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 🔌
The massacre at a Dallas-area shopping mall raises the question — again. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle ALLEN, Texas — I was home in Oklahoma City watching a Texas Rangers game Saturday night when I saw an update on the death toll at the Allen Premium Outlets. Nine killed, counting the gunman. Seven wounded. Related: War at home: Former Army officer aids Texas massacre victims, seeks God’s healing Hundreds traumatized … Continue reading Have we had enough?
The nation’s latest mass shooting claimed eight lives — including three children — at a Dallas-area mall. By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle ALLEN, Texas — A female in the bushes still felt warm, but she had no pulse. “There was no face,” Steven Spainhouer told The Christian Chronicle, his voice choking with emotion. “There was nothing left.” Spainhouer — a longtime member of The Branch Church of Christ in … Continue reading War at home: Former Army officer aids Texas massacre victims, seeks God’s healing
Eight people, including children, died in the massacre at a Texas outlet mall. By Bobby Ross Jr. ALLEN, Texas — “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” That passage from Psalm 34:18 was offered as comfort Sunday night as a megachurch two miles from the scene of the nation’s latest mass shooting hosted a community prayer service. … Continue reading Prayer and protest: Nation’s latest mass shooting highlights competing messages
