Religion and Civic Life

^{John G. West
June 19, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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Are the Gospels like Hollywood movies that fictionalize history?

_{John G. West
June 19, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

^{John G. West
May 2, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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From Christianity Today to Christianity Astray?

_{John G. West
May 2, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

^{John G. West
February 5, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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Christianity Today Decides My Book Is Too “Divisive” to Advertise

_{John G. West
February 5, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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My new book Stockholm Syndrome Christianity is apparently too hot to handle for the folks at Christianity Today (CT). Last week, Discovery Institute tried to place ads for the book in two of CT’s online newsletters. Read More ›

^{The Center for Science and Culture
February 3, 2025
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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Exclusive Book Launch for “Stockholm Syndrome Christianity” by John G. West

_{The Center for Science and Culture
February 3, 2025
Discovery Institute, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

A wolf hiding among a flock of sheep, leading the way or waiting for the right moment to act - Concept of identity and difference, of being unique among others, or metaphor for hidden risk and danger

^{John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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Introduction to Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

^{John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

_{John G. West
February 3, 2025
Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

^{John G. West
July 2, 2024
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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We Hold These Truths: Exploring Intelligent Design through the Memorials of Washington DC

_{John G. West
July 2, 2024
Intelligent Design, Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

^{John G. West
May 10, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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Eric Metaxas, Francis Schaeffer, and The Great Evangelical Disaster

_{John G. West
May 10, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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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 ›

Small flags of USA and China next to each other on a world map representing bilateral relations.

^{Scott S. Powell
February 28, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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Xi Van Fleet, a Sage for Turning Around a Troubled America

_{Scott S. Powell
February 28, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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Outsiders often have more and better insights on societies and countries than native people. Such was the case with Alexis de Tocqueville, a Frenchman who traveled widely through America during 1831 and 1832. Read More ›

Florida State Capitol Building and Museum Tallahassee FL

^{Scott S. Powell
February 12, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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Can Florida Halt the Woke Revolution?

_{Scott S. Powell
February 12, 2024
Religion and Civic Life

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With the 2024 Florida legislative session being at its mid-point, Tallahassee still has a shot at passing solid historic preservation legislation that stops a key part of the Marxist cultural revolution in its tracks. Doing so will demonstrate real leadership by Florida and provide a role model for other states to follow. Doing nothing facilitates the continuation of the slow suicide of America. Read More ›