You can break down COVID vaccination statistics by race, politics, and religion. But you can also sort out the data by age. Among Americans most in danger from the disease, 65-74 year-olds, 91% have been vaccinated. And the rate goes down as the risk goes down.
Scientists are finding it impossible to find a physical cause for consciousness. So instead of accepting the notion of a supernatural soul, some scientists are proposing the hypothesis that consciousness is a characteristic of matter, so that everything--all living creatures and all inanimate objects--have at least some level of consciousness.
Conservatives have long been accused of having "authoritarian" tendencies, while liberals promoted freedom. But today we are seeing the rise of "liberal authoritarianism," not just in politics but also in academia and the church.
A Mel Brooks joke, the Catholic controversy over the Latin Mass, the worship wars, the varieties of liberal theology, and discussion of the bigger question: How, whether, and to what extent should Christians "keep up with the times"?
Karen Prior rejects critical race theory, but she still sees a systemic dimension to racism. To explain what she means, she shows how the sexual revolution has permeated the culture and become "systemic." There is a sense in which original sin is systemic. But some cautions are in order.
Critical race theory opposes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Their reasons demonstrate the problems with the critical race theorists' ideology. And they demonstrate how critical race theory itself is an example of true systemic racism.
Conservatives and Christians are associated with the culture wars. But the most aggressive culture warriors of today are on the left. And there are signs that the general public is getting sick of it.
Democrats' claims that state attempts at election reform are a return to "Jim Crow" and are a threat to democracy are demonstrably untrue. But their own advocacy of ballot harvesting, voting without IDs, voting in any precinct, and non-secure ballots harken back to the corrupt political machines of Boss Tweed and Richard Dailey.
When, if ever, should a person leave a congregation or a denomination?
What Paul means when he warns against Christians saying they follow Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or Christ.
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