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  Oct 8, 2017

  If You Fell Asleep in 1961 and Woke Up Today

  Tonight is TV night, and everyone is ready to enjoy "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Leave It to Beaver." You doze off and when you wake up a few minutes later, everything has changed. Instead of the smiling Cleaver family, it's a nude couple going on their first date together. You change the channel and find two men making out passionately while taking off each other's clothes. You click once more, and this time it's two young moms with their daughters—they're both 16 and unmarried—and their babies wer

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  Oct 7, 2017

  Is This YouTube Video Really Unsuitable for Viewers Under 18?

  There's never a dull moment in our dealings with YouTube. In the latest twist, our video commentary on "What God Is Saying through the Vegas Massacre" has been age-restricted, deemed not suitable for viewers under 18. Really?

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  Oct 6, 2017

  No, Shaun King, 'Whiteness' Does Not Prevent Men From Being Labeled Terrorists

  King wrote an article, arguing that had the shooter been an immigrant and/or a Muslim, the massacre would have been dubbed an act of terror. But because the shooter was white and enjoyed white privilege, his whiteness prevented him from being labeled a terrorist. Claims like this are as unhelpful as they are inaccurate.

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  Oct 5, 2017

  A Divided America Cannot Stand: Now Is Not the Time to Blame Others

  A house divided against itself cannot stand. This is a message America needs to hear again. We are literally tearing ourselves apart. And so, rather than the Vegas massacre drawing us together, it is being politicized and propagandized, often in the most vulgar ways. Is there no respect for the dead and grieving?

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  Oct 4, 2017

  Can 'Thoughts and Prayers' Stop the Next Shooting?

  In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, Mark Kelly, husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, herself a shooting victim, said, \"All we're hearing is thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers are important. They are not enough. Your thoughts and prayers aren't going to stop the next shooting.\" Is he right? Yes and no.

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  Oct 3, 2017

  Two Words That Give Me Hope for America

  America is really sick — as in really, really sick. That's why some conservative preachers and pundits believe we have passed the point of no return. Yet there are two words that give me hope, and I want to share that hope with you.

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  Oct 2, 2017

  Reeling After the Deadliest US Shooting: Only God Can Heal America

  America is reeling again. Families have been ripped apart and individual lives have been torn apart. One day we're reeling from devastating hurricanes, the next day we're torn apart by racial divisions, the next day we're ripped apart by the worst mass shooting in our history. The pain is palpable, the shock tangible. Can America still be healed?

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  Oct 1, 2017

  Dear Pastor, Are You a Truth-Telling Shepherd or a Spiritual Politician?

  For years we've been told not to be confrontational and not to address controversial moral issues lest we offend the world and drive away the lost. And so, in the name of wisdom, a spirit of compromise has entered our pulpits, and we sound more like spiritual politicians than truth-telling shepherds.

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  Sep 30, 2017

  A Practical Suggestion for NFL Players

  Dear NFL Athletes, As a fan rather than a critic, may I offer a suggestion to you regarding the national anthem? it seems like the league can get very political on some fronts. And who is affected by this? You and the fans. This is not fair and this is not right.

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  Sep 29, 2017

  If 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Is a Myth Why Do So Many Black Americans Believe It?

  According to every reliable report, my young namesake Michael Brown was not shot in the back, nor did he have his hands up, nor did he utter the words, "Hands up, don't shoot."