Category: Culture
Harry Potter’s J.K. Rowling and the Call for Gumption in Today’s Culture
Joanne Rowling, better known as the bestselling author and outspoken culture watcher “J.K. Rowling,” knows a lot about the importance of guts and gumption. After...
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The Distortion of Grace and Compassion at the Dove Awards
It’s been just over 54 years since the Gospel Music Association (GMA) gathered at the Skyway Ballroom inside the famed Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn.,...
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‘Freedom March’ in Dallas – Leaving Homosexuality and Transgenderism to Follow Christ
Men and women from across the country marched to Klyde Warren Park, in Dallas, to worship, pray and give testimonies about God’s grace and power...
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Hot Take — It’s Not Judgmental to Want to Heal Disabilities
Stunt philanthropist and YouTube’s second-most popular creator MrBeast teamed up with ophthalmologist Jeff Levenson to give 1,000 people free cataract surgery last year. The video...
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Judge Blocks Montana Law Protecting Children From Drag Shows
A Montana judge upheld a temporary restraining order that kept state and local officials from enforcing a law prohibiting sexually-oriented performances or drag story hours...
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Cheating, Chess and The Search for High Character
Since the 1940s, Washington Square Park in New York City has hosted countless games of competitive chess every day, including matches dominated by Bobby Fischer,...
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Candace Cameron Bure Announces Great American Family’s 20 New Faith and Family-Friendly Christmas Movies
Candace Cameron Bure, the chief creative officer at Great American Family, just announced the network’s 20 new faith and family-friendly Christmas movies. This is the...
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Allie Beth Stuckey, Kat Von D and the Benefit of Not Watering Down Truth
“We don’t want to turn people off.” “We need to be seeker friendly.” “Be nice.” Anyone who has spent any time in a Christian community...
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Double Standard? Calls for Israeli Ceasefire Could Conceal Antisemitism
Protesters around the world are demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, less than two weeks after Hamas, the terrorist group and Gaza’s governing entity,...
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Prostitution Proliferates in California after Decriminalizing Loitering
California decriminalized “loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution,” and the results are exactly what you’d expect. News outlets report that prostitution has increased...
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American Culture Needs You to Cheer on Your Pastor
As a general rule, Americans and American media spend considerable time, financial resources, and attention on a few select people who hold significant positions of...
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The Motherhood Penalty? Mothers and Fathers are Equal in Value – But Not Interchangeable
The term “motherhood penalty” is back in the headlines, a phrase coined by sociologists Dr. Paula England and Michelle J. Budig to describe the financial...
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Survey Finds Teens Use Social Media More Than Four Hours Per Day — Here’s What Parents Can Do
More than half (51%) of over 1,500 surveyed teens reported spending at least four hours on social media every day, Gallup’s new Familial and Adolescent...
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Harvard Faces Backlash After Students Support Hamas and Blame Israel
Harvard University and some of its students are facing backlash after 34 student groups signed a statement blaming Israel for the Hamas invasion last week....
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50 Years Later, The Striking Timelessness Behind the Composition of the Gaither’s ‘Because He Lives’ Hymn
It’s been more than fifty years since “Because He Lives,” one of the most beloved songs of the Christian faith, debuted to high acclaim –...
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Antisemitism — What It Is and Its Connection to the Israel-Hamas War
More than 1,300 Israelis, 1,700 Gazans and 27 Americans have died in the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Wall Street Journal, less than a week...
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Coach Prime is Asking the Right Question and At the Right Time
With two losses over the course of the last three games, the national media frenzy surrounding University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has...
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How God Used a Blue Crayola Crayon to Help Jack and Barbara Nicklaus Help Children All Around the World
By 1965, even at the young age of 25, legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus was well on his way to becoming one of the most revered...
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Riley Gaines’ Sponsors ‘Real Women’s Day’ – Did Penn State Shut Her Out?
Riley Gaines and The Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute promoted October 10th as “Real Women’s Day,” holding events at universities across the country....
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Powerball and Sports Betting: Is it Really Wrong for Christians to Gamble?
Americans woke this morning to the news of a single winning Powerball ticket sold in Frasier Park, Calif, meaning that someone or some group of...
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In Our Fallen and Suffering World, Take Refuge in the Lord
We live in a deeply fallen and broken world. Sin still pervades our planet – corrupting and destroying lives and livelihoods. Look no further than...
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NFL’s Brock Purdy’s Main Goal: ‘Keep my eyes on God and nothing more than that’
When the Daily Citizen spotlight last fell on San Francisco 49er quarterback Brock Purdy in January, the previous third stringer was on an improbable Cinderella-like...
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Israel-Hamas War — How Does Iran Fit In?
More than 1,200 Israelis and 1,000 Palestinians are dead, The Wall Street Journal reports, just three days after Israel declared war on Hamas, the terrorist...
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The Killing of the Innocent is an Act of Moral Revulsion
The civilized and non-antisemitic world heaved a collective cry of disgust and dismay yesterday when news broke that Hamas terrorists had killed 40 babies and...
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