This week’s Weekend Plug-in celebrates the most popular — and most unsung — journalism produced by ReligionUnplugged.com in 2021.
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(ANALYSIS) As 2021 comes to a close, everyone is looking toward 2022. The news cycle over the last two years has been dominated by COVID-19, and that doesn’t seem to be subsiding given the rash of recent omicron infections. The Catholic world, meanwhile, had in 2021 one of its busiest years. Expect 2022 to be just as busy.
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It was another tough year for many people around the planet. The pandemic, just as it seemed to be subsiding this fall, rages on thanks to the omicron variant. Aside from COVID-19, issues such as climate change and the plight of migrants continues to plague nations, and international conflicts continue to rattle millions around the globe.
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Desmond Tutu, who fought tirelessly for the end apartheid in his native South Africa and won a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, died Sunday at the age of 90. Religious and political leaders in his homeland and across the world sent stirring tributes in the hours following his death.
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In a special year-end edition of Weekend Plug-in, the nation’s top religion writers share their top stories of 2021.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights how people of faith are relying on God after last week’s devastating tornado in Mayfield, Kentucky. Plus, catch up — as always — on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in looks at public opinion on religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccinations. Plus, catch up — as always — on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments in the (potentially) most significant abortion case in decades. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights four key religion trends to watch as the pandemic rages on. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the Supreme Court arguments over a Texas death row inmate who wants his pastor with him at his execution. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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(ANALYSIS) This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing on a death row inmate’s spiritual rights at his execution. Plus, as always, catch up on all the week’s best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in opens with five frightening headlines involving evangelicals. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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Many pastors around the U.S. and the world are wondering how and when church life can transition back into real-life gatherings, with church members weaned off the safety and convenience of online church. ReligionUnplugged.com spoke to a dozen pastors from Africa to America to hear about the challenges of digital church post pandemic.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in covers the gang kidnapping of 17 American and Canadian missionaries in Haiti. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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(ANALYSIS) This week’s Weekend Plug-in covers the latest concerning religion’s role in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Plus, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the winners of the Religion News Association’s annual journalism contest. Plus, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in summary highlights the controversy over the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee’s handling of a sexual abuse investigation. Plus, catch up on all the week’s best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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Pope Francis is no fan of press criticism — especially when it comes from Catholic news outlets on the doctrinal right. In a candid moment during his recent trip to Slovakia, the pontiff’s comments sparked a Catholic media war that again highlights just how polarized Roman Catholics are in the Francis era.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the growing focus on religious exemptions amid pressure to vaccinate more Americans to slow the spread of COVID-19. Plus, check out the week’s best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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This week’s Weekend Plug-in summary reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Plus, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.
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