Demonic possessions seem to be increasing since the pandemic. And some psychiatrists are recognizing the condition and are working with religious exorcists. So says an article in the "Los Angeles Times."
Demonic possessions seem to be increasing since the pandemic. And some psychiatrists are recognizing the condition and are working with religious exorcists. So says an article in the "Los Angeles Times."
Conservative comedy is on the rise, while liberal comedy is floundering. Even progressive scholars are admitting this. Why is this?
The various critiques of liberal (i.e., freedom-based) democracy that we have been hearing from both the left and the right agree that this kind of government is spiritually empty. But what if political systems are not supposed to be spiritually fulfilling? What if spiritual fulfillment needs to come from an actual religion as opposed to some divinized state, whether of the left or the right?
This weekend's discussion topic: politics. Consider questions like these: What will be the political impact of overturning Roe v. Wade? Will we have a rematch of Trump v. Biden? Would some other candidate have a better chance? What are the prospects of unifying the country? Will that take a war?
The state that fared best with COVID was Nebraska, even though that state had no lockdowns, mask mandates, or vaccine requirements. What was Nebraska's secret? Good government.
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Legalized euthanasia in Canada was originally for the terminally ill, but it has since been expanded to the disabled and to sufferers of non-fatal diseases. Now people are choosing to die for economic reasons; that is, because they are poor.
Nobody really knows the political impact of the leaked Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. But there is one wild card that is receiving little attention. What will pro-abortion conservatives do? There are more of them than you probably realize.
The Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board is being compared to the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's dystopian classic "1984." But that novel also describes specific techniques of thought control that are painfully evident today.
Loving our neighbor is foundational to Biblical ethics, to the doctrine of vocation, and to the Christian life. What all, though, does that entail? Martin Luther has some illuminating things to say about this.
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