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Culture, Faith, Politics

Searching For The Devil’s Grandchildren: The Gospel Coalition “Debates” Wokeness.

Should The Gospel Coalition acknowledge its pedophilia problem? If the answer is no, why not? What if their parents were child molesters? What criterion should we use to decide that members of the organization are not responsible for a family history of pedophilia? This question applies not only to TGC, but to every pastor and congregant who has advocated for those living now to atone … Continue reading Searching For The Devil’s Grandchildren: The Gospel Coalition “Debates” Wokeness.

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Culture, Film

Watch: First Teaser For Thor: Love And Thunder

The latest Teaser from the MCU, continues the story of Thor. What he has been up to so far, and what awaits him, is clearly established by the words of the demigod. ” I will choose my own path, and live in the moment. My superhero-ing days are over.” From the looks of it, the story finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) setting aside Stormbreaker (his primary … Continue reading Watch: First Teaser For Thor: Love And Thunder

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Culture, Film, Politics

First Look At Dennis Quaid As Ronald Reagan.

From releases like Ray, Ali, and The Iron Lady, the biographical picture (or biopic) are getting numerous enough to be grouped into a sub-genre of it’s own. And it seems like coming up later this year, Ronald Reagan is about to get the biopic treatment. Based on the book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism by Paul Kengor, the film is reported to follow … Continue reading First Look At Dennis Quaid As Ronald Reagan.

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Culture

Our Infatuation with the Antihero

Over the past couple weeks, my wife and I have been binge-watching the TV show, The Blacklist. For those unfamiliar with the show, the star, “Raymond Reddington”, is one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals. He turns himself in, strikes a deal with the FBI to provide them with intel on taking down the worst criminals in the world who operate in the shadows–these are … Continue reading Our Infatuation with the Antihero

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Culture, Random Stuff

Remember When We Didn’t Have to Disagree with Everyone?

An opinion… I was thinking back to the “good old days” before we had the internet and social media and realized that back then, no one really cared about your political, religious, or social views. You could put any candidates sign in your yard and nothing would happen. You could wear any hat you wanted to and no one would have a complete meltdown. It … Continue reading Remember When We Didn’t Have to Disagree with Everyone?

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Culture, Politics

Clay Travis Reminds Us When Lebron Tried To Fake His Way Through A Malcolm X Book.

Since last week, Lebron James has been getting quite the backlash over his reaction to a police involved shooting. Responding to a Tuesday, April 20 shooting of a16 year old black girl by a cop, Lebron quickly took to Twitter. The backlash, then got intensified, after he tried to dodge responsibility with a workaround of some sort. One standout observation though, came from Clay Travis, … Continue reading Clay Travis Reminds Us When Lebron Tried To Fake His Way Through A Malcolm X Book.

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Culture, Music

Rapper Turned Preacher, DMX, Dies At 50

After getting rushed to a New York hospital on April 2, and remaining on life support for the past week, DMX (real name Earl Simmons) has passed away at the age of 50. The New York based rapper had been found unconscious from a heart attack, possibly following an overdose. With a successful career that started in the early 90’s, DMX (or X as he … Continue reading Rapper Turned Preacher, DMX, Dies At 50

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Books, Culture, Politics

So Jordan Peterson Noticed Marvel Turned Him Into A Supervillain

So to begin, let’s do a little back story. Famed clinical psychologist, and author of acclaimed bestseller, 12 Rules For Life, had recently responded to a tweet, in which he called out The Atlantic for exacerbating the insidious rise of cancel culture. The tweet was in response to an Atlantic article about a Barrington Illinois parent, fighting “anti-racism” curriculum that had just been introduced in … Continue reading So Jordan Peterson Noticed Marvel Turned Him Into A Supervillain

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Culture, Film

(Watch): James Gunn’s Reboot Of Suicide Squad

Giving the Suicide Squad comic storyline a second try, DC Comics is releasing a rebooted version, with James Gunn (Guardians Of The Galaxy) at the helm. The film features Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, and Jai Courtney, all reprising their roles as Harley Quinn, Amanda Waller, Rick Flag, and Captain Boomerang, respectively. With the return of these old faces however, comes the arrival of … Continue reading (Watch): James Gunn’s Reboot Of Suicide Squad

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