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  • Unholy Alliances0

    An interview with filmmaker Dan Partland. The documentary God & Country, currently showing in theaters, has split opinions among American Christians. It’s a 90-minute, emotionally intense exploration of one of today’s least understood and arguably most subversive political movements, Christian nationalism. It features 18 high-profile Christian thinkers and leaders—from David French, a New York Times

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  • Flipping the Script on Faith and Politics0

    On what ground should the Christian stand in public life when Christianity is so often invoked for unchristian ends? In a time in which everything seems contestable, and the sacred so quickly turns profane, how should Christians approach politics? From criticism of “Christian nationalism” to concerns about a “secular surge,” there is great angst among

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  • Are Children Mere Creatures of the State?0

    A growing threat to parental rights. Illustration by Robert Carter Almost a century ago, in Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the rights of non-public schools to operate and of parents to have their children educated in them. At the heart of this

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  • The Problem with Free Speech is Us0

    There’s more than enough hypocrisy to go around whenever questions of free speech come before the U.S. Supreme Court—and I include myself in that indictment. When the facts of a case involve speech that fits with my own religious or political convictions, my commitment to First Amendment free speech principles is unwavering. But opinions or

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  • A Lament for Christianity’s Political Turn0

    Tim Alberta’s new book takes an inside look at the struggle for the soul of American evangelicalism. Picture this. A pastor finishes his sermon, offers a closing benediction, then closes his Bible. He has just preached a moving homily on the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew—a cornerstone teaching

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  • Case In Point0

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a long-awaited “rule” in January regarding conscience protections in health-care settings. Rules are detailed regulations issued by federal administrative agencies that spell out—in a more thorough and practical way—how an agency will interpret and implement laws passed by Congress. In this instance, the new HHS

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