Society & Culture

“for all of our polarization, both sides are acting in exactly the same way. The ‘binary’ (as they say) of oppressed and oppressor that the critical theorists keep invoking is also how many of us conservatives have been interpreting just about everything. We differ on who is doing the oppressing, but we all think we are oppressed.” - Gene Veith

“1. Franklin Graham: ‘We have a president who takes action’ ….2. Mike Huckabee: ‘Maduro’s fall weakens Hezbollah’s reach’….3. Michael Youssef: ‘Hopes raised for oppressed people’…. 4. John Amanchukwu: ‘Lives were saved by capturing Maduro the Monster’…. 5. Pastor Jack Graham: ‘Freedom for our Venezuelan congregation’ ” - CPost

“Conversion at the end of the sword is not true conversion. What’s more, the most vocal of those who call for this kind of arrangement don’t engender confidence that they can be trusted with this power. There’s a large gap between edge-lording meme-makers and a so-called Christian prince. In a fallen world, I’ll take my chances with the American experiment.” - Daniel Darling

“Christians must love and serve those who are the most vulnerable among us. We must seek to persuade as many as we can that every person is made in the image and likeness of God. We must live differently than the world around us.” - Breakpoint

“In today’s segment, Dr. Wunsch discusses a paper he recently wrote that challenges both techno-optimism and doomsday narratives, arguing that the greatest dangers of AI arise not from autonomous machines, but from human misuse, poor policy and concentrated power.” - Mind Matters

“Approval of Congress is at 17%, with 37% of Republicans but only 12% of independents and 6% of Democrats approving of the Republican-led legislative branch. Congressional approval is statistically similar to November’s 14% and only slightly better than the historical low of 9% in November 2013.” - Gallup

“Advancing American Freedom—founded by Pence in 2021 ‘to defend liberty and advance policies that build a stronger America’—announced Monday that three senior officials who led the legal, economic and data teams at Heritage would be joining the group next year, along with several members of their teams.” - Politico

“America used to not celebrate Christmas at all. And now we do. What changed? And at what point did it change?” - Cranach

“God hasn’t been removed from the picture; he’s been relocated. Where did God go? There are as many answers as there are people. Consider some conversations I’ve had recently.” - TGC

“Baylor University scholar Paul Froese said the findings may reflect a greater interest in magical thinking as people move away from traditional religious beliefs.” - RNS