Posts in Weekend Plug-In
Must Reads: Understanding The Russia-Ukraine War From A Religious Perspective

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the religion angles key to understanding the Russia-Ukraine war. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Russia Attacks Ukraine: Why Some Experts Insist Putin Is Motivated By Religion

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the role that some experts see religion playing in Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Plus, catch up, as always, on all the week’s best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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How Canada Truckers' Protest Parallels American-Style Christian Nationalism

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the parallels to American-style Christian nationalism in Canadian truckers’ Freedom Convoy protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Plus, catch up, as always, on the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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Online Church And Virtual Spirituality In The Pandemic Age: Can We Have A Wordle, Please?

This week’s Weekend Plug-in goes high-tech — with stories about online worship, virtual reality church and Wordle as ritual. Plus, catch up, as always, on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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'We have to stop hate': Why it's important to remember the Holocaust

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights coverage of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and presents a special panel discussion. Plus, as always, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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A Personal Connection To Synagogue Where Hostages Were Taken, Plus 5 Key Storylines

This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights the top storylines that have emerged after last weekend’s hostage standoff at a Texas synagogue. Plus, catch up, as always, on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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What Will Be The Top Religion Stories Of 2022? Here Are A Few Leading Possibilities

What stories will be religion reporters be chasing in 2022? This week’s Weekend Plug-in highlights a few leading candidates. Plus, catch up on all the best reads and top headlines in the world of faith.

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'We lost everything, but we didn't lose everything': Where was God in Mayfield tornado?

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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Americans Favor Religious Exemptions For COVID-19 Vaccines — To A Point

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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Just how big is the abortion case the Supreme Court heard this week? This big

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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From The Minichurch To Pastor Burnout, Four Key COVID-19 Religion Trends To Watch

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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Touch, Prayer And The Role Of Clergy At Executions: SCOTUS Weighs Religious Freedom

(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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Boo! Just in time for Halloween, frightening headlines about evangelicals

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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Ransom demands and prayers: The kidnapping of a mission group in Haiti

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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