By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged SAN DIEGO — How’s your Saturday going, Weekend Plug-in reader? After a busy day of flying from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles and then driving to San Diego, I’m a bit delayed in filing this week’s newsletter. Confession time: I forgot how slowly everything moves in Southern California, from baggage claim to the rental car line to the clogged … Continue reading 🎤 The late Sinéad O’Connor ripped up the pope’s photo: Was it offensive or prophetic? 🔌

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 giant religion trend that should be bigger news. What to know: The big story Houses of worship closing: “Everybody is caught up with fighting over sexuality or politics on Twitter — and almost no one is paying attention (to) … Continue reading 😲 The giant religion trend that should be bigger news 🔌

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 Saturday’s one-year anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. What to know: The big story Post-Roe America: On June 24, 2022, federal protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years … Continue reading 🏛️ A year after Roe’s overturning, here’s where the religious debate on abortion stands 🔌 

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 five key takeaways from the Southern Baptist Convention’s big annual meeting in New Orleans. What to know: The big story 1. No women pastors: As nearly 19,000 people — including 12,737 registered messengers — attended the SBC meeting, the … Continue reading ⛪︎ 5 key takeaways from the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in New Orleans🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Good morning, Weekend Plug-in readers! In the headlines today, former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in the classified documents case. A possible prison sentence aside, will the case help or hurt Trump with conservative Christian voters? Stay tuned. Here in Oklahoma City, where I am, the Oklahoma Sooners celebrate their third straight Women’s College World … Continue reading 📺 The legacy of Pat Robertson, televangelist known for mixing religion and politics 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged This is our weekly roundup of the week’s top headlines and best reads in the world of faith. We begin with a long-awaited trial in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. What to know: The big story Fight for killer’s life: As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s religion editor, Peter Smith was a key part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting … Continue reading ✡️ Tree of Life synagogue massacre: Fear and heroism recounted as trial starts 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Our big story this week concerns doctrinal battles by the Southern Baptists, not all of them in the South, and the United Methodists, who are not so united these days. What to know: The big story Back in the saddle?: Last year, the Southern Baptist Convention kicked out Saddleback Church, founded by Rick Warren, for appointing women as pastors. … Continue reading ➗ Who’s in? Who’s out? The latest on the Baptist and Methodist doctrinal divides 🔌