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Packing the Court: Why It Matters

by David Fischler | Oct 12, 2020 | Abortion, Freedom of Speech, LGBTQIetc, Religious Freedom, Social Justice, U.S. Politics

Since the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the question of “court-packing” (increasing the number of seats to 11, 13, or 15, with all additional members being of one ideological stripe) has been a subject of discussion by the political...

#15: Between Moloch and a Hard Place: Voting in the Abortion Age

by Matt Kennedy | Aug 21, 2020 | Abortion, Podcast, The Gospel, U.S. Politics

On this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss why abortion is such an important issue for Christians, the biblical warrant for a pro-life stance, and what a broad view of “pro-life” really means. Want to join the conversation or...

Insanity Triumphant

by David Fischler | Jul 10, 2020 | Social Justice, U.S. Politics

One of the most important novels of the 20th century is George Orwell’s social justice warrior handbook warning against totalitarianism entitled 1984. In it, he gives us this exchange between O’Brien, the Inner Party torturer, and Winston Smith, the...

If Not “Cultural Marxism”, Then What?

by David Ould | Jul 8, 2020 | History, Social Justice, U.S. Politics

The label “Cultural Marxism” has been used for a while now by some people to describe a particular wave of activism that we’re increasingly seeing across our western liberal democracies. What’s happened more recently is a push back against the label. Critics suggest...

#6: A Whole New World: SCOTUS, Self-Definition, and the Christian Life

by Matt Kennedy | Jun 22, 2020 | Jesus, Podcast, Religious Freedom, The Gospel, U.S. Politics

In this episode of the Stand Firm podcast, Matt, Jady, and Nick discuss the Supreme Court’s recent Bostock decision, continue their exploration of the world’s anti-Gospel, and consider what the Christian life will look like in a world that, more and more,...

How Not to Become a More Multiethnic Church

by Mark Marshall | May 13, 2020 | Anglicans, Church Growth, Social Justice, U.S. Politics, Woke Church

The following may be difficult to read and may even anger a few. So I should say that it is prompted by a good conversation between Esau McCaulley and Matt Kennedy on Facebook. The exchange furthered understanding, and I write this in hopes of furthering understanding...