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** JONATHON VAN MAREN
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Niall Ferguson’s story is a microcosm of the struggle of many intellectuals who want to believe but find themselves unable to force their modern minds to accept supernatural claims. They are engaged in a very public struggle with “xxxxxxs of unbelief,” wanting to believe but finding it difficult or impossible.
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** SCOTT YENOR
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From the February issue: Gays celebrated their deviance in the seventies and eighties through gay journalism and literature. Opponents of the gay revolution took the same evidence and systematically presented it to the public, to good effect.
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** JAMES R. WOOD
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Christians are called to endure disruption with patience and hope (1 Peter 2–4). But they may also appeal to rulers to fulfill their divinely entrusted duties.
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** MATTHEW SCHMITZ
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From the February issue: Far from being a xxxxxx of secularism (as many have supposed), Roe v. Wade was the expression of a mainline Protestant religious establishment that overestimated its legitimacy and staying power.
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** HADLEY ARKES
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Trump has not had the slightest qualm or hesitation in flexing his power. Through his swagger and confidence, he may find himself ironically resolving unfinished business left by four or more of his predecessors.
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