationalist worldview behind America’s new security posture (RNS) — The National Security Strategy summons familiar fears that secularism and multiculturalism threaten a divinely inspired social order. A friend recovers from Trump Enchantment Syndrome (RNS) — It’s the opposite of Trump Derangement Syndrome, only worse. ICYMI Will Mamdani’s successor in Albany be Muslim? Rana Abdelhamid eyes his vacant Assembly seat. NEW YORK (RNS) — Like Mamdani, Abdelhamid is part of a generation of young Muslim progressives who have sought to invest in the city’s halls of power in recent years. AI is enlisted to rescue Jews’ cultural heritage and give new life to ancient languages (RNS) — Researchers are using a very modern tool to transcribe and read hundreds of thousands of medieval manuscripts from the lost age of Eastern European Jewry. In Other News Pentagon chief announces reforms to U.S. military’s Chaplain Corps Christian religious education in Northern Ireland ruled unlawful; bishops respond 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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