Lessons from Post-Soviet Russia for American Christians

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“Perhaps Solzhenitsyn was right in his Harvard address, that the Communist East and the Capitalist West were fundamentally the same–deeply materialistic at their core. If this is true, then this resurgent interest in religiosity or spirituality is simply a thin veneer that, when scratched, reveals the same old materialism and secularism.” - Mere Orthodoxy

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A Christian response to immigration

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“Immigration, particularly unauthorized immigration, presents complex challenges. Our laws need compassion, clarity and enforcement…. Laws help maintain order and safety in a society. However, much of the rhetoric dominating conversations and social media is unproductive and divisive.” - Baptist Press

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The cost of conservative hypocrisy

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“To the shock of hundreds of thousands of normie conservatives… Rubin was congratulated by official TheBlaze TV and PragerU accounts. Other prominent conservatives, including Christopher Rufo and Christina Pushaw, slapped the ‘expectant’ fathers on the virtual back. Gov. Ron DeSantis sent the babies onesies. So what do these ‘conservatives’ think they are conserving?” - WNG

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Did Google Prove the Multiverse?

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“Google’s chip sort of working cannot be interpreted as evidence for parallel universes because its function is entirely consistent with theories in which ours is the only universe. The headlines, as Shenvi put it, are ‘overblown and sensationalistic.’” - Breakpoint

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Will the U.S. take over Gaza?

What will actually happen with Gaza? The president has suggested that the U.S. take over the land and build it into a beautiful place. Is this realistic? What are your thoughts?

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Pew Research: A look at homeschooling in the U.S.

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“The most common reason given by parents of homeschooled children is concern about the school environment – such as safety, drugs or negative peer pressure (83% of parents of homeschooled children cite this as a reason).” - Pew

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The Birth Dearth Closes Colleges

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“Americans started having a lot fewer babies around 2007, and fertility has not recovered. Each year since, fewer and fewer elementary, middle, and high schoolers have boarded school buses. This year, the American birth dearth turned 18, which means colleges and universities are beginning to feel the pinch.” - Breakpoint

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