Trump and Obama Share Friendly Exchange at Carter’s Funeral
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“The event was a rare glimpse into the lives of presidents away from politics.” - TAC
Faithful Christianity in a Tribal Age
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“If we truly love our neighbors… how can we not work to shape the policies that affect our neighbor’s flourishing? And yet, there is a temptation in this age toward partisanship that goes beyond mere civic action, a totalizing approach that becomes less about stewarding citizenship and more about an all-encompassing social identity.” - Daniel Darling
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Gallup: Percentage perceiving nation is divided ticks up to new high
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“Public skepticism about national unity isn’t new. Surveys by Gallup and others dating back to the 1990s show that Americans typically have seen the country as divided on key values.” - Gallup
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When You’re Tempted to Hate People, Part 2: How God Describes Himself
As we’ve noted, even Jonah the bigot knew that God had revealed himself as a God of compassion, who extends mercy even to the most wicked, upon their repentance—and who seeks that repentance from them.
When and where did God reveal this?
It begins with Moses.
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Evangelical group calls for revival, issues statement to oppose politicized Christianity
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”We reject the false teaching that anyone other than Jesus Christ has been anointed by God as our Savior, or that a Christian’s loyalty should belong to any political party” - RNS
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When You’re Tempted to Hate People, Part 1: Introduction
We’re polarized.
Yep.
And each side sees the other as the Ultimate Personification of Evil.
They’re bad people, you see. They want to destroy us and all that we hold dear.
No tactic is out of bounds in our desire to destroy them.
It’s war.
Bring it.
There were situations like this in biblical times: existential crises, where God’s people, and all they held dear—or should have held dear—was under assault by those who hated what they stood for, because they hated the God who had chosen them for himself.
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They’re Our Parties and I’ll Cry If I Want To
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“as Yuval Levin points out in his new book, American Covenant … ‘weaker parties … mean more intense partisanship.’ Why this should be so, and how we reached this pass, are best answered by a tour through some classic books on the parties.” - Public Discourse
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PCA Cancels Panel on Dealing With Polarization, Featuring David French ...Due to Polarization
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“Critics… labeled French, best known for his vocal opposition to Donald Trump, as liberal and divisive and accused PCA leaders of trying to cause ‘rancor and controversy’ over politics. Those critics mostly disagreed with French’s political views.” - Church Leaders
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“As evenly divided as the US electorate is, there are not just two teams.”
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“There are many different groups with various interests. Sometimes those interests coincide but not for the same reasons.” - P&D
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A Year in the Life of a Disordered World
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“The perverse effect of the Freedom Caucus…has been to push policy to the left. By refusing to compromise and therefore making it impossible for the House to act, they often empower the Democratic Senate to wield greater power.” - Law & Liberty
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