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    Trump's reputation will age like fine wine

    I agree that he will probably be remembered as a symbol of a major political movement in the US.
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    Church leaders warn UK gov’t its ‘conversion therapy’ ban would make the Gospel ‘illegal’

    After a little googling, I found the letter here: Let Us Pray | Great Britain I suggest that the Let Us Pray folks would do well to work with the UK government to carefully craft legislation that protects people from the harm of conversion therapy, while also protecting religious speech and...
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    Men now surpass women in church attendance, especially among Gen X, millennials: Barna

    I agree that 'there's a scientific explanation for each of the Bible's miracles' is one example of theological liberalism, but I'm not following your other example. A nondenominational church with an entertaining praise band and an Orthodox Presbyterian church that spends 6 months carefully...
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    If sins were to be ranked by how bad it is, what would be the top 10 sins?

    If my measure is how much harm the sin does to the other person, then there are probably forms of torture, maiming, etc., that are worse than murder. (But I'm going to get nightmares if I meditate on that too long, so I think I'll stop now.)
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    need prayers finding a church (political triggers inside)

    Finding a supportive church community and a group of Christian friends that you can confide in can be difficult, and I hope that you can find the kind of congregation that you need. You talked about feeling like a ghost in the pew. It's possible that a smaller congregation, or a large...
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    need prayers finding a church (political triggers inside)

    My denomination also has members from a variety of different political parties, and I do not normally hear priests endorse any particular party or candidate. Ethics, yes, sometimes; but parties and candidates, no. While you'd be welcome in my Episcopal church, @chevyontheriver has been giving...
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    JD Vance, Elon Musk blast Church of England for God-mocking graffiti: 'They're debasing themselves'

    I can't tell yet whether the art exhibit works as art; I'd probably have to see it in person. But I like the idea of bringing hard questions into the church, and art is one way to do that. If the church isn't wrestling with the hard questions of life, then we're not doing our job. I note that...
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    Family Advice

    For clarification: When you talk about "worshipping demonic things", do you mean actually carrying out ritual ceremonies addressed to Satan and/or demons by name, or are you talking about something else?
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    Men now surpass women in church attendance, especially among Gen X, millennials: Barna

    I'd be interested in seeing this broken down by church/denomination. Is the increase happening primarily in nondenominational megachurches, or is it also happening in Catholic and traditional Protestant-denominational churches? I couldn't tell from the article.
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    7 reasons for the trans conflict with Christianity

    CF limits how much we can talk about this question, and I will aim to stay within those limits. But I want to say this much. The author's headline asks about reasons for the conflict over trans issues, and the article asks "why is there such aggressive hostility in some quarters". I think one...
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    Why not judas

    "We are simultaneously sinner and saint, 100 percent of both, all the time." -- Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix. Rev. Bolz-Weber is describing here an insight that runs throughout Lutheran theology, but she has a pithy way of putting things. Judas, like you, like me, was sinner and...
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    We have an Archbishop of Canterbury

    What a gracious statement from the bishop!
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    We have an Archbishop of Canterbury

    Here's the congratulatory letter from the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church: Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe congratulates new Archbishop of Canterbury
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    Ladies, how handsy do you like your husband?

    Nope, still using words as a weapon.
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    Democrats shut down government

    We are at the end of a fiscal year. Congress is in charge of deciding how money will be spent in the next fiscal year. Congress has not been able to agree on a budget bill (or collection of bills) for the upcoming year. Spending cannot proceed until Congress passes a funding bill. Republicans...
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