How are church-sponsored schools doing on sexual assault? Jacob Mayberry joins me to look at the data, ask what the limitations of the data are, and what lessons we can learn.
Disclaimer: This episode deals with difficult topics. While we feel it is an important conversation to have, it may not be suitable for some ears.
Latter-day Saint theology embraces cosmic expansiveness and provides a posture toward curiosity and discovery.
The choice between pride and shame is a false binary—transcending both enables a growth mindset more conducive to durable Christian discipleship.
The Church Educational System is answering young adults’ loneliness with faith, mentors, and real belonging.
Exploring the ‘sin’ of our time, this piece unveils the arrogance in assuming history is deterministically linear.
Understand the origin of thoughts and choose your thought filter to take control of negative thought patterns and live a more fulfilling life.
Our daily rundown of the articles from around the web that we feel our readers would enjoy and appreciate. We hope to highlight the best of what’s around. Public Square Bulletin recommends: The Road to Decriminalization of Psychoactive Drugs Runs Through Religion Brad Stoddard – Religion Dispatches Brad Stoddard outlines the movement to decriminalize psychoactive drugs, and the role religious rhetoric and experience play in it. Whether you agree, or want to be aware of how religious freedom rhetoric is being used, it’s worth the read. We must not let health care become a religion-free zone Charles C. Camosy – America Magazine This Jesuit publication focuses on what it calls the “absolutely bizarre” insistence that religion should not play any role in the world of medicine. Camosy outlines the long-term problems of this approach. Threats to religious freedom and to women go hand in hand Jeff Brumley – Baptist News Global A panel at the United States Commission of International Religious Freedom found that everywhere religious freedom is threatened, the rights of girls and women are threatened as well. To Those Who Say Religion is for People with Weak Minds Daniel C. Peterson – Meridian Magazine Since Freud, many have concluded that religion is only adopted as psychological comfort. Daniel Peterson looks at various refutations of that argument, including a look at the possible psychological motivations of atheism. Getting ‘More Christians Into Politics’ Is the Wrong Christian Goal David French – The Dispatch Having people of faith in powerful positions used to be seen as a default good goal for many Christians looking to expand their influence in politics. French suggests that may no longer be a wise approach.
Changes to Section 230 have been much in the news, but this section allows pornography websites to profit off of illegal content. It’s time to reconsider.
