How do people justify what others see as transgression? Taking that question to the Persian-Muslim and Latin-Christian worlds over the period 1200 to 1700, Justifying Transgression: Muslims, Christians, and the Law - 1200 to 1700(de Gruyter, 2023) shows that people in both these worlds invested considerable energy in worrying, debating, and writing about proscribed practices. It compares how people in the two worlds came to terms with the proscriptions of sodomy, idolatry, and usury. When historians speak of the gap between premodern practice and the legal theory of the time, they tend to ignore the myriad of justifications that filled this gap. Moreover, a focus on justification evens out many of the contrasts that have been alleged to exist between the two worlds, or the Muslim and Christian worlds more generally. The similarities outweigh the differences in the ways people came to terms with the various rules of divine law. The level of flexibility of the theologians and jurists in charge of divine law varied more over time and by topic than between the two worlds. Both worlds also saw the development of ever more sophisticated justifications. Amid the increasing complexity of justifications, a particular kind of reasoning emerged: that good outcomes are more important than upholding rules for their own sake.

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Former Senator Ben Sasse shares about his recent cancer diagnosis, addressing human frailty and the reality of death, while accepting that God allows suffering. He also shares about redeeming the time by worshipping Jesus and loving your family in the time God has given you.  

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We Welcome Dr. Gilda Carle as we look at the topic of how wokism destroys men, white men in particular.  Dr. Carle backs this up from her years of experience dealing with men who experience extreme hate from some parts of the culture simply for being men.  It's unreasonable but yet too many men are intimidated by this false narrative and allow them to affect them negatively.  Gilda is a spokesperson for Men and Boys.  This site is a must see.

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Former Senator Ben Sasse shares about his recent cancer diagnosis, addressing human frailty and the reality of death, while accepting that God allows suffering. He also shares about redeeming the time by worshipping Jesus and loving your family in the time God has given you.  

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Allison Madrigal reached a point where success in business was no longer the question. Direction was. She asked God to shut every door if the opportunity in front of her was not from Him. Instead, every door opened.

That moment led her out of corporate leadership and into building a company with a clear operating conviction: half of the profits would be directed toward fighting trafficking. It was not positioned as a side initiative–it became part of the business model itself.

What followed was not just growth, but alignment, leading to the creation of Rescue America and a national response to trafficking cases. Along the way, Allison began to see how exploitation actually takes root through systems, relationships, and online pathways that often go unnoticed.

If you’re building a business, this might sound familiar: Allison’s clarity didn’t come from strategy first. It came from conviction, then worked its way into how everything operates.

0:00 Intro

02:30 Hearing the Voice of God

10:11 Distinguishing God's Will From Self Will

15:08 The Founding of Rescue America

23:25 Tactics of Domestic Human Trafficking

31:50 Busting Myths About Trafficking

34:49 Warning Signs for Parents

39:35 Transitioning to a New Season

43:56 Taking Action & Next Steps

45:11 Lightning Round

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Rescue America

https://rescueamerica.ngo/

Vitality Solutions

https://vitalitysolutions.com/

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