John Stonestreet

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  Jul 21, 2022

  What 'separation of church and state' is really about

  Without conscience rights, we cannot truly speak, write, assemble, or advocate freely from our deepest beliefs. That’s why the freedom of religion is often called “the first freedom.” Its position in the Bill of Rights highlights its importance. 

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  May 15, 2022

  Another weak link in evolutionary theory

  Today, however, discoveries in molecular biology have complicated that conclusion. In fact, a new paper poses one of the strongest challenges yet to the idea that all life shares common chemistry.

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  Apr 21, 2022

  The history of the idea of 'war crimes'

  Though in the throes of war, these ideals were rarely followed, the code held among the nobles. For example, if a knight unnecessarily killed another knight in combat, he could be charged with murder. This was not considered a war crime, however.  

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  Apr 11, 2022

  Coach Kennedy: From the field to the Supreme Court

  All Christians need that kind of clarity. Too many have believed a sort of “inevitability” narrative about the restriction of religious freedom advanced by bureaucratic demands. In fact, religious freedom is affirmed by the Supreme Court more often than not.

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  Apr 6, 2022

  What is radical monogamy?

  Every once in a while, someone who doesn’t profess Christianity will stumble upon some sort of natural or moral law that Christians have professed for centuries.

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  Mar 30, 2022

  What are women for?

  At times, roles that men and women fill have been prioritized over the goodness of their God-given design. More often, roles have been conflated with design.

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  Mar 11, 2022

  Is it biblical to honor our nation?

  Nationalism becomes idolatry whenever love of nation devolves into an excessive or uncritical devotion, is confused with the Kingdom of God, justifies evil, or engages in a partiality that treats citizens of other nations as less worthy of love or justice or charity.

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  Jan 27, 2022

  Passing on the faith: Good news and bad news

  One clear lesson is how seriously parents must take their role as disciple-makers. It’s a common instinct to lean away from spiritual conversations, especially with teens and young adults who seem to have grown uninterested or annoyed by them.

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  Dec 27, 2021

  Erasing women

  The contrast between Metaxas’ celebration of women as women and the transgender movement’s aggressive decree that any woman who does something stereotypically male must therefore be a man is profound. 

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  Nov 8, 2021

  Kids are given to parents, not the state

  Parenthood intrinsically commits Christians to follow Jesus, to be thoughtful and self-sacrificing, to live virtuously and teach kids to do the same, to bring them up in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord.”