DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Impact of War in Ukraine Starts to Hit Close to Home as U.S. Shuts Off All Energy Imports from Russia: What Does All This Mean?

PART 2
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‘We Must Not Trade One Dictator for Another’: Is Buying Petroleum From Venezuela Morally Better Than Buying From Russia?

ARIZONA REPUBLIC (ELVIA DIAZ)
President Biden Cozying Up to Venezuela Over Russia Oil Embargo is Disgusting

PART 3
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The Power of Entertainment Culture: Disney CEO Avoids Public Statement on Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Citing Storytelling as a Better Change Agent in Society

LA TIMES (RYAN FAUGHNDER)
Disney CEO Bob Chapek Addresses Employees on Silence over Florida LGBTQ Bill

PART 4
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“Ethical Non-Monogamy”: Redefinition of Marriage and Revolution of Polyamory Trickles Down into Moral Advice Column

THE WASHINGTON POST (AMY DICKINSON)
Ask Amy: Our Son and His Wife Just Told Us They’re Polyamorous

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A Crucial Moment for the Future of Religious Liberty in America: Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop Fined Again in Colorado

WASHINGTON POST (DAVID VON DREHLE)
The religious freedom bomb may be about to detonate

NEW YORK TIMES (ISABELLA GRULLóN PAZ)
Colorado Baker Fined for Refusing to Make Cake for Transgender Woman

PART 2
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Is Religious Liberty Just One of Many Government Interests? A Look at the Response to the Fulton v. Philadelphia Decision

LOS ANGELES TIMES (ERWIN CHEMERINSKY)
Giving people a license to discriminate because of their religious beliefs

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Why Did the IRS Deny a Christian Organization Its Tax-Exempt Status? Well, Essentially for Holding to Christian Values

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Letter to Christians Engaged

FIRST LIBERTY INSTITUTE
Letter to the Internal Revenue Service

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Despite the Unanimous Fulton Decision, KY Governor Andy Beshear Won’t Back Down from His Administration’s Policy Denying Sunrise Children Service Its Right to Operate by Christian Convictions

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