
Voting out one band of self-serving politicians in favor of another profits nothing. The milk is still spoiled.

Voting out one band of self-serving politicians in favor of another profits nothing. The milk is still spoiled.
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Soon I saw my atheism for what it is: an intellectual belief most accessible to those who have done well.
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How things have changed since Joseph's and Mary's journey.

An Alabama man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl will serve no jail time, despite being guilty of a felony that mandates at...
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While some states continue to ignore the problem more than twice as many states as in 2011 have enacted more stringent laws regarding...

From a cultural perspective, infanticide has been considered the practice of uncivilized peoples. I posit that how a society treats its most vulnerable...
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Until recently only a few far left doctors and ethicists dare defend infanticide. Now, in the morbid and rabid defense of abortion-on-demand, the...

Racial and cultural unity are evidence of the gospel's influence. To elevate one's race or the politics of one's race above the unity...

How do people respond when a white dude, a black dude, and a pretty blond all act as if they are committing a...

Of more concern to me is the elevation of religious liberty to a mythos of which Christians should be wary. While our Founding...
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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