For more than 1,800 years, Christians understood “the rapture” to be the blissful moment of Jesus’ second coming. But within the last century and a half, a new interpretation emerged. In this episode, Barry Cooper helps us consider what the Bible says about the rapture of Christ’s church. Read the transcript: https://simplyputpodcast.com/the-rapture/

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DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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U. S. Controversy Over Abortion Heats Up As House Panel in Washington Hears Pro-Life and Pro-Abortion Testimonies and a Federal Court Considers the Texas Abortion Bill

NEW YORK TIMES (SHERYL GAY STOLBERG)
A Congresswoman’s Story: Raped at 17, ‘I Chose to Have an Abortion’

CNN (CHANDELIS DUSTER)
Top Democrats Disagree On Including Hyde Amendment In Economic Bill

PART 2
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Logic of the Culture of Death In Mexico As Elites Pressure Popular Culture To Present Abortion As A ‘Right’ And A ‘Choice’

NEW YORK TIMES (MELISSA AYALA)
This Is for All the Girls Who Grew Up Thinking Abortion Meant Death or Jail

PART 3
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Abortion in China: As Totalitarian Seeks to Restrict Abortion, It Shows that Anti-Abortion Does Not Always Mean Pro-Life

NEW YORK TIMES (VIVIAN WANG)
China’s Vow to Reduce Abortions Sparks Public Worries

PART 4
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Coming To A School District Near You: LGBTQ Inclusivity Guidelines — for 4-year-olds

TELEGRAPH (DANIEL SANDERSON)
Scottish Four-Year-Olds Can Change Gender At School Without Parents’ Consent