RNS Morning Report - Catholic bishops accuse White House of manipulation over prayer video

Top Stories Catholic bishops accuse White House of manipulation over prayer video (RNS) — Retired Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann's office told RNS, 'The bishops were assured that no photographs would be made public. They came to have a discussion on important policy matters.' US rabbi barred from entering Israel on trip to help Palestinians harvest olives (RNS) — The annual olive harvest is of economic and cultural importance in the occupied West Bank but has become a flashpoint of tension with Israeli settlers over recent years. A Kentucky man becomes the first humanist granted religious exemption from AI (RNS) — David Durman, an administrator at the University of Kentucky, said using AI would cause him to offload his thinking and decision making, which would violate his humanist views. He hopes other Americans will rethink their views on AI, too. How ultra-Orthodox Jews — and issues surrounding them — may shape Israel’s election JERUSALEM (RNS) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has tolerated the refusal of tens of thousands of Haredim to serve in the military. That support will likely hurt him at the ballot box on Tuesday (Oct. 27).   Opinion Movie review: ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’ (RNS) — The Islamic hadith that ties together the threads of Bassam Tariq’s new film, 'Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother,' not only literally shows up in the title but is also woven throughout this extraordinary story of a father’s grief and reckoning with his faith and choices in a manner that’s clocked by his middle child. ICYMI El-Sayed’s campaign test: Can he win over Black and Jewish voters? DETROIT (RNS) — El-Sayed’s identity as a Muslim and an Arab American is a factor among key constituents in the Democratic Party: Black and Jewish voters. DHS says Christian blogger Samuel Sey, arrested by ICE, will be deported (RNS) — Conservative influencers have rallied to support Sey, who is being held for ICE in an Ohio jail, blaming his arrest on a clerical mix-up.       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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