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January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was designated as such by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005 to mark the date when the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated sixty years prior. But while nations around the world will set aside time today to remember those who died, the proper form of that remembrance remains a matter of some debate. And, as one museum learned, people are seldom shy when they feel you are not honoring that memory well. 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Pope Francis made headlines this week when he told the Associated Press that “being homosexual isn’t a crime.” However, Francis also called homosexuality a sin, though that quote was buried later in the article. If secular media can quote religious leaders in ways that appear to support an LGBTQ agenda, many will do so. This strategy consequently makes it harder for Christians who support biblical morality to do so publicly.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A UK army veteran was fined for praying silently near an abortion facility. A Michigan state law is threatening a Christian medical nonprofit for operating according to its Christian beliefs. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov chose not to wear a rainbow jersey during warmups for the team’s recent Pride Night, citing his Russian Orthodox religious beliefs. Our culture is convinced that religion is so private, personal, and subjective that it should have no bearing on our public lives or society. But when secular society treats our Christian faith like a hobby, we must not follow suit. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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A recent Dallas Morning News article reports that a high school teacher, a football coach, and an operations director of a large hospital network were among those arrested. However, the paper headlined its coverage by reporting that a “youth pastor” was arrested. When I saw the headline, my first thought was that the paper focused on a church leader in a way that is unfair to my faith as a Christian. Then I had to reconsider my reaction. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD 

Narrator: Chris Elkins 

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A gunman killed ten people and wounded ten others at a California ballroom dance club Saturday night following a Lunar New Year celebration. The gunman has since taken his own life and authorities are still searching for a motive. Such tragedies often turn many to God in their pain and need, but, as time passes, they return to the “real” world in which religion is outdated and irrelevant. Why is that? 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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The United States hit its debt ceiling on Thursday, and the Treasury Department responded by taking measures intended to buy more time before the country risks defaulting on its debt. But while the current fight may seem like a partisan war, history shows that both sides have been more than willing to “buy now, pay later” when it comes to their legislation. We can’t afford to make the same mistake when it comes to serving God. 

Author: Ryan Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, new data shows that three abortion procedures were performed in Texas in August 2022, compared with 2,596 in June. This is a drop of more than 99 percent. As we can see, five decades of hard work by pro-life legal advocates and their allies is now saving thousands of lives. This is one reason Christians can—and should—use the government and other secular means to advance the cause of Christ.

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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In 2021, LGBTQ students with the so-called Religious Exemption Accountability Project (REAP) filed a class-action lawsuit that would force religious schools to choose between abandoning their biblical beliefs or losing students who would be denied federal financial assistance. In their view, a school that upholds biblical sexuality illegally discriminates against those who disagree. But recently a federal judge in Oregon dismissed REAP’s lawsuit. What do recent news stories about religious freedom tell us about the state of religious freedom in America today? And how should Christians respond?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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With intense flooding and a 99 percent chance of a major earthquake within thirty years, is California under God’s judgment? The question is not only relevant to 40 million Californians but also to the rest of us. Are natural disasters a result of God’s judgment on sin?

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated across America today, and for good reason. Today we remember his life, celebrate his legacy, and commit ourselves to continuing the march for racial equality in America. As a coincidence of calendar, today is also National Religious Freedom Day. The intersection of these two celebrations illustrates a fact that relates directly to our lives and our national future. 

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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