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Wrestling with the Trump win: here’s a deep explanation of how social isolation influenced his win

Posted on 10/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

OPINION Matt Garvin I, like many others have been doing some reflection following last week’s election result. I am more and more convinced we are in the midst of a massive societal shift that we are only now beginning to… Continue Reading →

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On Religion: Who Did Hell Endorse In This Year’s Election?

Posted on 07/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Hell by Luca Signorelli

Terry Mattingly via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Forget the opinions of newspaper czars. The question many voters needed to know in this feverish White House race was simple: Who did Hell endorse? Writing in the style of “The Screwtape Letters” by… Continue Reading →

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Can we pray for the joyous and the sad?

Posted on 07/11/2024 by John Sandeman
US Flag

Today the comment threads on my feeds have bifurcated – with strings of horror and chains of celebration according to people’s polical preferences. Or maybe your threads lean mostly or competely one way. We all have different webs on connection… Continue Reading →

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A non-partisan positive prayer about the US Presidential election

Posted on 05/11/2024 by John Sandeman
Vote USA

The Other Cheek can’t even find a hint of where Anglican Minister Geoff Robson leans politically from this prayer about the US election. Which means it is a prayer we can all use. Father, I praise you as the sovereign… Continue Reading →

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The USA and states of contradiction

Posted on 29/10/2024 by Peter Bentley
Donald Trump in Iowa

Opinion By Peter Bentley There will be relief for most people in the Western world when the United States presidential election is over, though for many, probably also the first and only stage of grief. To say this year has… Continue Reading →

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer family protests against Eric Metaxas’ film, book and US Presidential election commentary

Posted on 22/10/2024 by John Sandeman
Dietrich Bonhoeffer

86 members of the family of German WWII martyr theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer have issued a protest against the co-option of his name in the work of US-based controversial evangelical writer Eric Metaxas and political campaigners. A quick backgrounder on Bonhoeffer… Continue Reading →

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The best writing on the US election – so far

Posted on 21/09/2024 by John Sandeman

Kevin Williamson, a conservative writer in The Despatch written by people who lean right but despair of Trump, has written engagingly from Springfield, Ohio, on eating cats and dogs. Read his intro and enjoy: “SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—They come to Ohio from… Continue Reading →

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Why I joined the anti war protest in Melbourne

Posted on 13/09/2024 by John Sandeman
Land Forces protest September 2024

This week protestors have targeted “Land Forces 2024” a massive expo featuring the latest ways of waging war. Margie Pestorius, a Queenslander Christian, tells The Other Cheek why she joined the protestors. Pestorius is a long-time peace protestor – one… Continue Reading →

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Michael Jensen on politics was a surprise

Posted on 17/08/2024 by John Sandeman

Book Review by Stephen Driscoll of Subjects and Citizens The Politics of the Gospel: Lessons from Romans 12–15 by Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen‘s new book surprised me, because I was expecting a different kind of book. I expected a book… Continue Reading →

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Wonder what a Kamala Harris campaign would look like? watch this

Posted on 22/07/2024 by John Sandeman
Kamala Harris Ad from 2020

Kapow! Karmala Harris took on Donald Trump for her 2020 primary. You could run this ad today.

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