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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 ›
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Wesley J. Smith
November 25, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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The Media Still Can’t Get Facts about Terri Schiavo Right

Wesley J. Smith
November 25, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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Terri Schiavo was cruelly dehydrated to death almost 20 years ago, and the media still can’t get the facts right. Terri’s case has come up again in media stories discussing the nomination of former congressman Dr. David Weldon to head the CDC. As usual, there are misreporting and wrongful implications when Terri’s case is discussed. Read More ›
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Child at Pedicatric Check-Up
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Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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New Zealand Study: “Dearth” of Evidence Supporting Use of Puberty Blockers

Wesley J. Smith
November 22, 2024
Human Exceptionalism
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It is increasingly clear that there is little scientific basis for administering puberty blockers to gender-dysphoric youth. Consequently, many European countries have now effectively banned their use outside of official studies. Now, the New Zealand Ministry of Health has similarly found that there is a “dearth” of evidence supporting blocking normal adolescence in youngsters who feel that their gender is different from their sex. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
November 22, 2024
Homelessness
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Jerry McAuley’s Nineteenth Century Homelessness Ministry

Marvin Olasky
November 22, 2024
Homelessness
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In 1872, McAuley rented a small Water Street room with funds provided by church leaders who admitted the failure of their plan to import middle-class ecclesiastical style into the Rat Pit. McAuley's services were different than anything Water Street, or other mean streets, had seen. He invited in homeless men and others for cheap but hot food, and lots of hot stories. Read More ›