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From Donald Trump at the top to Newt Gingrich at the murky bottom, Republicans spent Easter weekend attacking everything from conservatism’s perceived enemies to the concept of inclusivity to ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 11:15 AM PDT
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Episode 146 has been uploaded. iHeartRadio this podcast all podcasts Omny.FM this podcast all podcasts ivoox this podcast all podcasts Apple this podcast all podcasts Preview: YouTube: A-Block SPECIAL COMMENT: Sure, the split legal decisions in New...
by Proginoskes
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 09:43 PM PDT
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By David Glenn Cox As we watch the slow decline, dismantlement, displacement and fall of Donald Trump a pattern appears. Because of an inborn insecurity planted sometime during childhood. Donald Trump must constantly brag about his wealth. He owns this...
by This Carbon Based Life
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Jones.
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by Clay Jones
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on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM PST
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At first, this may seem like clickbait. It’s not meant to be, though it will probably get people’s attention, not to mention their ire. But I’ve grown extremely frustrated—to the point of anger—at the way so-called Christians/Evangelicals are treating...
by Benthovens5th
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on Thu Jan 25, 2024 at 12:44 AM PST
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During an end of the year MSNBC panel discussion, writer, actor, and comedian John Fugelsang gave his thoughts on what he hopes to “leave behind” in regards to 2024’s national discourse. Fugelsang proposed leaving “behind right-wing fundamentalists and...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 10:22 AM PST
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My husband is a Marine Veteran and a Priest. Last night I finally got some free time to tell him about the most recent MRFF Diary. In Case You Missed It: Wounded Warrior Battalion to be healed by Jesus Now, it may seem odd that I am an atheist and my...
by LimitReached
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 08:03 AM PST
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Speaking of elections, Mike Johnson wants a religious litmus test for office holders, and thinks environmentalists are possessed by the Devil himself. This shows that his shtick is about power, not Christian religion. If it were about religion, he...
by thomhartmann
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on Wed Nov 08, 2023 at 08:11 AM PST
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Things are crazy in America. We’re operating without a Speaker of the House for the first time in our history. Our Congress is full of Climate Change/Science deniers. An entire political party has sold itself to the cult of Donald Trump, a bona fide...
by Benthovens5th
80 comments
on Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 09:06 PM PDT
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I want to know what you think Jesus would say today to Sore Loser. Guess which one is getting crucified this time. What would Jesus say? We do have a few possibilities. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” “What good is it for...
by jqjacobs
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on Mon Oct 02, 2023 at 10:00 PM PDT
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The thesis of our book today, Woke Church, is An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice. This is what Evangelical Christianity could, and often does, look like when not mired in greed, hatred, and delusion. The Black...
by Mokurai
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on Sat Sep 23, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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It's a fun argument to watch on social media. On the one hand, you have the Conservative, and on the other, the Liberal. Both arguing about an entity neither of them believes in… Jesus. When a liberal argues Jesus, they usually argue his compassion...
by Benthovens5th
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on Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 09:46 PM PDT
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Whitewash what? This is %$@#!ing disgusting. Let’s just hypothetically say this possible person existed and was born in (checks notes) Bethlehem (checks notes) which is in Israel (not Pennsylvania) and was supposedly born (checks notes) some 2000ish...
by itwasniceknowingyouamerica
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on Sat Aug 12, 2023 at 08:19 PM PDT
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I’ve explained Jewish messianism to Christians in person more times than I can count, and poorly at that. So in deference to my lazy nature, I decided to lay it down in a blog. That way if the subject comes up again, I can just point. While Jesus might...
by Mark Ira Kaufman
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on Mon Jul 17, 2023 at 06:44 AM PDT
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You might never suspect it, but Josh Hawley is a smart guy. He comes from a wealthy family and attended a tony private school where he was actually valedictorian. Then he was off to Stanford and finally on to Yale, where he was editor of the Yale Law...
by Mark Sumner
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on Thu Jul 06, 2023 at 09:50 AM PDT
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As a teenager, despite dire warnings from my parents and church, I was a musician who loved secular rock and roll music. I also loved Christian rock. I was a minor when I lucked into a job as a venue roadie for major concert tours. Imagine my joy mixed...
by SteveDavis
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on Sun Jun 11, 2023 at 05:52 AM PDT
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For several years when I was younger, I was part of an independent small Christian church not affiliated with any Catholic or Protestant organization or denomination. The church did not have a creedbook, theology statements, doctrinal coda, or other...
by SteveDavis
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on Fri Jun 09, 2023 at 08:07 AM PDT
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The term woke has been getting an intense workout of late. Jake Tapper asked Nikki Haley to define woke on a CNN town meeting. Haley couldn’t define it, but she did offer this nice word salad: “The idea that we have biological boys playing in girls’...
by Benthovens5th
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on Tue Jun 06, 2023 at 04:27 AM PDT
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Before you click out, know this: I’m not religious. Trained first as an experimental scientist, I spent most of my working life as a lawyer and law professor. I don’t believe in the supernatural, far less in a kindly old man (or lady) sitting up there...
by dratler
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on Mon May 29, 2023 at 08:56 PM PDT
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As a country, America was founded on the principle of religious freedom. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." At its core, this is a declaration of...
by msouza
70 comments
on Wed May 24, 2023 at 10:51 AM PDT
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