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A ‘Renaissance of Side B’ Christians? A Challenge to Christian Faithfulness

THE WASHINGTON POST (KATHRYN POST)
Traditional 'Side B' LGBTQ Christians Experience A Renaissance

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The Principle Of Abstraction And The Dangers Of Modern Technology: After IVF Procedures, Two Couples Discover Their Embryos Were Swapped

THE WASHINGTON POST (JULIAN MARK)
A Fertility Center Mixed Up Two Couples’ Embryos, Lawsuit Says. When They Found Out, They Had to Trade Babies.

PART 3
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Forcing Religious Institutions To Become Coercive Extensions Of State Power: Why The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Is Suing The Federal Government Over The Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate

ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary v. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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‘To Change The Way Americans Live’: The Goal Of The Spending Bill — And President Biden’s Ambition To Be Next Transformational President

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The American Income Tax and Why the Constitution Forbids a Wealth Tax: What Are The Worldview Considerations As Democrats Seek Tax on Billionaires?

NEW YORK TIMES (JONATHAN WEISMAN)
Democrats Hammer Out Novel Plan to Tax Billionaires and Corporate Giants

PART 3
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The Personal Collides with the Political: The Divide Between Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin Runs Deep and Angry

CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL (BERNIE SANDERS)
Let's Stand Together to Protect Working Families

WASHINGTON POST (MADALIN SAMMONS)
Progressives, Please Back Off Manchin. You’re Only Helping Him With My Fellow West Virginians.

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“Professionalizing” the Role of the Suicide Bomber: Taliban Pays Honor and Reparations To Families of Suicide Bombers — Will the World Notice?

NEW YORK TIMES (THOMAS GIBBONS-NEFF, SHARIF HASSAN AND RUHULLAH KHAPALWAK)
Taliban Honor Suicide Bombers’ ‘Sacrifices’ in Bid to Rewrite History