RNS Morning Report: Ukraine’s Hare Krishnas survive war by Zoom and serving neighbors

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Ukraine’s Hare Krishnas survive war by Zoom and serving neighbors

(RNS) — Many of the estimated 15,000 Hare Krishnas who call Ukraine home have continued their daily practice and serve their neighbors, even as several temples have been damaged or destroyed and their communities scattered.

Israel’s Reform rabbi and legislator on judicial overhaul: ‘It doesn’t look good.’

(RNS) — Gilad Kariv, who serves on the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, said he wants American Jews to help protect Israel’s democracy.

Bitter infighting threatens Kenya’s Methodist Church

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — At the center of a controversy that has been unfolding since 2015 is Presiding Bishop Joseph Ntombura.

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From Christchurch to Emanuel AME, we must recognize the patterns of white supremacy

(RNS) — Recent reports suggest the attacks on houses of worship are not rare and the perpetrators are seldom acting alone.   

The lesson of Silicon Bank: Regulations protect good businesses as well as consumers

(RNS) — Libertarian capitalists are hypocrites. They hate government regulations, but when they are in trouble, they expect the government to bail them out.

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Across the country, a push to observe Muslim holidays in school calendars

(RNS) — Efforts to designate Eid as a school holiday are driven by students, and not just in schools with large Muslim populations.

Johnny Hunt, disgraced former SBC pastor, sues denomination he once led

(RNS) — In a court filing, Hunt admitted kissing and fondling another pastor's wife but says the incident was consensual and private and should not have been made public in a major 2022 report.

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