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February 4, 2026
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New Poll Shows Most Americans Admire America’s Founding, But Reject Its Ideas

Discovery Institute
February 4, 2026
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"The death of American patriotism appears to have been greatly exaggerated," says political scientist Dr. John West, author of the new report How Americans View the American Founding. "Despite a torrent of negativity in recent years about America's Founders, most Americans still revere them." Read More ›
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John G. West
March 3, 2026
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Endowed by Our Creator

John G. West
March 3, 2026
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In this timely book, political scientist John G. West explores the original meaning of the Declaration and shows how its propositions drew support from both the Bible and early modern science. He then documents how science was later misused to overturn the Declaration’s teaching on equality, subvert its understanding of liberty, and justify the creation of a technocratic state that regulates us from cradle to grave. Finally, he reveals new scientific discoveries that are pointing us back to the truths expressed in the Declaration — and he explains why it is urgent that our culture recover them. Read More ›
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John G. West
June 19, 2025
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Are the Gospels like Hollywood movies that fictionalize history?

John G. West
June 19, 2025
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In my book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, I critically examine the views of evangelical New Testament scholar Michael Licona on the historical accuracy of the gospels. I think some of his proposals are at variance with the historic Christian view of the Bible from the early church until the rise of modernism. Read More ›
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John G. West
May 2, 2025
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From Christianity Today to Christianity Astray?

John G. West
May 2, 2025
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Co-founded by evangelist Billy Graham, Christianity Today (CT) has long been regarded as the voice of mainstream evangelical Christianity in America. But in recent years, its status as a paragon of evangelicalism has become increasingly suspect. So much so that theologian Bill Roach now dubs the publication “Christianity Astray.” Read More ›
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The Center for Science and Culture
February 3, 2025
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Exclusive Book Launch for “Stockholm Syndrome Christianity” by John G. West

The Center for Science and Culture
February 3, 2025
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Discovery Institute cordially invites you to join Dr. John G. West for an exciting evening in Tacoma, WA, as we celebrate the release of his thought-provoking new book, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity: Why America’s Christian Leaders Are Failing — and What We Can Do About It. Read More ›
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John G. West
February 3, 2025
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Introduction to Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 3, 2025
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Those of us who are Christians often regard atheists, agnostics, and secularists as the prime movers of America’s cultural collapse. Without question, they have helped spur our country’s descent into chaos, anger, loneliness, and despair. But we need to face an uncomfortable truth: Christians who aid, abet, and even encourage the rejection of historic Christian teachings are also playing a key role in our disintegration. Read More ›
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John G. West
February 3, 2025
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Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

John G. West
February 3, 2025
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What if American culture isn’t collapsing because of crusading secularists? What if it’s failing because leading Christians identify more with secular elites than with their fellow believers? Those are the provocative questions posed by Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, which exposes how influential Christian leaders are siding with their anti-Christian cultural captors on everything from biblical authority and science to sex, race, and religious liberty. Read More ›
Exploring Intelligent Design through the Memorials of Washington DC
John G. West
July 2, 2024
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We Hold These Truths: Exploring Intelligent Design through the Memorials of Washington DC

John G. West
July 2, 2024
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Celebrate July 4th weekend by exploring the importance of intelligent design to some of the greatest figures in American history through this brief tour of four iconic memorials in Washington, DC. We’ll visit the Jefferson Memorial, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Word War II Memorial, and the Lincoln Memorial. Your tour guide is Dr. John West, Vice President Read More ›

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John G. West
May 10, 2024
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Eric Metaxas, Francis Schaeffer, and The Great Evangelical Disaster

John G. West
May 10, 2024
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Forty years ago on May 15, evangelical Christian thinker Francis Schaeffer died after a long battle against cancer.   He went out with a bang, not a whimper. A few months before his passing, Schaeffer published his final book, The Great Evangelical Disaster. Many of his last weeks were spent promoting its message. Schaeffer’s book indicted the evangelical leadership class Read More ›