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Do Not Rejoice When Your Enemy Falls: The Cheers for Death

Do Not Rejoice When Your Enemy Falls: A reflection on Jesus, vengeance, capital punishment, and the church’s witness in a polarized world.

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Pope Leo has Lung Cancer. We Need Him in this Dangerous Time

I’ve been caught up with a conundrum in my own life and haven’t written anything for quite a while. But I have to say something now about the news that our Holy Father, Pope Leo, has had surgery to remove part of his right lung due to lung cancer. I don’t have any beautiful thoughts...

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On Trump's Political Ads That You Paid For

President Trump used taxpayer money to produce political ads glorifying himself, designed to sway the midterm elections. One of them, "So God Made Trump," describes Trump with Messianic language....

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Gen Z Wants Evildoers to Be Punished, Not Forgiven

A religion professor notes that his Gen Z students tend to want evildoers to be punished rather than forgiven. To the point that in reading the Old Testament they have little problem with mass slaughters of evil nations but can be outraged when King David finds forgiveness. And they have...

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287. Church Goers Have The Most Sex, The Orgasm Gap, & Murderous Pastors

Regular churchgoers are dodging the "sex recession" and getting it on far more than secular couples. In this episode of We Should Know Better, the guys pour a healthy splash of bourbon into the evening and navigate an absolute gauntlet of pop culture, crime, and bedroom statistics. They...

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On Traditionalist Bullies, and the Death Penalty

If you live in the United States, you probably already know that the death penalty is all over the news.

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Disputed Questions

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The Cat Is Alive. Please Stop Asking Questions.

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Understanding USCIRF: Religious Freedom in India and Beyond

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The Time-Traveler’s Apprentice (A Short Story)

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