Posts in Weekend Plug-In
⛪︎ 5 Questions As Long-Awaited Methodist General Conference Starts Next Week 🔌
⛪︎ 5 Questions As Long-Awaited Methodist General Conference Starts Next Week 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in tackles five questions related to the United Methodist Church’s long-awaited General Conference, which starts next week in Charlotte, North Carolina. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., General Conference, United Methodist Church, Global Methodist Church, LGBTQ+, same-sex marriage, Methodist split, Methodist Church, Religion News Association, Godbeat
🇺🇸 The Complexity Of Defining and Measuring Christian Nationalism: 5 Takeaways 🔌
🇺🇸 The Complexity Of Defining and Measuring Christian Nationalism: 5 Takeaways 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights five takeaways when attempting to define and measure Christian nationalism. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Christian nationalism, evangelicals, Christians, politics, U.S. politics, faith and country, Trump, Biden
📊 Is America Losing Its Religion? 4 Intriguing Stats From A New National Survey 🔌
📊 Is America Losing Its Religion? 4 Intriguing Stats From A New National Survey 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights four takeaways from a new national survey on religion in public life. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., religion in public life, Pew Research Center, Christian nationalism, religion's influence in society, Religion in Public
🏆 Hello, Adelle: Longtime RNS Journalist To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award 🔌
🏆 Hello, Adelle: Longtime RNS Journalist To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights Adelle M. Banks’ selection as the Religion News Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Adelle Banks, Religion News Association, RNA lifetime achievement, godbeat, religion news, Religion News Service
🤷🏻‍♀️ Are The Feds Still Investigating Southern Baptist Sex Abuse? That's A Good Question 🔌
🤷🏻‍♀️ Are The Feds Still Investigating Southern Baptist Sex Abuse? That's A Good Question 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in delves into reports the U.S. Justice Department has ended its investigation of Southern Baptist sex abuse. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Southern Baptist sex abuse, sex abuse investigation, sex abuse, Clergy sex abuse
🧪 Faith And Frozen Embryos: Alabama's In Vitro Fertilization Ruling Stirs Religious Debate 🔌
🧪 Faith And Frozen Embryos: Alabama's In Vitro Fertilization Ruling Stirs Religious Debate 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the religious debate stirred by the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on in vitro fertilization. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., IVF, in vitro fertilization, Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court, abortion, personhood
🐘 Left Wants 'To Tear Down Crosses': Trump Talks To National Religious Broadcasters 🔌
🐘 Left Wants 'To Tear Down Crosses': Trump Talks To National Religious Broadcasters 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights Donald Trump’s remarks to the National Religious Broadcasters’ convention in Nashville, Tenn. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., National Religious Broadcasters, Donald Trump, 2024 Elections, Presidential election, Nashville, Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, Southern Baptist Convention
🌎 Religious Freedom Summit Covers Mental Health, Antisemitism, Persecution 🔌
🌎 Religious Freedom Summit Covers Mental Health, Antisemitism, Persecution 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in opens with the top headlines from the International Religious Freedom Summit. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and big news in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., religious freedom, International Religious Freedom Summit, international religious freedom, antisemitism, persecution, Mental Health
⛪️ How Plug-In's Columnist Got His Start On The Godbeat, Plus Big News On 'Nones' 🔌
⛪️ How Plug-In's Columnist Got His Start On The Godbeat, Plus Big News On 'Nones' 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in features a retrospective from columnist Bobby Ross Jr. on his 25 years on the Godbeat. Plus, a major new study on ‘nones’ — and, as always, all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Pope John Paull II, St. Louis, nones, religious nones, Religiously Unaffiliated, Pew Research Center, Modi government, India, Israel-Hamas war, holocaust, Holocaust Remembrance Day
🍼 Amid New Challenges For Pro-Lifers, March For Life Expected To Draw 100,000 🔌
🍼 Amid New Challenges For Pro-Lifers, March For Life Expected To Draw 100,000 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights plans for the annual March for Life, expected to draw 100,000 abortion opponents to the nation’s capital. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., march for life, abortion laws, abortion, anti-abortion, pro-life, Washington, politics, U.S. politics
🐘 Defining The Iowa Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Is Going To Church A Requirement? 🔌
🐘 Defining The Iowa Evangelicals Who Support Trump: Is Going To Church A Requirement? 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in focuses on the evangelicals supporting Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., 2024 Elections, 2024 presidential election, 2024, Trump, Donald Trump, President Donald Trump, Iowa caucuses, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, same-sex blessings, Pope Francis, evangelicals, Iowa
🗳️ Ballots Are In: Check Out The Top 10 Religion Stories of 2023 🔌
🗳️ Ballots Are In: Check Out The Top 10 Religion Stories of 2023 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the top religion news of 2023, as voted by the Religion News Association. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Religion News Association, year in review, 2023 year in review, Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism, Pope Francis, Middle Tennessee tornadoes, Frank Lockwood
♗ Why Pope Francis Removed A Conservative East Texas Bishop 🔌
♗ Why Pope Francis Removed A Conservative East Texas Bishop 🔌

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights Pope Francis’ removal of a conservative bishop in East Texas. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Weekend Plug-In, Analysis, Religion, Religion News, OpinionBobby Ross Jr.Bobby Ross Jr., Bishop Joseph Strickland, Tyler, East Texas, Pope Francis, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Baltimore, Israel-Hamas war, Israel, Religious Freedom Restoration Act