By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. Say what? Jon Ward, chief national correspondent for Yahoo! News, writes in an essay for Christianity Today that his profession has made him a better Christian. Ward knows many of his … Continue reading This political reporter says journalism has made him a better Christian — he’s not alone

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. The case of Joseph Kennedy, a Bremerton, Washington, high school football coach who wants to kneel and pray at the 50-yard line, made it to the … Continue reading Can a high school coach pray at 50-yard line? 5 key takeaways from high court arguments

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. I’ve never visited Walt Disney World, but I did make it to Disney church one Sunday. Mickey, Minnie and friends are, as you might have noticed, … Continue reading Disney deja vu: The religious roots of the fight over so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On my first reporting trip to Alaska several years ago, I saw a moose by the highway and stopped to take a picture. On … Continue reading Reflections on a reporting trip to Alaska, plus all the week’s top religion news

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. Faith. It’s an important part of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s story. Here are five religion facts about the 51-year-old judge who on Thursday became the first Black … Continue reading 5 faith facts about about Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. BETHESDA, Md. — “Don’t Call It a Cult.” That was the title of one of the more intriguing sessions at last week’s Religion News Association annual … Continue reading Just say no: The four-letter word religion writers really want to avoid

By Bobby Ross Jr. | Religion Unplugged Editor’s note: Every Friday, “Weekend Plug-in” features analysis, fact checking and top headlines from the world of faith. Subscribe now to get this newsletter delivered straight to your inbox. Got feedback or ideas? Email Bobby Ross Jr. at therossnews@gmail.com. “Sexual harassment went unchecked at Christianity Today.” The headline shocked me. The source of the news stunned me as much as the content of it. “Women … Continue reading Why news of sexual harassment inside Christianity Today is doubly shocking