John Stonestreet

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  Dec 4, 2020

  The case for resettling refugees in the US

  Ultimately, we want the number of refugees reduced, and that will require that religious freedom and protections for religious minorities be advanced around the world.

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  Dec 2, 2020

  Bans on 'sexual orientation change efforts' are unconstitutional, says court

  Nearly everything in our culture has convinced them to assume that it is futile for anyone to resist their same-sex attractions.

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  Nov 30, 2020

  Cashing in on psychedelics: Escaping reality is never a solution

  If I were to bet big about psychedelics, I’d bet our nation is making a big mistake.

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  Nov 28, 2020

  Abandoning the elderly in Belgium during COVID-19 pandemic

  The residents of these homes were, according to the report, “abandoned” by government authorities as the epidemic raged.

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  Nov 27, 2020

  Advent in a time of COVID-19

  If there were ever a time that we needed less distraction and more focus on what really matters, it’s now.

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  Nov 23, 2020

  The problem with talking about right and wrong

  The opposing sides of contemporary debates around bioethics, i.e. abortion, doctor-assisted suicide, in-vitro fertilization, and other assisted reproductive technologies, often proceed from very different beliefs about what it means to be human.

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  Nov 20, 2020

  An $850 meal isn’t a moral failure

  When celebrity chef Thomas Keller was interviewed by NPR about his new cookbook, his interviewer wasn’t all that interested in the recipes. Instead, he wanted to talk about the $850-per-plate price tag at Keller’s recently reopened San Francisco restaurant.

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  Nov 19, 2020

  Another COVID surge, still asking the same questions

  In light of these new protocols and the updated information, medical experts, local officials, governors, and especially media outlets need to rethink the language they use, the panic they incite, and the policies they enact.

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  Nov 12, 2020

  Why the idea of human exceptionalism ruffles feathers

  Scientists who assume that human exceptionalism is a religious hang-up will see any animal spotted resembling human behavior as evidence that there’s nothing exceptional about humans.

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  Nov 10, 2020

  Ballot initiatives and the silence of churches

  In Washington state decided that kindergarteners should be taught so-called LGBTQ-inclusivity, and that the corresponding behaviors should be taught to students beginning in fourth grade.