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. Another 21-year-old suspect. Last week’s news coverage of Robert Aaron Long, charged in the deaths of eight people — including six … Continue reading Double standard? Treatment of Boulder suspect’s religion raises the question

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. In a little-noticed, late-night Twitter conversation on March 3, prominent author and speaker Beth Moore indicated that her Living Proof Ministries had ended its longtime partnership … Continue reading Beth Moore, Southern Baptists and the story behind the scoop that broke the internet

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. My wife has lupus and autoimmune diseases that make her high-risk if infected with COVID-19. Because of that, we’ve adhered strictly to masking, distancing and other … Continue reading Is Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 shot morally compromised? It’s complicated

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. “You preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” That’s what Bishop Timothy Clarke, an Ohio senior pastor, said in a … Continue reading Bible in one hand, newspaper in the other: Tips for stressed-out preachers

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. Texas likes to brag that it’s “like a whole other country.” I don’t suppose, though, that whoever came up with that slogan had Siberia in mind. … Continue reading As storm cripples Texas’ energy grid, people of faith rally to help

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. Pope Francis is a big supporter of President Joe Biden. U.S. Catholic bishops are not. At least that’s a prominent narrative concerning America’s second Catholic president … Continue reading President Biden is a fan of Pope Francis, but is Francis a fan of Biden?

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. Joe Biden’s inauguration as America’s 46th president produced a ton of religion news. We’ll get to all that in a moment. First, though, the most jaw-dropping … Continue reading Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey’s company doxxes religion journalist