Michael Brown

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  Dec 23, 2020

  The New York Times starts to understand the right (with the help of an Israeli professor)

  More intriguing still is the subtitle: “An Israeli sociologist argues that Trump voters, like Netanyahu supporters in Israel, have legitimate reasons to find liberal values threatening.”

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  Dec 22, 2020

  How the ancient Maccabees speak to us today

  The Feast of Dedication, better known as Hanukkah, was just celebrated by Jews around the world, commemorating events that took place more than 2,100 years ago. But the lessons of Hanukkah are quite relevant to our times today.

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  Dec 18, 2020

  Local churches as centers of resistance

  Interestingly, it appears that some of the speakers invited to the Jericho March had no idea it would go in the direction that it did (including a visit from Alex Jones).

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  Dec 17, 2020

  To my prophetic friends: You were either right or you were wrong

  Either the charismatic prophets who declared unanimously that Donald Trump would be reelected to a second consecutive term were right or they were wrong.

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  Dec 16, 2020

  Was Beth Moore right to warn about Christian nationalism?

  But you are a Christian nationalist if you confuse loyalty to your country with loyalty to the kingdom of God. You are a Christian nationalist if you wrap the gospel in an American flag.

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  Dec 15, 2020

  Can America survive this perfect storm?

  Now there is even talk of some states seceding from the union. The situation really is grave.

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  Dec 12, 2020

  Claiming to be a pro-choice pastor is like claiming to be a Moloch-worshiping Christian

  It is another thing to be a “pro-choice pastor,” as Senate candidate Raphael Warnock claims to be, using the Bible to justify abortion. This is as morally compromised as it is theologically confused.

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  Dec 11, 2020

  White evangelical support for Trump was not about whiteness

  Of course, I could just as easily claim that it is anti-white animus driving the critique of white evangelicals or a self-hating whiteness that is animating these charges. We can psychoanalyze one other ad infinitum. It is best to stick with verifiable facts.

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  Dec 10, 2020

  Even YouTube recognizes the destructive power of words

  The announcement sounded promising: “YouTube to Remind Users Not to be a Jerk in the Comment Sections.” The reality is that this initiative doesn’t have a chance of succeeding.

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  Dec 9, 2020

  A challenge to pro-life voters

  Other than expressing our moral outrage in tweets or comments, what practical difference are we making?