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. Another week. Another mass shooting — this time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. I lack the words to convey the enormity of this tragedy. Instead, … Continue reading ‘May God heal their little hearts, their little souls’: Prayer and lament in Uvalde

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