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 🔌

Making sense of senseless deaths, yet again. By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Three children, three adults slain: Once again, a mass shooting at a school shocked all of us and surprised none of us. At a Wednesday night vigil in Nashville, “Each speaker echoed the names of those who did not return home earlier this week.” The children who died were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney and Hallie Scruggs, all 9 years old. The … Continue reading ⛪️ Tears and faith after the Covenant School shooting in Nashville 🔌