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Friday, October 2, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 16:38):

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The Age of the Pseudo-Event—It’s “Banned Books Week” Again



WASHINGTON POST (RON CHARLES)

For Banned Books Week, I read the country’s 10 most challenged books. The gay penguins did not corrupt me.



PART 2
(16:39 - 23:50):

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Threats to Religious Liberty Around the Globe: Secretary Pompeo Challenges Vatican’s Relationship with China as Communist Repression and “Cultural Genocide” Continue



WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

China’s Xi is doubling down on genocide



FIRST THINGS (MICHAEL R. POMPEO)

China’s Catholics and the Church’s Moral Witness



NEW YORK TIMES (JASON HOROWITZ AND LARA JAKES)

Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns With Pope’s Critics



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Pompeo and the Pope



PART 3
(23:51 - 27:15):

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A Pseudo-Event That’s Fun For All . . . Especially the Bears: It’s Fat Bear Week in Alaska’s Katmai National Park



WASHINGTON POST (NATALIE B. COMPTON)

Fat Bear Week is upon us. Here’s how to celebrate the big, glorious event.

Culture-Wise Church Webinar: A Gospel-Centered Approach to Leading in 2020

Florida Family Policy Council...


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Thursday, October 1, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

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

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The World Turned Upside Down: The “Inclusive”—And Incoherent—Sexual Revolution Comes to Japan Airlines



NEW YORK TIMES (TIFFANY MAY AND HISAKO UENO)

No More ‘Ladies and Gentlemen’ on Japan Airlines



PART 2
(6:24 - 12:35):

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Despite Proposals Under Theresa May’s Government, the UK Won’t Move Forward with Allowing Individuals to Self-Identify Gender



THE GUARDIAN (SIMON MURPHY AND LIBBY BROOKS)

UK government drops gender self-identification plan for trans people



PART 3
(12:36 - 18:2):

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The Inevitable Collision of Transgender Ideology and Feminism: Feminists Speak Out Against Gender Dysphoria Harming Women



THE GUARDIAN (SUSANNA RUSTIN)

Feminists like me aren't anti-trans – we just can't discard the idea of 'sex'



PART 4
(18:3 - 24:6):

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Governor Gavin Newsom Welcomes the Transgender Revolution into California’s Prison System: The Promises of the Sexual Revolution Can’t Be Kept



THE HILL (J. EDWARD MORENO)

Newsom signs law allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prison by their gender identity

Christians and Pagans in the City: A Conversation with Legal Scholar Steven D. Smith

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 14:5):

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One “Debate” Down, Two to Go: Takeaways from Last Night’s Presidential Debate—If You Can Call It That



PART 2
(14:6 - 22:6):

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Why Do Religiously Unaffiliated People Tend to Be Further Left Than Those Who Identify as Religious? A Theological Blockbuster from the Pew Research Center



PEW RESEARCH CENTER (AIDAN CONNAUGHTON)

Religiously unaffiliated people more likely than those with a religion to lean left, accept homosexuality



PART 3
(22:7 - 26:7):

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Danish Adults Disrobing on a Children’s Television Program? Nakedness and Covering in the Biblical Worldview



NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS ERDBRINK AND MARTIN SELSOE SORENSEN)

A Danish Children’s TV Show Has This Message: ‘Normal Bodies Look Like This’

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 4:40):

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What’s at Stake in Tonight’s First Presidential Debate? The Final Sprint Toward November 3 Begins Tonight



PART 2
(4:41 - 18:39):

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Do Presidential Debates Really Matter on Election Day? From Kennedy v. Nixon to Reagan v. Mondale, and On to the Present, There’s a Fascinating Story Behind These Contests



PART 3
(18:40 - 27:33):

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“The Science” Says This, That, and the Other: As Many Point to “The Science” as Final Authority, Christians Must Remember the Proper Bounds of Scientific Knowledge



NEW YORK TIMES (KATIE THOMAS)

9 Drug Companies Pledge to ‘Stand With Science’ on Coronavirus Vaccines

A Big Advance for Constitutionalism: Amy Coney Barrett Nomination Sets the Stage for a New Era for the Supreme Court

President Donald J. Trump made history over the weekend as he used his unilateral authority to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court-an event made possible as a seat opened up with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. If confirmed Judge Barrett would be the 115th American to serve on the Supreme Court....


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Monday, September 28, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 10:30):

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President Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve on the United States Supreme Court—What Her Nomination Means for the Court



WASHINGTON POST (LEAH LITMAN AND MELISSA MURRAY)

Shifting from a 5-4 to a 6-3 Supreme Court majority could be seismic



PART 2
(10:31 - 16:59):

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A Game-Changer for the Highest Court: Barrett’s Appointment Would Shift the Court’s Balance and Change History



WASHINGTON POST (DAVID COLE)

This is the Supreme Court’s tipping point



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Importance of Amy Coney Barrett



WASHINGTON POST (RUTH MARCUS)

The bombshell consequences of Amy Coney Barrett



PART 3
(16:60 - 27:52):

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Pro-Abortion Advocates Fear the Future of Roe v. Wade as Barrett Is Nominated to Replace Ginsburg: And an Honest Admission about So-Called “Abortion Rights” from the Left



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick May Need to Denounce Roe. Good.



LOS ANGELES TIMES (CARLA HALL)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg protected your abortion rights. Be afraid now that she’s gone

Engage to Save Virtual Gala

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Friday, September 25, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 10:35):

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We’re All Pauline Kael Now? America’s Deep Political Divide Is Also a Personal Divide



WASHINGTON POST (PHILIP BUMP)

Three-quarters of Americans know only a few people who support the candidate they themselves oppose



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(10:36 - 19:0):

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From Deep Red to Purple to Deep Blue: Why Neither Biden or Trump is Spending Campaign Cash or Calendar in Virginia



WASHINGTON POST (LAURA VOZZELLA)

No TV ads, no presidential visits: Virginia’s era as a swing state appears to be over



PART 3
(19:1 - 24:20):

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What Happened? After 90 Years of Endorsing Republican Presidential Candidates, The Los Angeles Times Only Endorses Democratic Presidential Candidates Now



LOS ANGELES TIMES (SEWELL CHAN)

Los Angeles Times used to endorse only Republicans for president. What changed?



LOS ANGELES TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Joe Biden isn’t just ‘anybody but Trump.’ He’s the right fit for our polarized time



PART 4
(24:21 - 29:28):

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“Polyamorous” Frogs in the Amazon—Who Knew? There’s More to This Headline Than the Science Of Frogs



POPULAR SCIENCE (KATE BAGGALEY)

Longterm polyamory seems to work just fine for these frogs