Shane Morris

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  Aug 24, 2019

  Animal conservation belongs in a Christian worldview

  If humans are just one animal among many, then our impulse to save endangered species and our sense of responsibility for them don’t make much sense.

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  Aug 23, 2019

  Breaking up with purity culture?

  Here’s a prediction: Thousands of years from now when archaeologists excavate American churches, they’ll identify the 1990s era by “What Would Jesus Do?” bracelets, DC Talk CDs, and purity rings.

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  Aug 15, 2019

  Twitter's outrage amplification

  An article I wrote kicked off a pretty serious social media reaction. While many expressed gratitude for the article, it also set off a backlash on Twitter. Thousands of responses flooded my feed, most of them filled with outrage.

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  Aug 14, 2019

  African, Korean missionaries look to reconvert America, Europe

  Between 2010 and 2015, the number of African missionaries jumped 32 percent to over 27,000. Korean missionaries jumped 50 percent to 30,000 in the same period. And the countries receiving the lion’s share of these missionaries are Brazil, Russia, and—wait for it—the United States.

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  Aug 10, 2019

  Why the spike in vandalism of Christian relics in Europe?

  Over the last few months, Europe has seen a wave of attacks against churches and other Christian sites.

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  Aug 9, 2019

  What we're missing about mass shootings

  The state of our national discourse is, to put it mildly, discouraging and unhelpful, and the reaction to the recent shootings only amplified how bad it is.

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  Aug 7, 2019

  Our childless cities of the future

  Recently in The Atlantic, Derek Thompson points out that, despite a decade-long economic and cultural boom in our cities, America’s urban rebirth is missing actual births. In fact, if current trends continue, the future of American cities is virtually childless.

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  Jul 29, 2019

  A long way from ‘bake my cake’: The nakedly absurd consequences of postmodernism

  You might think this is another story about transgender activism. And in a way, it is. But at an even deeper level, this is a story about postmodernism. Stick with me on this.

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  Jul 27, 2019

  The strange thing about ‘Stranger Things 3’: Too much 2019 in 1985

  For those who don’t know, “Stranger Things” is a sci-fi/thriller series set in the Midwestern town of Hawkins in the 1980s, where mad government scientists accidentally open a door to another dimension, letting in all the monsters. But the show almost completely leaves out religion.

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  Jul 23, 2019

  Planned Parenthood terminates Dr. Wen: We should pray for her

  For Planned Parenthood, this likely means a search for a new, radically pro-abortion, political firebrand to helm their organization—someone more like Cecile Richards.