By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers! Did you miss me? I traveled to Cuba on a reporting trip. Given my limited internet access while away, Plug-in took last week off. That means this is our first edition since the Israel-Hamas war started. What an overwhelming story with countless religious angles. But I’ll do my best to catch you — and me — up. The … Continue reading 🇮🇱 Israel-Hamas war: The crucial role of religion in the deadly conflict 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged NEW YORK — Live from New York, it’s … Friday morning. I’m filing this edition of Weekend Plug-in from my temporary, 38th-floor apartment in Midtown Manhattan. I’ve spent the week enjoying a mix of work and fun in Metropolis. As I type this, Pope Francis has arrived in Mongolia, “becoming the first pope to visit the vast country with … Continue reading 🏈 Time to kneel again: Football coach who won Supreme Court prayer case returns 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Good afternoon, Weekend Plug-in readers! Is it time for fall yet? We’re enduring yet another triple-digit day in my home state of Oklahoma, and I’m ready for cooler temperatures. But you signed up for religion news, not a weather report, so let’s start with this: Belief in the prosperity gospel is on the rise among churchgoers, according to a Lifeway … Continue reading 👣 March on Washington at 60: What the anniversary means for people of faith 🔌

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 … Continue reading 📝 Jesus didn’t lie on his resume, but this top Southern Baptist official did 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers! All of us are watching news of the devastating wildfires in Hawaii. That’s where we start our weekly roundup of the top headlines and best reads in the world of faith. What To Know: The Big Story Wildfires’ human toll: At least 55 people are dead in Hawaii’s worst natural disaster, and that number … Continue reading 🔥 Prayers for Maui: Houses of worship burned; People of faith organize help 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged This is our weekly roundup of the top headlines and best reads in the world of faith. We start with the killer’s sentence in the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting. What to know: The big story Antisemitic attack: “The man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue was formally sentenced to death Thursday, one day after a … Continue reading ⚖️ Seeking justice in Tree Of Life synagogue shooting: Will killer really be executed? 🔌