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The Theological Roots of Capitalism: A Conversation with Economist Benjamin M. Friedman

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 14:4):
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Marijuana Policies Reveal the Nation’s Moral Confusion on Marijuana — and Ground Zero for the Confusion is the White House

NEW YORK TIMES (KATIE ROGERS AND ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS)
Five Who Used Marijuana in Past Will Exit White House, Calling New Guidelines Into Question

PART 2 (14:5 - 19:13):
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Moral Confusion on the Marijuana Issue Is International — What We Learn by Looking at Recent Developments

NEW YORK TIMES (OSCAR LOPEZ)
Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market

USA TODAY (JOHN BACON)
Virginia set to be first Southern state to legalize recreational marijuana; critics say the bill falls short on racial justice

WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
If Virginia is going to legalize weed, it should do it right

PART 3 (19:14 - 25:21):
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Better Not Give this Cross-Stitch Book to Grandma — Controversy Over Foul-Language Feminist Cross-Stitch Book at Major Retailer

Monday, March 22, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 7:54):
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Heartbreak and Huge Questions Hang Over Atlanta in Wake of Murderous Attack

PART 2 (7:55 - 22:1):
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How Does the Secular World Understand the Church’s Teaching on Sin, Lust, and Sexual Immorality?

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH GRAHAM, NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS, JACK HEALY, AND FRANCES ROBLES)
Suspect’s Church Calls Spa Attacks ‘the Result of a Sinful Heart’

NEW YORK TIMES (RUTH GRAHAM)
Atlanta Suspect’s Fixation on Sex Is Familiar Thorn for Evangelicals

WASHINGTON POST (JONATHAN KROHN AND SARAH PULLIAM BAILEY)
Atlanta shooting suspect was a patient at evangelical treatment center close to first targeted spa

PART 3 (22:2 - 29:3):
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Jesus Saves: Biblical Principles for Christians to Consider about the Struggle with Sin

John 17:12-16

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Friday, March 19, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 4:6):
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Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services: What’s at Stake Concerning Religious Liberty, Abortion, and More?

NEW YORK TIMES (SHERYL GAY STOLBERG)
Culture Wars Leave Biden’s Health Leadership Posts Vacant

PART 2 (4:7 - 18:55):
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Cohabitation Is a Growing Problem in Evangelical Churches? Why Christians Must Be Incredibly Clear—and Consistent—About What the Bible Teaches About Marriage and Sex

CHRISTIANITY TODAY (DAVID J. AYERS)
The Cohabitation Dilemma Comes for America’s Pastors

PART 3 (18:56 - 22:54):
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Are Humans Distinctly Different From Squirrels? Human Dignity Depends on Understanding the Distinction

NEW YORK TIMES (CRISPIN SARTWELL)
Humans Are Animals. Let’s Get Over It.

PART 4 (22:55 - 27:51):
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Is Your Pet Sending You Telepathic Messages? Pet Psychics Are On the Rise, and You Honestly Can’t Make This Up

WALL STREET JOURNAL (MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS)
What Do Dogs Really Think? Pet Psychics Are Standing By

Thursday, March 18, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 17:30):
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8 People Killed in Tragic Shootings in Atlanta: What Do We Know? And What Should Christians Think about This Terrible Violence?

USA TODAY (ELINOR ASPEGREN, RYAN W. MILLER, CHRISTAL HAYES)
Atlanta-area spa shootings: Suspect officially charged after 8 people killed at 3 spas; most victims were Asian

WASHINGTON POST (SARAH PULLIAM BAILEY)
Christian leaders wrestle with Atlanta shooting suspect’s Southern Baptist ties

PART 2 (17:31 - 21:24):
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More Families Choose Homeschooling for the Future: An Important and Unexpected Development from the Pandemic

WALL STREET JOURNAL (VALERIE BAUERLEIN)
Covid-19 Pandemic Pushes More Parents to Go All-In for Home Schooling

PART 3 (21:25 - 24:20):
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How Did Nearly $3 Billion for Private Schools Get Included in the Latest Stimulus Bill? The Answer May Surprise You

NEW YORK TIMES (ERICA L. GREEN)
Schumer and a Teachers’ Union Leader Secure Billions for Private Schools

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 11:12):
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“The Determination Will Have to Be Made”— The Equality Act Threat According to Its Own Lead Sponsor

PUBLIC DISCOURSE (ALBERT MOHLER)
The Equality Act and the Rise of the Anti-Theological State

PART 2 (11:13 - 21:27):
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Where Does the Equal Rights Amendment Now Stand? How Can You Resurrect a Proposed Constitutional Amendment That Officially Expired Decades Ago?

PART 3 (21:28 - 26:14):
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A Symbolic and Telling Event in the History of American Entertainment: Video Rental Stores, Technology, and the Seduction of Sin

IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN (ISAAC HAMLET)
'I loved roaming the aisles': Iowans mourn the end of an era as Iowa's last Family Video stores turn out the lights

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 12:29):
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The Vatican Announces That the Roman Catholic Church Cannot Bless Same-Sex Unions: A Closer Look at an Important Argument about What Christians Can and Cannot Bless

VATICAN PRESS OFFICE
Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to a dubium regarding the blessing of the unions of persons of the same sex, 15.03.2021

VATICAN PRESS OFFICE
Article of Commentary on the Responsum ad dubium, 15.03.2021

PART 2 (12:30 - 15:36):
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As Their Churches Shrink, Many German Bishops Want to Liberalize the Roman Catholic Church: How Does the German Government Subsidize Global Theological Liberalism?

WASHINGTON POST (CHICO HARLAN)
German bishops want to modernize the church. Are they getting too far ahead of Pope Francis?

PART 3 (15:37 - 23:50):
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If You Buy Into the “Right” of Physician-Assisted Suicide, Then You’ll Accept the Entire Sequence: Christians Must Eagerly Affirm the Sanctity and Dignity of Every Single Human Life

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (CHARLES C. CAMOSY)
‘Silence is not an option’: Harold Braswell on Canada’s new assisted suicide law

Monday, March 15, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 8:44):
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The Normalization of Polygamy: Cambridge, Massachusetts, Will Legalize Polyamorous Relationships

REASON MAGAZINE (ELIZABETH NOLAN BROWN)
Cambridge Will Recognize Polyamorous Partnerships and Other Domestic Arrangements With More Than 2 Adults

PART 2 (8:45 - 16:42):
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Is the Family Merely Forged by Choice? The Destabilization and Subversion of the Biblical Family

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS (LINDSAY MAHOWALD AND DIANA BOESCH)
Making the Case for Chosen Family in Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies

CAMBRIDGE DAY (MARC LEVY)
Law acknowledging polyamorous relationships takes step forward, two councillors holding back

PART 3 (16:43 - 23:50):
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Recognizing the Essential Nature of the Family: Rebelling Against the Structure of Creation Is a Recipe for Disaster

THE ATLANTIC (DAVID BROOKS)
The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake

John 17:6–11

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