The Pastors ICE Threatened With Their Own Children

When Family Separation Is Government Policy

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What the White House documents say about Russia

YouTube video by American Values Coalition

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A Christian Response to the Global Refugee Crisis

with Matthew Soerens

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Socialism Having a Moment (in Both Parties)

Self-avowed socialists are winning Democrat primaries while Republicans behave like central planners.

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What Trump's Religious Liberty Report Gets Right — and Wrong

The Religious Liberty Commission’s draft report turned out better than expected.

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Reflections on the Reflecting Pool

A Metaphor for Modern Politics

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'Anti-American Values' Test for Federal Grants Is Anti-American

A new proposal would turn non-partisan government funding for science, health, housing, and transportation into tools of the president.

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Trump Is This Close to Declaring Himself Dictator for Life

President Donald Trump doesn’t just talk about having monarchical powers, he’s behaving like he already has them.

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3 Questions for ‘Rededicate 250’

An event on the National Mall today, “Rededicate 250,” seeks the “rededication of our country as One Nation to God.” For participants and attendees, both in-person and virtual, I have three questions.

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Lessons From Hungary

with Daniel Kochis

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Mass Deportation Is a Family Values Crisis

Also, 'There's Fun in Fascism': How Extremist Groups Are Exploiting Disasters to Recruit Young Men

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Violent Rhetoric and Political Violence

Rhetoric from political leaders and cultural influencers can contribute to violence, but criticizing a president’s authoritarianism isn’t a call to violence.

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A Plea from Churches of Christ

Salt and Light Resistance

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MAGA Misrepresents Just War, the Bible, and Quentin Tarantino

In 1976, an English-dubbed version of the 1973 Japanese martial arts film “Bodyguard Kiba” was released in American theaters.

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Theobros Radicalizing Young Christians

Napp Nazworth and Mark Tooley, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy.

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Pragmatist for Me, Purist for Thee

We all struggle with the purist vs.

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What Trump's Election Order Is Really About

The election order is more about creating a narrative than changing policy.

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Can Democracy Survive the Age of AI?

Will democracy even be possible given the AI tools now available to bad actors?

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Evangelical and MAGA Leaders Advocate Ethnic Cleansing

Certain MAGA leaders are openly advocating ethnic cleansing in the United States.

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Trump's SOTU Double-Standard

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Greenland, Venezuela, Ukraine and Crazy Global Politics

YouTube video by American Values Coalition

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QAnon Was Right About Epstein

There’s an elite cabal of child sex traffickers, QAnon conspiracies claimed.

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‘American Culture’ Isn’t Just for White People

“American culture is being replaced by Hispanic culture.” This claim appears at the core of arguments against the Super Bowl Halftime Show and arguments for mass deportation.

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Lawless Lawmen and Civil Society

What happens when law enforcement doesn’t follow the law?

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MTG, Epstein, and Leaving MAGA

with Rich Logis

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Trump Is Soft on Crime

Trump wants power and chaos, not law and order.

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Does the Bible Teach 'America First'?

with Kaitlyn Schiess

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What's Really Happening in Chicago?

with 3 Chicago Pastors

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Some Good News About What Unites Us

with Colin Woodard

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