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Monday, April 12, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:23):
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China Wants to “Sinify” Christians: Why the Gospel Is So Threatening to Totalitarian Regimes

THE ECONOMIST
China wants to make its Christians more Chinese

PART 2 (8:24 - 17:41):
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How Much Should Christianity Be Contextualized in Various Cultures?

PART 3 (17:42 - 24:32):
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What Is “Satanic Panic”? Why Christians Should Never Give the Satanic Too Much or Too Little Attention

VOX (AJA ROMANO)
Why Satanic Panic never really ended

Friday, April 9, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 6:58):
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Robert Mundell, Nobel-Winning Economist, Dies at 88: A Look at Mundell’s Thought on the Growth of the Economic Pie

NEW YORK TIMES (TOM REDBURN)
Robert A. Mundell, a Father of the Euro and Reaganomics, Dies at 88

PART 2 (6:59 - 21:27):
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Hans Küng, Theologian Lionized by the Left, Dies at 93: A Lesson in How to Become a Hero in an Ever-Secularizing Culture

NEW YORK TIMES (DOUGLAS MARTIN)
Hans Küng, Catholic Theologian With a Powerful Critique, Dies at 93

PART 3 (21:28 - 24:29):
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Godzilla vs. King Kong — Who Should Win and Why Do We Care? Why the Moral Imagination Needs Monsters

CMDA Matters Podcast

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:14):
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Arkansas Is Currently Ground Zero for the Moral Revolution: Christians Must Speak with Clarity on What is at Stake (Even If No One Else Will)

WASHINGTON POST (SAMANTHA SCHMIDT)
Arkansas legislators pass ban on transgender medical treatments for youths, overriding governor’s veto

PART 2 (14:15 - 21:5):
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The Leader of Britain’s Labour Party Apologizes for Attending a Christian Church that Believes in Christian Morality: Why Is the World Shocked When Christian Churches Adhere to Christian Doctrine?

THE GUARDIAN (KEVIN RAWLINSON)
Keir Starmer apologises for visiting church behind gay 'exorcisms'

THE SPECTATOR (BRENDAN O’NEILL)
Starmer’s Jesus House apology is an insult

PART 3 (21:6 - 29:34):
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Is Complementarianism a First, Second, or Third Order Doctrine? An Unavoidable Issue, Current Confusion, and Respectful Christian Disagreement

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (YONAT SHIMRON AND BOB SMIETANA)
Beth Moore apologizes for her role in elevating ‘complementarian’ theology that limits women leaders

ALBERT MOHLER
A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:24):
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The Shape of Things to Come: Christian Colleges and Schools That Hold to Christian Moral Commitments Are Accused of Discrimination

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (YONAT SHIMRON)
Are LGBTQ students at Christian schools discriminated against? A lawsuit, scholarly studies say yes.

PART 2 (10:25 - 21:3):
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Join the Revolution or Else: The Current Challenge to Christian Higher Education Is (Intentionally) an Existential Threat

PART 3 (21:4 - 25:53):
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Caught at the Collision of Sexual Revolution and Identity Politics — The Shape of Our Christian Challenge

Facing the Intersection of Culture, Politics, and Religion in the Secular Age: A Conversation with R. R. Reno, Editor of First Things

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:52):
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The Repudiation of Biblical Christianity in One Senator and Reverend’s Easter Tweet

PART 2 (8:53 - 19:11):
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A Crisis of Doubt: Understanding Doubt in Relation to the Person of Jesus Christ and Faithful Christian Living

CHRISTIANITY TODAY (A. J. SWOBODA AND NIJAY K. GUPTA)
Jesus Was the God-Man, Not the God-Superman

ALBERT MOHLER
The Last Temptation of the Christian

PART 3 (19:12 - 24:25):
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You Just Can’t Keep Up with the Moral Revolution, Even if Your Church Decides to Compromise Biblical Convictions In Order to Try

USA TODAY (ANDREW J. YAWN)
A Georgia church, kicked out of the SBC for allowing gay members, wants to make sure 'everybody’s welcome'

Monday, April 5, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 10:59):
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Why Is Society Changing So Quickly? The Domination of Progressive Politics and Morality in American Public Life

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Biden Baseball League

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID GELLES)
Delta and Coca-Cola Reverse Course on Georgia Voting Law, Stating ‘Crystal Clear’ Opposition

NEW YORK TIMES (KEVIN DRAPER, JAMES WAGNER, REID J. EPSTEIN AND NICK CORASANITI)
M.L.B. Pulls All-Star Game From Georgia in Response to Voting Law

PART 2 (10:60 - 18:23):
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President Biden Brings His Moral Judgment Down on Georgia — Major League Baseball, Delta, and Coca-Cola Follow Suit

WASHINGTON POST (CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR.)
Biden wades into contentious Georgia boycott battle by voicing support for moving All-Star Game

WASHINGTON POST (GLENN KESSLER)
Biden falsely claims the new Georgia law ‘ends voting hours early’

WASHINGTON POST (HUGH HEWITT)
Good luck with your fans, Major League Baseball

PART 3 (18:24 - 23:55):
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What Does the Controversy about M.L.B.’s All-Star Game Tell Us About Who Is Driving Change in Society and Where the Society Is Headed?

NEW YORK TIMES (JAMES WAGNER)
Activism Was Unusual for Baseball, but Not for Sports

Friday, April 2, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:49):
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Delivered Up for Our Transgressions and Raised for Our Justification: The Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ as Center of Christian Belief

PART 2 (8:50 - 15:23):
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He Is Risen, Indeed: The Reality of the Resurrection of Christ and the Arrival of the Age of Salvation

PART 3 (15:24 - 19:40):
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What Is the Cost of Not Believing the Gospel Truth Claims of the Christian Worldview?

Thursday, April 1, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:5):
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President Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, And It’s About Far More Than Roads and Bridges

PART 2 (11:6 - 14:49):
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A Crystalized Effort to Coerce Moral Change in America: Biden Administration Celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility with New Military Policies

PART 3 (14:50 - 27:24):
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Why Would the New York Times Give Three Pages to a Sensationalized Story about Long-Lost Fragments of Deuteronomy Long Ago Identified As Forgeries?

NEW YORK TIMES (JENNIFER SCHUESSLER)
Is a Long-Dismissed Forgery Actually the Oldest Known Biblical Manuscript?

NEW YORK TIMES (IDAN DERSHOWITZ)
The Secret History of Leviticus