“Democratic acting” virtues
If honesty, humility, and consistency are virtues that improve our democratic thinking, helping us make the right decisions, we can […]
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Terra nullius
Suriname’s policy toward Indigenous Peoples did not originate in this small region. It is based on the principles defined by
Free Speech Doesn’t Mean Free Rein to Shout Down Others
from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/23/opinion/free-speech-campus.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion
The new report from PRRI also found that many religious Americans support LGBTQ nondiscrimination rights, even those who oppose same
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‘Purple church’ pastors mull leadership strategies in polarizing times
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina held a leadership forum to help pastors figure out how to speak out
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Trust/confidence and distrust/suspicion
Simply put, trust means confidence. The opposite of trust – distrust – is suspicion. When you trust people, you have
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Princeton Theological Seminary students, alumni seek ouster of trustee chair
‘The seminary needs a deeper reckoning,’ they wrote, ‘with its current relationship to and investment in modern systems of enslavement.’
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What was the mechanism of this connection?
I felt the same way about the inipi. My ability to explain what had happened didn’t obscure my absolute joy
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“Who Woulda Thunk…A Semicolon”
“WHO WOULDA THUNK…A SEMICOLON”1 Rarely would I steal..not plagiarize..but steal a title from an author or organization…but the claim to
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Black, Evangelical and Torn
free article from the New York Times With America’s white conservatives increasingly drawn to Christian nationalism, many Black believers feel
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Our New Promethean Moment
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Networks come with three major advantages
For centuries, we have recognized the importance of networking. According to Brian Uzzi, a management professor at Northwestern University, networks
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Five charts that explain the desperate turn to MAGA among conservative white Christians
by Robert P. Jones https://religionnews.com/2023/03/14/five-charts-that-explain-the-desperate-turn-to-maga-among-conservative-white-christians/
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Slavery was abolished, but the beliefs that justified it were not.
Just as the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Dawes Act of 1887 were used to strip Native tribes
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How can a poor man stand such times and live?
by Angela Denker https://open.substack.com/pub/angeladenker/p/how-can-a-poor-man-stand-such-times?r=1ewbq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Author and priest Randall Balmer: ‘Sport has eclipsed religion as the US pastime’
In his new book, the scholar examines how religion shaped the history of major sports in North America https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/mar/13/author-and-priest-randall-balmer-sport-has-eclipsed-religion-as-the-us-pastime
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Young people flourish where faith leaders see color
If you ask young people to leave race at home, you might as well tell them to stay home, too.
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The battle to boost our deep sleep – and help stop dementia
The biological ‘brainwashing’ that happens while you are sleeping is crucial for filtering out toxins. Here’s how to optimise your
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