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Wednesday, June 6, 2018

A year of tumult and assassination: Reflecting on the life and legacy of Robert F. Kennedy 50 years after his deathLos Angeles Times (Mark Kurlansky) — What if Robert F. Kennedy hadn't been shot?

How the biblical worldview helps to explain the presence of both greatness and darkness in a single individual

When liberal ecumenicals have to choose between ecumenism and the sexual revolution, sex winsReligion News Service (Mark Kellner) — Catholic diocese quits Maine Council of Churches

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Supreme Court sides with Colorado baker, sends very clear signal that religious convictions of American people cannot be trampled uponSupreme Court of the United States — MASTERPIECE CAKESHOP, LTD., ET AL. v. COLORADO CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION ET AL.

Understanding what yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling means, and what it doesn’t meanWall Street Journal (Jess Bravin) — Supreme Court Ruling Ducks Conflict Between Religious, Gay RightsThe Guardian (David Smith and Lucia Graves) — Supreme court sides with baker who refused to make gay wedding cakeNew York Times (Jennifer Finney Boylan) — After Masterpiece, It’s Time to Change the Constitution

Twenty years later, Bill Clinton remains indignant despite a massive moral change in the broader cultureNBC Today (Eun Kyung Kim) — President Bill Clinton on Monica Lewinsky, #MeToo and whether his apology was enough

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Responding to the Transgender Moment: A Conversation with Ryan T. Anderson

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Monday, June 4, 2018

As morality, politics, and pop culture collide, Disney tries to win on both sides of the political streetWashington Post (Steven Zeitchik) — Disney doesn’t want to offend anyone. But it’s getting caught in the culture wars.USA Today (Marco della Cava and Jessica Guynn) — ABC's move to ax 'Roseanne' reflects businesses are often at front lines of culture wars

What the lack of response to Samantha Bee’s comments tells us about the left’s control of the entertainment industry New York Times (John Koblin) — Slur Toward Ivanka Trump Brings an Apology From Samantha BeeNew York Times (Ross Douthat) — The Great Pop Culture War

The redefinition of comedy: Why a society that will laugh at everything doesn’t really understand anythingScribner (Ken Jennings) — Planet Funny: How Comedy Took Over Our Culture

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John 1:35-51

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Friday, June 1, 2018

The smiling president and the scowling dictator: Reflections on President Reagan’s 1988 speech at Moscow State UniversityWall Street Journal (Roger Kimball) — When Reagan Met Lenin

A battle for words and their meaning: With monumental cases pending, the Supreme Court experiences a return to textualismWashington Times (Alex Swoyer) — Blockbuster term: Justices could determine limits of courts' ability to check Trump administrationUSA Today (Richard Wolf) — For Supreme Court's conservatives, it's all about the letter of the law

Why it’s problematic that some Australians consider gender labeling problematicWall Street Journal (Michael Taube) — No Boys Allowed, and No Girls Either

As gender revolutionaries seek to make French gender-neutral, language purists fight backThe Economist — Language activists are trying to make French gender-neutral

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Missouri governor’s resignation proves that the combination of sex, money, and power is a dangerous cocktailWashington Post (Sean Sullivan) — Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he will resignNew York Times (Ginia Bellafante) — Sex and the Liberal Politician: A New York StoryNewsweek (Danielle Tcholakian) — Party Foul

Why Christians should reject any deal that holds onto power at the expense of truth, goodness, and moralityWall Street Journal (Jason Willick) — The Man Who Discovered ‘Culture Wars’

A look at what is behind the great moral divide between rural and urban Americans grows deeperNew York Times (Emily Badger) — Rural and Urban Americans, Equally Convinced the Rest of the Country Dislikes Them

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

As Roseanne and Starbucks are both in the headlines, national conversation about implicit bias continuesNew York Times (John Koblin) — Roseanne Barr Incites Fury With Racist Tweet, and Her Show Is Canceled by ABCNew York Times (Andrew Ross Sorkin) — Why Starbucks’s Bias Training, Despite Skepticism, Is an Important StartWall Street Journal (Daniel Henninger) — Starbucks’ Homeless Problem

Why a secularized doctrine of original sin is not likely to get much tractionNew York Times (Crispin Sartwell) — What’s So Good About Original Sin?

Only a very sick society would sacrifice its own children on the altar of the sexual revolutionWall Street Journal (Editors) — Suffer the Little Children

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Historic and deadly vote in Ireland to repeal abortion ban marks massive moral and theological shiftWall Street Journal (Paul Hannon) — Ireland’s Vote to Legalize Abortion Reflects a Nation in TransitionNew York Times (Jason Horowitz) — As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South

In abortion vote, Ireland embraces modern European identity over historic theological identify New York Times (Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura) — Where Did Ireland Go? Abortion Vote Stuns Those on Both Sides

In 2004 Gavin Newsom was denounced by his own party when he issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Today he is considered a hero of the moral revolution. Los Angeles Times (Melanie Mason) — When Gavin Newsom issued marriage licenses in San Francisco, his party was furious. Now, it's a campaign ad

Alan Bean, 4th man to walk on the moon, dies at age 86New York Times (Richard Goldstein) — Alan Bean, 4th Person to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 86

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Friday, May 25, 2018

Why one Yale graduate who grew up as a foster child tells us that family structure really mattersNew York Times (Rob Henderson) — Why Being a Foster Child Made Me a Conservative

The wealth gap and families: Recent economic changes are far more demonstrable in families compared to individualsNew York Times (Christina Gibson-Davis and Christine Percheski) — Why the Wealth Gap Hits Families the Hardest

Failing the intersectionality test: LGBT community deems pro-LGBT mayor unworthy of their supportLEO (Deena Lilygren) — Why an LGBTQ endorsement should weigh all issues of social justice

Remembering the lives of Richard Pipes and Bernard Lewis, two titanic figures in the world of foreign policyNew York Times (William Grimes) — Richard Pipes, Historian of Russia and Reagan Aide, Dies at 94Washington Post (Brian Murphy) — Bernard Lewis, eminent historian of the Middle East, dies at 101

The literary legacies of Tom Wolfe and Philip Roth—two very different, very fascinating writersNew York Times (Deirdre Carmody and William Grimes) — Tom Wolfe, 88, ‘New Journalist’ With Electric Style and Acid Pen, DiesNew York Times (Charles McGrath) — Philip Roth, Towering Novelist Who Explored Lust, Jewish Life and America, Dies at 85

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