By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged
Good afternoon, Weekend Plug-in readers!
It’s National Shameless Plug Day.
Or maybe it’s really not, but I still want to share an in-depth feature I did on faith nights hosted by Major League Baseball teams. I traveled to San Diego and Los Angeles to report this story for ReligionUnplugged.com.
But that’s enough shameless plugging for now.
In major news this week, former President Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia, accused of scheming to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in that state.
“While most of those indicted are lawyers or people with close connections to Trump, at least one is a faith leader: an Illinois pastor and former police chaplain charged in connection with efforts to intimidate Georgia election workers,” Religion News Service’s Jack Jenkins reports.
This is our roundup of the top headlines and best reads in the world of faith. We start with the resignation of a top Southern Baptist Convention official.
What To Know: The Big Story
Out immediately: Willie McLaurin, interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, resigned Thursday.
“In a recent resume that I submitted, it included schools that I did not attend or complete the study,” McLaurin said concerning his decision.
The short version: He lied.
This column appears in the online magazine Religion Unplugged.
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