Infant Charlie Gard dies after parents' futile pleas
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“His parents…fought numerous legal battles for their son’s life and raised about $1.7 million for an experimental treatment in the United States that he never was permitted to receive.” BPNews
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“The idea that being safe is an inalienable right is dangerous”
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“Like all good things, safety becomes an evil thing when it’s elevated to an ultimate good. Parents swaddle their children in fearful cocoons. Young people can’t face opposition with confidence and reason but instead try to shout it down.” WORLD
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Christians Won't Be Punished as Long as They Do What We Say, Rolling Stone Reporter Responds
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“Conservative websites were wrong to claim that an LGBT mega-donor wants to punish Christians; Christians have nothing to worry about, as long as they support an LGBT agenda, reporter Andy Kroll concluded.” CPost
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Sacral
Sacral –
“By the word “sacral” which we will be using frequently and which we request the reader to impress on his mind, we mean “bound together by a common religious loyalty.” By sacral society, we mean society held together by a religion to which all the members of that society are committed.”
pp. 22-23, Verduin, Leonard, The Reformers and Their Stepchildren, Baker, 1980.
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Gallup: 20% fewer Protestants identify with a denomination
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“Back in 2000, around 50% identified themselves as belonging to a particular Protestant denomination. In 2016, only 30% were able to do so.” WRNews
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