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Out of all the disappointing things said and done by so-called Christians in the last year, it’s the false prophecies that Donald Trump would surely win a 2nd term that makes me the saddest. Not to mention that those lovers of all things prophetic, or should I say, anything that sounds "spiritual” who swallowed the …
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Three years ago, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans whether they thought it could ever be justified for their political party to use violence to advance its goals. The overwhelming response was no. Only 8 percent of people said anything other than “never.” This year, YouGov asked the same question — and the share of …
We’ve finally made it to the last post in this series. I set out to be brief in my assessment of Donald Trump’s danger to Americans. I thought I could reduce my thoughts down to one post, which soon proved to be impossible. By way of review, I’ve proposed that Mr. Trump lies with impunity, …
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“When a man unprincipled in private life, desperate in his fortune … despotic in his ordinary demeanor, known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty — which when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity to join in the cry of danger to liberty to take every …
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I’m praying for the president and first lady to fully recover from COVID-19. Though a harsh critic of his presidency, I recognize him as a fellow image bearer and as a beloved of God. I have no desire for him to be sick or worse. Nevertheless, I will proceed to make available this series of …
