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From the NYT, a summary of the BBC child sexual abuse scandal… The BBC’s Web site said its director of...
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From the NYT, a summary of the BBC child sexual abuse scandal… The BBC’s Web site said its director of...

In the past few weeks the complementarian-egalitarian debate has again featured prominently in the blogosphere. Perhaps it is time for...

I have never been on food stamps. Sonya, my wife, was raised in a family that has never been on...
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“It is well that war is so terrible otherwise we would grow too fond of it.” Robert E. Lee “I...

Before the election much hubbub was made about the numbers of people being added as recipients to the SNAP (food...
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A new long trailer has been released for the soon to be released cinematic musical version of Les Miserables. It...
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Over the last few weeks I have come to appreciate the writings of Conor Friedersdorf, columnist for The Atlantic. Following...

I neither defend, promote nor worship Malcolm X. He is, though, a captivating figure in American history, one which most know...
Throughout this election season, as in the last one, I have written and discussed here and on Facebook about the...
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With the election upon us, this graphic proves interesting as to the role social media is playing in the 2012...
I’m Marty Duren, a freelance writer, content creator, podcaster, and publisher in Nashville, TN. I guess that makes me an entrepreneur-of-all-trades. Formerly a social media strategist at a larger publisher, comms director at a religious nonprofit, and a pastor, Marty Duren Freelance Writing is the new business iteration of a decade-long side-hustle.
I host the Uncommontary Podcast which publishes weekly. Guests range from academics to authors to theologians to activists on subjects related to history, current events, and the impact of evangelicalism on American life. My voice is deep-fried giving rise to being labeled “a country Batman.” Find Uncommontary in your favorite podcast app.
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