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Monday, January 11, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1 (0:0 - 9:4):
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The Story Is Only Getting Bigger: The Meaning of Last Week’s Invasion of the U.S. Capitol

PART 2 (9:5 - 17:23):
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What Are the Consequences? Thoughts on Sedition, Threats to Self-Government, and Moral Responsibility

HISTORY, ART, AND ARCHIVES: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Sedition Act of 1798

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
Donald Trump’s Final Days

PART 3 (17:24 - 25:35):
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An Explosive Question in Our Digital Age: Should Tech Giants Have the Power to Silence Users? Which Users?

NEW YORK TIMES (KEVIN ROOSE)
In Pulling Trump’s Megaphone, Twitter Shows Where Power Now Lies

NEW YORK TIMES (SHIRA OVIDE)
Trump Isn’t the Only One

Friday, January 8, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 7:14):

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Georgia Elects Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to the U.S. Senate: Big Moral, Political, and Theological Changes That Christians Should Be Watching



NEW YORK TIMES (LISA LERER AND RICHARD FAUSSET)

For Democrats in Georgia, ‘There’s No Going Back’



PART 2
(7:15 - 18:3):

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Many States Are Turning from Red to Blue . . . And Quickly: A Revealing Pattern about the Moral Landscape of the United States



PART 3
(18:4 - 23:22):

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Argentina Becomes the Largest Latin American Country to Legalize Abortion: The Secularization of Latin America Threatens Life in the Womb

Thursday, January 7, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 14:12):

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A Serious Threat to America’s Constitutional Order: Why Christians Must Think Biblically about the Events That Took Place Yesterday in the Nation’s Capital



PART 2
(14:13 - 18:14):

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It’s Still True—Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely: The Danger of Autocracy and the Cult of Personality



PART 3
(18:15 - 24:42):

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A Fragile Moment in the American Experiment and the Christian Commitment to Order

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 12:20):

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What Does the Religious Composition of the 117th Congress Tell Us? A Lesson about the Importance of Moral Seriousness to the American People



PART 2
(12:21 - 16:37):

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If You Want to Change the Traditional Teachings of Your Church, Then You’re Not a Conservative—Even If You Call Yourself One



NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER (CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE)

Head of German bishops, self-described conservative, calls for change



PART 3
(16:38 - 20:32):

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Is There a Second Coming of the Religious Left in American Politics? When Was There Even a First Coming?



THE GUARDIAN (EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Guardian View on Liberal Christians: Is This Their Moment?



THE DAILY BEAST (JACK JENKINS)

Biden Is Ushering in a Second Coming of Religious Liberals



PART 4
(20:33 - 28:29):

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If You Don’t Believe in the Bodily Resurrection of Jesus Christ, You’re Not a Christian—Even If You Call Yourself One



NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS KRISTOF)

Pastor, Can White Evangelicalism Be Saved?

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 12:53):

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How Does the Counting of Electors Actually Work and What Are the Worldview Issues at Stake? A Fascinating Story from American History That Just Collided with the American Present



PART 2
(12:54 - 17:49):

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The Presidential Election and the Verdict of History



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND STEPHANIE SAUL)

Trump, in Taped Call, Pressured Georgia Official to ‘Find’ Votes to Overturn Election



PART 3
(17:50 - 23:56):

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The Power of the Presidential Pardon: Why Our Constitutional Founders Believed This Power Would Be Dangerous but Necessary

Monday, January 4, 2021

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:43):

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All Eyes Are on Georgia for Tomorrow’s Monumental Senate Run-Off Elections: The Consequences Will Be Dramatic and Enduring



PART 2
(11:44 - 19:39):

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Can You Be a Faithful Christian or Pastor and Support Abortion Rights? The Question Is Front and Center in Georgia’s Special Election



THE HILL (MARIK VON RENNENKAMPFF)

Pro-choice pastors like Raphael Warnock have the Bible, history on their side



RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (JACK JENKINS)

Rev. Warnock blasted for being a ’pro-choice pastor,’ but his position isn’t uncommon



PART 3
(19:40 - 25:9):

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What Is the Christian Church’s Historic Position on the Sanctity of Human Life? The Church’s Conviction Is Resoundingly Against Abortion

A Properly Sentimental Season: Celebrating Christmas from the Heart

This time of year, Christians celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is a time of joy, thanksgiving; a time with family and friends. Indeed, it is a time filled with worship as we remember that glorious gospel truth: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of gr...


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A Commitment to Truth: The Twentieth Anniversary of the Baptist Faith & Message

The year of our Lord 2020 must not pass into history without reflecting on the fact that this year marked the twentieth anniversary of one of the most significant events in the history of American Protestantism -- the conservative revision of the Southern Baptist Convention's confession of faith, the "Baptist Faith and Message."...


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Friday, December 18, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 6:23):

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Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas? The Greatest Story of All Is True—Jesus Christ, Truly God and Truly Man, Is Born!



PART 2
(6:24 - 20:6):

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What Do the Accounts of Christ’s Birth in Matthew and Luke Tell Us about Our Savior? Understanding the Necessity of the Virgin Birth



PART 3
(20:7 - 26:7):

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Don’t Miss the Sweetness and Tenderness of Christmas This Year: Martin Luther on the Sentimentality of Christmas

Thursday, December 17, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 7:53):

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The Trap of Intersectionality: There’s Much More to the Buttigieg Nomination Than What You Read in the Headlines



NEW YORK TIMES (REID J. EPSTEIN AND CORAL DAVENPORT)

Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg for Transportation Secretary



PART 2
(7:54 - 16:29):

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Hungary Is Now an Outlaw in the E.U. for Affirming that a Mother Is a Woman and a Father Is a Man — And If Hungary Is an Outlaw, Then So Is Your Church



CNN (LINDSAY ISAAC AND SHARON BRAITHWAITE)

Hungary passes anti-LGBTQ law effectively barring same-sex couples from adopting



NEW YORK TIMES (BENJAMIN NOVAK)

Hungary Passes Laws Curtailing Gay Rights and Expanding Executive Power



PART 3
(16:30 - 19:19):

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The Sexual Revolution Wages Comprehensive War Against Creation and the Creator, Even in the Kingdom of Bhutan



NEW YORK TIMES (MIKE IVES)

Bhutan Becomes Latest Asian Nation to Dial Back Anti-Gay Laws



PART 4
(19:20 - 27:37):

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The Legacy of John le Carré, Master Spy Novelist: The Problem of Moral Ambiguity in Life and in Literature



NEW YORK TIMES (SARAH LYALL)

John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89



NEW YORK TIMES (DWIGHT GARNER)

John le Carré, a Master of Spy Novels Where the Real Action Was Internal