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Recent content by PloverWing

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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    Additional note: Yes, the article is in my university library. It's about the connection between "gender typicality" and things like popularity and teasing in middle schoolers, much as the abstract describes. I'm glad I connected with this article, because one of my research interests is...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    I haven't found a link that would successfully load in my browser. :confused: I may be able to get to the article through my university's library. I'll try later today.
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    Is The Hunger Games good?

    God made us in God's image and loves us beyond measure. For us and for our salvation, God was incarnate in Jesus, died, and was raised so that we might be rescued from sin and be reconciled to God. Jesus taught us that we should care for each other in the same way that God cares for us, as...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    The baptistnews.com article helps fill in some of the missing information. It's hard to evaluate the grading of the essay without a) reading the essay itself, b) reading the exact wording of the assignment, and c) reading the article she was responding to. The article fills in some of those...
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    Is The Hunger Games good?

    The books do not mention God directly, to the best of my memory. Do you think the books would have been stronger if the author had made some of the characters explicitly religious and had them comment on how God would view their situation? Alternatively, would you put God's point of view into...
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    I'm joining Roman Catholicism.

    I'm so glad you've found a church home. Blessings! And welcome to CF!
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    And the "demonic" part would have been especially hurtful to the transgender/non-binary instructor reading the essay. If an instructor is going to give students an assignment to read and write about a controversial topic, then, yes, the focus needs to be on how to construct an argument and...
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    Is The Hunger Games good?

    The books (and movies) are not explicitly religious, but they do explore the question of power and control, and I think that's an important ethical area for Christians to think about. As to the value of life, I'd say the books speak especially of the value of lives in poorer districts -- folks...
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    Christian OU student flunked after calling gender ideology 'demonic'

    I am not convinced that flunking students and firing teaching assistants is a constructive way to engage in dialogue about controversial topics.
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    The Mamdani Model: More Socialist Mayors to ComeBeware! The DSA will attempt to repeat Mamdani’s success in other Democrat strongholds.

    Hey, me too, on both counts. I wonder if we ever met under our real names there... :wave:
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    Hey Everybody!

    Welcome to CF! :wave:
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    Has anyone attempted a 40 day fast?

    Important medical note: You need to drink water (or another liquid) to survive. Don't try to go 40 days without water. If you're planning to go 40 days without food, I recommend checking with your physician to make sure it will be okay for you. Depending on what you have in mind, there are...
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    More Americans are now reading the Bible but fewer believe it’s 100% accurate: study

    A small note: In the chart in the previous post, the first column should read "Protestant Bible", not "Christian's Bible". (Noting, of course, that some Protestants find value in the deuterocanonical books, but "Protestant" will do as a brief heading that fits in a chart.) The larger point is...
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    The Mamdani Model: More Socialist Mayors to ComeBeware! The DSA will attempt to repeat Mamdani’s success in other Democrat strongholds.

    Nah, I'm keeping the name. The church in which the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde serves as bishop is going to be here long after "MAGA" has become just an obscure acronym that kids have to memorize for history quizzes.
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    The Mamdani Model: More Socialist Mayors to ComeBeware! The DSA will attempt to repeat Mamdani’s success in other Democrat strongholds.

    Quite possibly. But as a Christian who is neither socially conservative nor politically conservative, I dissent.