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A church entryway at night with a few congregants pausing on the steps as uniformed officers stand nearby, their faces neutral, the doorway brightly lit against deep shadows. A guarded place of worship suggests canada freedom of expression and faith under legal uncertainty.

How Canada’s Bill C-9 Would Have Reimagined Religious Liberty

Claudio Klaus2 weeks ago1 week ago07 mins

By redefining hatred and easing charges, bills like Canada’s Bill C-9 could make self-censorship the price of social peace.

A strained conversation among neighbors softens into care, showing faith and politics shaped by mercy.

A Kingdom Not of This World: Beyond Red and Blue

Dean Woodson2 weeks ago2 weeks ago010 mins

Policy fights keep turning neighbors into enemies. What does the politics of love demand from both sides of the political divide?

A leader in a quiet office beside a map, considering church political neutrality during a crisis.

Church Communications in Times of Crisis

Public Square Staff3 weeks ago010 mins

Calls grow for an official statement after ICE actions. Why might church HQ stay silent on local politics?

Demonstrators remain outside as worshippers enter, contrasting peaceful dissent with protests in church.

Protest Outside, Worship Inside: A Truce Worth Keeping

Public Square Staff1 month ago05 mins

Political anger is pushing protests into worship spaces. What happens when the inside-outside line collapses?

Civil unrest in Iran is depicted. Foreign intervention debates begin when visibility is forcibly erased.

When Law Lacks Teeth: The Question of Foreign Intervention

Leyla Mirmomen1 month ago05 mins

Many views on interventionism are shaped by failures in the Middle East. But is intervention the cause of systemic failure, or the consequence of it?

Friends together discussion current events, illustrating the ability of people to overcome political division in America.

We’re Not All That Divided: The Myth of a Nation Split in Half

Jared Paget2 months ago09 mins

Is polarization as deep as it looks? Outrage incentives distort perception, hiding broad agreement on key reforms.

A doctor addresses a tense crowd in a lecture hall, capturing the conflict around trust in medical expertise.

Primum Non Nocere: A Berlin Museum’s Warning Against Silence

Antonio Westphalen2 months ago2 months ago06 mins

How can trust in medical science survive? By challenging misinformation, backing credible health bodies, and protecting patients.

A woman reaches out in empathy to her own, shaded reflection, symbolizing empathy without knowledge.

The Limits of Empathy: Why Feeling Isn’t Always Knowing

Dan Ellsworth5 months ago011 mins

Is empathy always good? Without scrutiny, it feeds bias, but with reality testing, it grounds compassion in truth.

Christian nationalism is symbolized by the American flag replacing sacred symbols in a church, showing faith overtaken by politics.

Perspective: Religion Can Support the Constitution. A Religious ‘Takeover’ Does Not

Chris Stevenson5 months ago05 mins

Constitutional conflicts can arise when religious language and behavior take an aggressive and domineering posture toward government and society as a whole.

Dark clouds loom over Independence Hall with light shining on the Constitution for Constitution Day.

The Constitution Was Built on Human Weakness, Not Idealism

Ella Johnson5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

What sustains the Constitution? Founders distrusted power, built checks on ambition, and trusted agency as divine.

A street memorial symbolizing reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death.

Did Murder Become a Meme? What Online Reactions to Charlie Kirk Reveal About Us

Amanda Freebairn5 months ago06 mins

Did murder become a meme? Political hatred distorts compassion, but peacemaking offers hope.

Followers look at empty hands beside loaves and fishes on the ground, evoking the human struggle with divine refusal.

When God Refuses to Fix the World: The Politics of John 6

Dan Ellsworth5 months ago011 mins

Why do extremes fail? John 6 reveals why loaves and fishes do not justify utopian politics over covenant conversion.