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‘Chinese female Jesus’ stalks Indian youth on social media, alarming church leaders

A Chinese church now operating out of New York claims Jesus returned as a woman in China, upsetting Christian leaders in India wary of the group’s appeal among young Christians.

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The spiritual ramifications of the fly that landed on Mike Pence's head

This week’s Weekend Plug-in may bug you a little bit. We’re going to talk about the fly that landed on Mike Pence’s head during Wednesday’s night vice presidential debate. And as always, we’ll highlight the week’s top religion headlines and best reads.

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Do Christians care what Trump says about them behind closed doors?

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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Double standard? Religion figures differently in news of Ginsburg and Barrett

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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Will we soon live in a world without Mormons and Southern Baptists?

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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Dirty words spice up the week's religion news — not for the first time

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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How A Man Named Crow Joined The Church Of 'Outcasts'

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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Did he or didn't he? The mystery of Eric Metaxas punching a protester is solved

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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Time for a pop quiz: 7 questions about the stunning exit of Jerry Falwell Jr.

How well did you pay attention to the news concerning Jerry Falwell Jr.? This week’s Weekend Plug-in asks seven “pop quiz” questions concerning the stunning end of Falwell’s tenure with Liberty University, the world’s largest evangelical university.

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Democrats tout faith, while a few DNC caucuses omit 'under God' from Pledge

This week’s Weekend Plug-in fact-checks whether the virtual Democratic National Convention eliminated “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. The week’s other top religion news ranges from Joe Biden’s faith to Jerry Falwell Jr.’s uncertain future with Liberty University.

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Kamala Harris' interfaith background draws focus, but some call her anti-Catholic

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the religion angles tied to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate.

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'Racy picture' of Liberty's Jerry Falwell Jr. sparks curiosity and controversy

This week’s Weekend Plug-in summary explores the story behind a controversial selfie that Jerry Falwell Jr. posted on Instagram and then quickly deleted. Also, find links to the week’s best reads in the world of faith news.

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90+ finalists were named for religion news awards. Why 1 stands out.

This week’s Weekend Plug-in includes the announcement of finalists for the Religion News Association awards, plus coverage of mask mandates and churches, the death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis and other top headlines from the world of faith.

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Churches as superspreaders: Worship connection to COVID-19 making news

This week’s Weekend Plug-in explores news coverage of churches as superspreaders of the coronavirus, plus top reads on a megachurch investigation, a Washington, D.C., church’s history and the faith angle on Kanye West’s potential White House bid.

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As Americans celebrate Fourth of July, fireworks in the world of religion news

As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July, Weekend Plug-in marks its six-month anniversary and offers its usual lineup of insight, analysis and top headlines from the world of religion news.

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Trump vs. Biden: Four months before Election Day, religion angles abound

With Election Day four-plus months away, religion angles abound on the race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Find links to some of the week’s most interesting faith-and-politics news in the latest Plug-in.

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Catholics divided by BLM ahead of 2020 elections

Progressive Catholics like Martin Gugino see it as their role to help the United States achieve racial equality. Traditional Catholics, however, see Black Lives Matter as part of a sinister force that wants to spread Marxist ideology. While Catholics agree that racism is an issue in American society, the proposed remedies for those ills differ wildly.

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