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Will Christ Find Faith on the Earth? | Luke 18:1-8

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Monday, February 15, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:52):
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The Impeachment Trial Comes to an End: What Does the Acquittal Vote Actually Mean?

PART 2 (7:53 - 19:3):
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Weighing the Verdict of History in Saturday’s Impeachment Vote: The Moral Judgments of History Can’t Be Made Quickly

NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)
Impeachment Offers Republicans Grace. They Don’t Want It.

PART 3 (19:4 - 25:29):
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Deep Spiritual Truths Reflected on Valentine’s Day: Recognizing the Shadows of a Culture Longing for Something More Than Romantic Love

Friday, February 12, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:2):
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Americans Are Changing Their Minds on the Death Penalty: What Does the Bible Say about Capital Punishment?

PART 2 (12:3 - 18:37):
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The Shifting American Morality and the Rise of Therapeutic Explanations for Wrongdoing: What’s the Difference Between Retributive and Rehabilitative Justice?

NEW YORK TIMES (TRIP GABRIEL)
Virginia, Shifting Left Fast, Moves Closer to Abolishing Death Penalty

WALL STREET JOURNAL (JACOB GERSHMAN)
Virginia Moves to Abolish Death Penalty

PART 3 (18:38 - 23:50):
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There’s a Migration of Progressives Happening in America Today: A Look at the Correlation Between Moral Change and Demographic Change

WASHINGTON POST (PHILIP BUMP)
In about 20 years, half the population will live in eight states

Thursday, February 11, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:27):
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A Milestone in American Morality: Pornographer Larry Flynt, Head of Hustler ‘Empire’ Dies at 78

NEW YORK TIMES (ROBERT D. MCFADDEN)
Larry Flynt, Who Built a Porn Empire With Hustler, Dies at 78

PART 2 (8:28 - 14:55):
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The Distortion and Degradation of Desire: The Curse of Pornography, Biblically Defined

PART 3 (14:56 - 24:13):
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The Age of Decriminalization? Oregon Decriminalizes Use of Drugs, Even ‘Hard’ Drugs. What Will That Mean for Society?

LOS ANGELES TIMES (ANDREW SELSKY)
Oregon first state to decriminalize possession of drugs

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:15):
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The Religious Make-Up of President Biden’s Cabinet Is Unique in American History: What Are the Worldview Implications of This Reality?

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (YONAT SHIMRON)
In Biden’s Cabinet, Catholics and Jews dominate

PART 2 (12:16 - 19:4):
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A Complaint from the Nones: Secularists Aren’t Pleased with President Biden’s Frequent Religious References

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JACK JENKINS)
Secular groups praise Biden’s agenda but express concerns about religious rhetoric

PART 3 (19:5 - 25:34):
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“Prayer Without Invoking God”? What Could That Even Mean? Why Christians Must Think about Prayer Theistically, Always

WASHINGTON POST (KATE COHEN)
Amanda Gorman showed us how civic ceremonies can have prayer without invoking God

Karl Marx Meets the Devil: A Conversation with Historian Paul Kengor

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:32):
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The Second Impeachment Trial of Former President Donald J. Trump Begins Today in the U.S. Senate: What Is at Stake?

PART 2 (11:33 - 24:8):
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A Secret History of a Shadow Campaign in the 2020 Election? It’s a Blockbuster Story

TIME MAGAZINE (MOLLY BALL)
The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election

PART 3 (24:9 - 26:18):
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The Boss Appears in a Super Bowl Ad to Reunite America? Springsteen’s Message Doesn’t Match His Politics

Monday, February 8, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:29):
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Churches Challenging California’s Restrictions During Pandemic: What to Know From This Important Religious Liberty Case

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Gavin Newsom

PART 2 (14:30 - 18:52):
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Biden Administration Takes Its Aim at Religious Liberty at Home and Faces Challenges to Religious Liberty Abroad

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MARY VOUGHT)
Joe Biden’s Choice on Religious Freedom

PART 3 (18:53 - 25:44):
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George P. Shultz, Former Secretary of State, Dies at 100: A Steady Hand in American Diplomacy Following the Leadership of President Ronald Reagan

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL R. GORDON)
George Shultz, Secretary of State Under Reagan, Dies at 100

Thursday, February 4, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:12):
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Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised to $15? Understanding the Moral and Economic Issues at Stake as the Debate Unfolds

PART 2 (8:13 - 16:35):
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Who Decides What Is or Is Not a Just System of Labor and Reward? Who Decides What Is Fair? Big Questions Raised by the Proposed Increase to the Minimum Wage

PART 3 (16:36 - 23:37):
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Is the Minimum Wage Right or Wrong? Are Some Jobs Expendable in Order to Raise the Minimum Wage?

ROBERT REICH
The Morality of a $15 Minimum

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 13:26):
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A Fundamental Violation of Religious Liberty in Denmark: Proposed Law Would Require Religious Leaders to Submit Sermons to Government

EVANGELICAL FOCUS
Denmark will ask all faith groups to translate sermons into Danish language

THE GUARDIAN (DANIEL BOFFEY)
Denmark sermons law could stifle free worship, warns C of E bishop

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom

PART 2 (13:27 - 18:2):
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Will a Secularizing Society Continue to Respect Religious Liberty? A Stark Warning from Denmark, Where the Nation Has a State Church, But Almost No One Goes to Church

PART 3 (18:3 - 23:51):
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Myanmar’s Military Seizes Control and Arrests Aung San Suu Kyi: Huge Moral Issues for Christians to Consider Behind This Military Coup