1) “Navigating a Hostile World: 5 Ways Christians Can Stand Firm with Grace and Truth” (Sarah Holliday, Washington Stand)
From the article —
1. Winning Hearts or Winning Debates?
2. The “Theology of Losing Friends”
3. Care about What the Bible Cares about
4. Be Engaged by Finding Your Identity in Christ, Not in Politics
5. God’s Word: The Anchor in the Cultural Storm
2) “American Heritage Is No Myth, It’s the Source of Our Liberty and Peace” (John Daniel Davidson, Federalist)
From the article — The most important debate in America today is not about immigration policy but about what it means to be an American. Our immigration debate is of course a proxy for that. It’s easier to argue over asylum policy, or ICE enforcement protocols, than it is to tackle the fraught question of who is an American and who isn’t, who really belongs here and who doesn’t.
At the heart of this debate are competing historical narratives about our heritage. On the right, there’s a growing willingness to argue straightforwardly and unapologetically that America isn’t just a creed or a proposition but a nation with a shared history and culture. Vice President J.D. Vance endorsed this view last year in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. “America is not just an idea,” he said. “It is a group of people with a shared history and a common future. It is, in short, a nation.”
To truly be an American, in this view, means embracing an Anglo-American and Christian inheritance and insisting on certain western cultural norms. It means rejecting multiculturalism in favor of our founding Anglo-American culture, with the understanding that preserving this cultural base is the only way to ensure liberty and dignity for all American citizens, regardless of national origin.
By contrast, the liberal narrative foisted on us aggressively for the past forty years is that if being an American means anything it should mean apologizing for your nation’s history, repudiating its Anglo-American inheritance, and celebrating non-western cultures while allowing unlimited immigration from every corner of the globe.
3) “‘Dr. Maggie,’ Notorious Abortionist: Her kill count of unborn children must be high.” (Ellie Gardey Holmesby, American Spectator)
From the article — A serial killer is going to be limited in his ability to kidnap women to kill. A nurse secretly killing babies might reach a higher kill count with greater ease. But an abortionist operating from the comfort of her own home — slippers on, feet up on her desk — can kill unborn children indiscriminately.
Last year, a woman desiring to end the life of her unborn child could simply fill out an online form on the site Aid Access, and “Dr. Maggie” — as she is known by her abortion activist compatriots — would be happy to be her hitman. Within days, pills dispensed by Dr. Maggie that would bring about the child’s death would arrive at the woman’s home.
Now, however, “Dr. Maggie” is facing trouble with the law. She was indicted this year for allegedly providing a Louisiana woman with abortion pills. The state says that the woman, wanting to end the life of her unborn grandchild, used “coercion” to make her teenage daughter take the pills. The girl was sent to the hospital as a result of the bleeding she experienced. Louisiana’s governor, Jeff Landry, noted that the teenage girl had even been planning a gender reveal party before the unhappy new grandmother took action. Further, Landry said the woman “conspired” with Carpenter “to get a chemical abortion pill in the mail.”
According to the indictment, the Louisiana woman obtained the pills from Dr. Maggie through the abortion-dispensing mill she worked with, Aid Access. The site only requires that people fill out an online form to get abortion pills shipped to them — and their identity is not checked. The form process means that anyone, regardless of whether they are pregnant, can receive abortion pills if they answer the questions the “right” way.
The form process means that anyone, regardless of whether they are pregnant, can receive abortion pills if they answer the questions the “right” way. Any unhappy fathers — or grandmothers — can easily obtain the pills in order to eliminate any undesired children or grandchildren. This can be accomplished by browbeating a pregnant mother with the pill bottle or sneaking the medication into her food or drink.
4) “Canada: A Socialist Paradise Lost” (Leo Standing, American Spectator)
From the article — Canada should be one of the world’s best countries to live in, and for many people it once was. Possessing vast natural resources and reserves of energy (exceeding those of the U.S. on a per capita basis), endless natural space (as the world’s second-largest country), adequate infrastructure, no enemies, a parliamentary democracy, and an educated population, it should face no problems beyond the winters.
But a decade under the former Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has reduced a first-world country to the level of a failing, although not yet a failed, state. The strains of O Canada are giving way to cries of Woe Canada, while the recent book by the journalist Tristin Hopper (Don’t be Canada: How One Country Did Everything Wrong All at Once) documents the national malaise with many examples of stagnation, incompetence, and folly. Epithets such as “a woke dystopia” and “the sick man of North America” are now heard. Where did it all go so wrong?
Related article — “Canada to Report Killing Over 100,000 People with Physician-Assisted Suicide” (Zachary Mettler, Daily Citizen)
5) “You Are Being Lied To About ICE” (I & I Editorial Board)
From the article — Under Obama, stories such as these were barely covered by the mainstream news. When ICE made mistakes under Obama, they were treated as just that, mistakes, not signs of malicious intent. Democrats might have grumbled now and again. But they never claimed Obama was terrorizing the country. Never said ICE was “invading” their communities. Never called it authoritarianism.
So why are they – and their legions of mindless followers – doing so now? The one and only reason is that Trump – not Obama – is in the White House, and Democrats want to portray everything Trump does as a sign that he’s a scary authoritarian.
Other Important Reads from the Week:
* “Trump’s Desire For More American Babies Is Good. His Newest IVF Plan Is Not” (Jordan Boyd, Federalist)
* “How Should Christians Think about Artificial Intelligence?” (Dan Hart, Washington Stand)
* “Have You Forgotten About Iryna Zarutska? They Want You To. Here’s Why.” (Matt Walsh, Daily Wire)
And on the education beat…
“Alaska Schools’ Social Studies Standards Omit Washington, Lincoln, And Christianity — Even in a red state like Alaska, bureaucrats have infiltrated the education department with ‘protest’ and ‘action civics.’” (David Randall, Federalist)
“Wikipedia Enforcement Committee: Site ‘Code of Conduct’ Should Ban Bible Verses Opposing Homosexuality” (T.D. Adler, Breitbart)
“Storybook For Kindergarteners Features Gay Roosters, Men Wearing Leather Harnesses” (Todd Starnes, Harbinger’s Daily)
“Tax-Funded Debauchery: Harvard Announces Disturbing New Classes On Drag History, Sexuality, And ‘Pleasure’” (Alex Newman, Harbinger’s Daily)