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 🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Protecting all faiths: “Prayer and contemplation will accompany pomp and celebration on Saturday when King Charles III is anointed with vegan holy oil consecrated in Jerusalem and the Archbishop of Canterbury places the St. Edward’s Crown on his head for the first time,” the Washington Times Mark A. Kellner notes. Saturday’s coronation “will not be the ‘woke’ mash-up some … Continue reading 👑 Faith and the coronation of King Charles III: What to know about a changing Britain🔌

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Is this heaven?: No, it’s Iowa. But not the one with Kevin Costner. “The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Spring Kick-off event on Saturday represented the first cattle call of the year, a forum for GOP candidates to court an indispensable voting bloc,” Christianity Today’s Kelsey Kramer McGinnis explains. The key takeaway of McGinnis’ interviews with voters: “The world … Continue reading 🐘 Faith and freedom: For GOP presidential candidates, it’s cattle call time again 🔌