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Friday, August 7, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:35):

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The Atomic Age and the Inescapable Questions of Modern War: The 75th Anniversary of Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki



PART 2
(11:36 - 17:19):

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The Doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) — Epic Moments from the Cuban Missile Crisis to Able Archer



PART 3
(17:20 - 27:26):

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The Sobering Reality of the Technological Imperative: Once a Technology Emerges, It Will Be Used

Thursday, August 6, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 10:44):

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Politics Is Always a Battle of Ideas, and Especially So in 2020



WASHINGTON POST (DAVID WEIGEL)

Longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay loses Democratic primary in Missouri



WASHINGTON POST (DAVID WEIGEL)

Another left-wing Democratic primary win surprises the incumbent but not activists



USA TODAY (CHRISTAL HAYES)

Powerful House chair Eliot Engel defeated by progressive newcomer Jamaal Bowman in stunning upset



PART 2
(10:45 - 20:36):

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Are We Witnessing a Fundamental Shift in the American Political Landscape?



CNN (GREGORY KRIEG AND ERIC BRADNER)

Trump wants Americans to believe Biden is a radical leftist. It's a tough sell.



WASHINGTON POST (DAVID WEIGEL)

The Trailer: Joe Biden has shifted left



WASHINGTON POST (MATT VISER)

Biden’s vision comes into view, and it’s much more liberal than it was



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM NAGOURNEY)

Trump’s Self-Inflicted Wound: Losing Swing Voters As He Plays to His Base



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE COTTLE)

Just How Far Will Joe Biden Go?



WALL STREET JOURNAL (JASON L. RILEY)

Obama’s Progressive Pivot Is Meant to Push Biden Leftward



PART 3
(20:37 - 28:12):

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A Platform for the Moral Revolution: A Look at the Democratic Party’s 2020 Platform Draft



2020 PLATFORM DRAFT

Democratic Party

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 8:28):

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Supreme Court Decides Huge Cases on Religious Liberty: Little Sisters of the Poor Win Again at the High Court



SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)

Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control Coverage



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Joe Biden vs. the Nuns



PART 2
(8:29 - 20:12):

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Supreme Court Protects and Extends Ministerial Exemption in Two Cases Related to Religious Schools



SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue



SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)

Job Bias Laws Do Not Protect Teachers in Catholic Schools, Supreme Court Rules



LOS ANGELES TIMES (DAVID G. SAVAGE)

In L.A. case, Supreme Court rules job discrimination laws don’t protect church-school teachers



PART 3
(20:13 - 27:29):

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Christian Schools Must Be Able to Maintain Christian Conviction: A Parable from Union University



JACKSON SUN (ADAM FRIEDMAN)

Union University rescinds nursing student's admission due to sexual orientation

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:27):

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The Pace of Moral Change in America: Legalized Polyamory Isn’t on the Horizon—It’s Already Here



NEW YORK TIMES (ELLEN BARRY)

A Massachusetts City Decides to Recognize Polyamorous Relationships



PART 2
(9:28 - 16:5):

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Liberal Denominations Welcome the Transgender Revolution: A Rejection of Biblical and Biological Reality



RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (KATHRYN POST)

As seminaries welcome openly transgender students, church lags behind



BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL (BOB ALLEN)

Baptist church calls transgender pastor



BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL (MARK WINGFIELD)

Why being transgender is not a sin



PART 3
(16:6 - 28:40):

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The Pattern Is Clear: Surrendering Biblical Inerrancy Is Just the Start



BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL (JEFF BRUMLEY)

American pastor in Canada doesn’t miss culture wars, church growth pressures



BAPTIST NEWS GLOBAL (MARK WINGFIELD)

Pastor reveals her true identity in live-streamed Sunday sermon



VOX (EMILY VANDERWERFF)

A trans Christian minister came out in a sermon. Now, she’s bracing for what comes next.



NEW YORK TIMES (CHRISTINE HAUSER)

Baptist Pastor Is Fired After Coming Out as Transgender

Monday, August 3, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 15:10):

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The Supreme Court Favors Casinos Over Churches: Malpractice at the Nation’s Highest Court



SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley v. Steve Sisolak, Governor of Nevada, et al.



WASHINGTON POST (HENRY OLSEN)

John Roberts strikes again. Conservatives should be furious.



VOX (IAN MILLHISER)

The Supreme Court’s surprising decision on churches and the pandemic, explained



USA TODAY (RICHARD WOLF)

Supreme Court says Nevada can impose tighter virus limits on churches than casinos



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Rendering Unto Caesars Palace



PART 2
(15:11 - 22:30):

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Why Is the Media Negatively Portraying Churches in the Pandemic?



NEW YORK TIMES (KATE CONGER, JACK HEALY AND LUCY TOMPKINS)

Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are Confronting Coronavirus Cases.



USA TODAY (JORGE L. ORTIZ)

'A dangerous environment': As churches reopen, outbreaks sprout and some keep doors shut



PART 3
(22:31 - 27:38):

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Honoring Christ, Loving God, and Loving Our Neighbor: The Christian Church in the Age of COVID-19



GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Christ, not Caesar, Is Head of the Church

God Shed His Grace on Thee: A Conversation with Michael Medved about the American Story

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The Gathering Storm in the Church

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Books for A Summer Afternoon: The 2020 Summer Reading List

"Summer afternoon-summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." I am not sure I agree with Henry James on the extent of the language, but as a reader I do understand what he meant. Summer reading seems different than reading in other seasons. Summer seems to suggest that we can read just for t...


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The Stewardship of an Intellectual Life: A Conversation with Philosopher Zena Hitz

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Black Lives Matter: Affirm the Sentence, Not the Movement

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