This week’s Weekend Plug-in explores whether religious supporters of President Donald Trump care what he says about them behind closed doors. Plus, our roundup of the top religion headlines and best reads of the last week.
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(OPINION) The election season goes into hyperdrive with the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden that will take place Tuesday in Cleveland.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s faith, her past statements regarding abortion and whether religion should impact judicial philosophy.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights religion-related news coverage of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last week, vs. that of her potential successor, Amy Coney Barrett.
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Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen gunman who shot and killed Black Lives Matter protesters in Wisconsin, awaits a hearing set for Friday, Sept. 25. Some donors to his legal fund, hosted by the Christian platform GiveSendGo, invoke biblical arguments for self-defense to defend Rittenhouse, though there is scant evidence Rittenhouse is himself religious.
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(OPINION) The Religion Guy tackles the question of whether or not religion is “worth it” in the United States. He addresses both a secular and religious viewpoint—citing studies about the nature of human flourishing and happiness.
Read MoreThe newest EWTN News/RealClear Opinion Research poll on Catholic priorities this election season finds that while former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys a 12-point margin over Donald Trump, the president continues to do best among those who regularly attend Mass on Sundays.
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(ANALYSIS) The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has prompted President Donald Trump to pledge a nominee this week. Frontrunner Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic, has a record of being anti-abortion and will certainly inflame those on the political left who fear an overturning of Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion.
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(OPINION) As Election Day in November quickly approaches, how do journalists and politicians predict that certain religious groups will be voting? Will white Catholics be the next “swing religion?”
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in summary highlights discussions over a possible new name for the Southern Baptist Convention as well as one group dropping the term “evangelicals” from its name. Plus, find our usual roundup of the top reads from the world of faith.
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(OPINION) Why is the faith of soccer superstar Lionel Messi so often ignored?
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(REVIEW) While 83-year-old Pope Francis is in good health, that hasn’t stopped speculation over who will come next. In his new book, author George Weigel examines the problems affecting the church and what the next pope will need to do in order to address them. Think of it like a very long to-do memo for the next head of the Catholic church.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in summary highlights religion news related to a new book by Michael Cohen. Warning: Profanity is involved, along with President Donald Trump and former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.
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(OPINION) As Liberty makes shifts in both leadership and academics, how will they save their community from the “impurities” thrust upon them recently? Will Liberty University’s values be changed after fitting under the shamed prosperity gospel under Jerry Falwell Jr.?
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The son of evangelists, Floyd Brady left the church in his teens and hit the road touring with a metal rock band, singing songs filled with hatred for religion. Decades later, he’s welcoming “outcasts” at Michigan’s Victory Biker Church by embracing, not fighting, the road warrior culture he came to love.
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(OPINION) How is the religious left trying to promote religious liberty in a time when many Democrats classify as religious ‘nones’? Is it simply a tactic in an attempt to win over anti-Trump religious voters? Ostling discusses the steps prioritized at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the news of prominent Trump supporter and evangelical talk-show host Eric Metaxas punching a protester, featuring a scoop by Religion Unplugged. Plus, catch up on all the top reads and headlines in the world of faith.
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(OPINION) What potential does Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene have in the race for the House of Representatives? If elected, will she treat the entire Jewish population the same as she’s treated George Soros?
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In a letter from prominent Orthodox Jews, leaders explain that their utmost law must be the Torah — not common law from partisan leaders today. As politics continue to become more partisan, how will Jews stay fixed on the ideals of the Torah, not certain political leaders?
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Massive corruption has allowed the embezzlement and theft of funding meant to combat COVID-19 in Kenya and South Africa, prompting the countries’ Christian leaders to speak out.
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