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Politics and Religion

Duncan Edward Pile

There’s a cost-of-living crisis across Europe right now, resulting in protests in France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Belgium. Similar protests are ready to bubble up around the continent, and though I don’t approve of the violence and looting of opportunists who’ve hijacked them, these...

Public Catholic

The Bishops Admitted that Trump Used Them. That Takes Guts.

I wrote a post on Monday in which I described the humiliating treatment a group of Catholic bishops received at the hands of the Heritage Foundation and Donald Trump. To put it in plain terms, the bishops got treated the way the American people have been treated. They were lied to and...

Sunday Readings: The Call to Holiness

Explore the readings for the Solemnity of All Saints and discover God's call to holiness, purity, and eternal hope.

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Constantine Wasn’t the Only Ruler to Convert

Constantine is the foil for many progressive or peace-tradition Christian metanarratives about everything that’s wrong with modern Christianity.

NBA, Kalshi, and Polymarket: A Risky New Partnership

Explore the NBA's partnership with Kalshi and Polymarket, prior gambling concerns, integrity risks, and a look through the faith lens.

Ernesto Martinez: Love's Battle Against an Execution Date

Arizona wants an execution date for Ernesto Martinez. His spiritual advisor on the man and a letter from the son who calls him dad.

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When the Disinformation Machine Comes to Your Hometown

Christian Nationalism Finds the Campus Quad

Protecting Title IX's Life-Giving Legislation

Bible-Infused School Standards are not Christ-Like

Are We Complicit in Others' Suffering?

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Formation Matters

Why Do We Build? Pope Leo XIV on Babel and the Vineyard

Never Forget: What 9/11 Should Teach Us 25 Years Later

The Man Who Taught Nagasaki to Pray

The Big Opportunity for Bishops After the SSPX Consecrations

Let Freedom Ring: Truth and the American Soul

Your Writing Makes the Pope Happy

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Faithful Politics

How Bans on LGBTQ+ Student Clubs Threaten Religious Liberty

The Truth About the Gen Z Revival

Political Theology After Partisanship

Religious Liberty and Race in America

Charlie Kirk Visits Legacy Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Is the Pro-Life Movement Losing Its Party Platform Again?

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Disputed Questions

Intelligent Design: Pro and Con

Doubting Richard Dawkins

J.L. Mackie and the Logical Problem of Evil

Philosopher Refutes Common Argument Against the Afterlife

Who’s Really in Charge in America?

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Faithful Politics

How Bans on LGBTQ+ Student Clubs Threaten Religious Liberty

The Truth About the Gen Z Revival

Political Theology After Partisanship

Religious Liberty and Race in America

Charlie Kirk Visits Legacy Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Is the Pro-Life Movement Losing Its Party Platform Again?

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Faraday Cage Faith

Crabs in a Bucket: Why Evangelicalism Won’t Let You Leave

The Cat Is Alive. Please Stop Asking Questions.

Were the Biblical Prophets Antisemitic?

Solomon's Paradox: Everyone's Deceived but Us

Silicon Valley Stole Our Apocalypse

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Sunday Readings: The Call to Holiness

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Sunday Readings: Love God and Neighbor

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All Texans, Not Some Texans

Millions of Lives Are Literally on the Ballot

Reconciling Spirituality and a LGBTQ+ Ally's and Mom's Love

Traditional Settings, Inclusivity, & LGBTQ+ Affirmation

Reembracing Black Spirituality; MAGA White Church Betrayal

Republican Reactions to McCain Were a Warning Sign of MAGA

The Majority is Good; A Sizable Minority Wishes Harm

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As An Evangelical Leader, I'll Vote Democratic this Year

Trump’s Use of Human Shields: A Moral Crisis

On Modern-Day Idolatry—And How to Fix It

How To Become an Effective Kitchen Table Activist

Bonhoeffer Goes to Goose!

Trump's Algae Manifests His Arrogance

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Reflections of a Recovering Evangelical

Four Things You Need To Know About Project 2025

Christian Nationalism - Iowa Style

Buckets of Reasons People Are Leaving Christianity

Have You Bought Your Christian Nationalist Bible Yet?

State By State View of Christian Nationalism

Do I Still Believe In God? The Journey Is The Destination!

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Progressive Persuasion and Passion

Who Are You Calling Demonic?

Meet the False Prophets Hijacking Evangelical Movement

Only the Prophets Can Save Us Now

Keeping An Eye on Dictators and Would-Be Dictators

America's Schools Can't Afford Evangelical Dominance

Donald Trump: The Personification of Evil

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Grace-Colored Glasses

A 2-minute lesson about food in Gaza

Christians should stop trying to fix Israel's "problem"

What would you do to help end a genocide?

Need to Know Basis – Famine Edition

Tokenizing Christians in Israel

Get your fingers out of your ears

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Politics and Religion by faiths

The Man Who Taught Nagasaki to Pray

Fear, Hatred, and Zen

A Zen Buddhist Response to this Moment

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What Do Holy Texts Say About Guns, Violence, and Self-Defense?

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The Bishops Admitted that Trump Used Them. That Takes Guts.

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Ernesto Martinez: Love's Battle Against an Execution Date

Pope Leo's Docs OK His Latin American Trip Next Month.

Heritage Foundation Dog Walks Bishops into Photo with Trump

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Is Self Absorption The Brain Rot Of Our Culture?

Why Are So Many People Questioning Their Gender Identity?

Fauci, Faith, Fear And Reaction-How Do I Pray In This Mess?

America At 250: Are We Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer?

Let's Talk About The SBC's Vote To Ban Women In Leadership

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What Americans Think Is Essential for a Fulfilling Life

Postured: Resources for Living as Foreigners and Exiles

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Are We on Russia's Side Now?

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Monday Miscellany, 10/26/26

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General Christian

Political Gain from Personal Pain is Ungodly

Religious Liberty For All, Not Just Christians

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Questions Concering a Liberation

Which is the Greatest Commandment?

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Understanding USCIRF: Religious Freedom in India and Beyond

Civilizational India (Bharat): Beyond the Western Optics

Christian Just War View Mirrors Eastern Traditions

Will Usha Chilukuri Convert to the Faith of JD Vance?

Did Shri Ram Really Reject Sita? A Quest for the Truth

Why would the Vice President want his Hindu wife to convert?

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My Experience with the G20 Interfaith Forum

Pride Rainbow Jesus and Satan: When Satire Goes Too Far

Circumcision, Indigeneity and Judeophobic Cultural Hypocrisy

The Search for Monotheism

Words Are Power: Taking Back the Language of Israel

Should Prostitution Be Accepted?

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Latter-day Saint

Hot Fudge for Breakfast, Freedom for All: Katrina Lantos Swett

Dallin H. Oaks, Joseph Smith, and the Right of Habeas Corpus

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The Intersection of Faith and Politics

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"Kingly Names, Kingly Ambitions"

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Profetas de Cancer Alley: Jeremías 20, Mateo 10

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The Moral Implications of Zuckerberg’s Alleged Associations

Is Canada “Killing Itself” with Doctor-Assisted Suicide?

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Medical Gaslighting and Assisted Suicide

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Barring Mamdani From 9/11 Lets the Enemy Win

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The Rape Gang Inquiry: The UK Looks in the Mirror

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Does the Talmud Support Pedophilia? Debunking the Viral Lie

Does the Talmud Support Pedophilia? Debunking the Viral Lie

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Christa Pike, Human Sacrifice

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The Murderous God and His Army

When The Data Center Wolf Is At Your Door, Organize & Resist

The Making of a Dumbass

Who Told You That?

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Bo French Doesn’t Understand Texas

Zeus's Law, The Odyssey and Modern Politics

A Pagan on the Fourth of July

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Time Unbounded and the Lie of Temporality

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Progressive Christian

Will God Raise Us as We Are or as We See Ourselves?

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Governor Newsom: Don't Hand Off California's Death Row

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