🍼 March For Life coincides with 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade 🔌

Seven months after Roe’s overturning, abortion fight moves to statehouses.

Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers!

We open with Dolly Parton, who celebrated her 77th birthday Thursday and gave the world a gift: a new song.

“I had a dream about God standing on a mountain, looking down on us, saying ‘Don’t make me have to come down there,’” she said of her inspiration.

Give it a listen as we dive into the top headlines and best reads in the world of faith.

Dolly Parton's newest song "Don't Make Me Have to Come Down There" is written from God's voice and includes the line, "I am wondering whether I should take my Bible belt and whip you into shape" https://t.co/jwGkl4JqiC

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What To Know: The Big Story

Today in Washington: It’s abortion opponents’ annual March for Life.

Fifty years after Roe v. Wade — and seven months after its overturning — the anti-abortion movement has “multiple reasons to celebrate — and some reasons for unease.”

That’s the assessment of The Associated Press’ David Crary. The movement has reached a crossroads, as The New York Times’ Ruth Graham notes. And since last year’s ruling, the fight has moved to statehouses, explain Religion News Service’s Adelle M. Banks and Jack Jenkins.

Read the full column.

This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.

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