By September 30, 2026, Alabama public libraries must move any books containing transgender characters to the adult section according to a code change approved by the Legislative Services Agency last month. This follows up the directive by the agency from 2024 which instructed all libraries to move content “inappropriate for children” to the adult section. The responses […]
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This weekend my family and I celebrated Passover with a Seder meal. This is now the sixth time I have done this with my children, and I absolutely love being able to share this with them. And no, we are not Jewish. And I’m fully confident we don’t do it completely right. However, the purpose
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Earlier this year, the Barna Research group released the results of the 2024 American Worldview Inventory, where a national sample of adults across the US were surveyed to determine their specific worldview. This survey provides valuable insight because it asks specific questions to center onto the actual beliefs held by people as opposed to simply
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I had the opportunity to be in Dallas, TX a few weeks ago to witness the total solar eclipse. Though heavy cloud coverage threatened to obscure the whole thing, thankfully, the clouds parted about an hour before first contact and the sky remained clear throughout the eclipse event. And it was even more incredible than
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While many religions have similar moral guidance in their teachings, each religion defines god differently. Some religions define multiple gods, each having a particular power over one aspect of nature. Some religions define god as existing in all things, while one religion defines god as a single entity outside of all things. Christianity defines God
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A few weeks ago, I came across an article by a someone claiming to be a Christian who cast some doubt on the existence of hell. And by that I mean, he writes, “There isn’t a hell.” Although admittedly, it is unclear from the article whether this author really considers himself to be a Christian.
One of the biggest draws to the Super Bowl every year is getting to see the commercials. There is usually much discussion after the game over which commercial was the funniest or the sappiest or had the most celebrity appearances. But there is always some commercial that generates conversation based on its controversy. Interestingly, the
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“New year, new you.” It is a classic phrase as we start another new year. People make resolutions as they look at a fresh year to make a fresh start on a better version of themselves. Some may make resolutions to get healthier or to learn more over this coming year. Once they set their
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For Christmas this year, my dad gave each of my boys a small compass. They are all at the age where learning to use a compass would be a good skill to have. Of course, in order to properly use a compass for navigation, they need to understand a little bit about how a compass
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According to Darwin’s theory of evolution, every complex organism, feature, and biological mechanism must be explained as the incremental build up from something simple. Darwin explains the existence of all things as having come from a simple, common ancestor. Through the natural process of random genetic mutations, that simple common ancestor must increase in complexity
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