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The Gospel Coalition's Drift Toward Identity Politics - Sovereign Nations

The Gospel Coalition's Drift Toward Identity Politics - Sovereign Nations "[Colin Hansen] writes, 'If millennials and Gen Y don't learn from [Young, Restless, and Reformed] leaders how the gospel equips them to fight the injustice they see as they scroll...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 21, 2019 1:58 PM

What's wrong with the recent evangelical social justice movements? | Religious Affections Ministries: Conservative Christianity, Worship, Culture, Aesthetics, Classical Education, Homeschooling, Family

What's wrong with the recent evangelical "social justice" movements? | Religious Affections Ministries Scott Aniol examines the vocabulary and assumptions of the social justice movement, regarding intersectionality, oppression, privileges, structural racism. He writes: "The tragic result of allowing all of...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 31, 2019 12:49 PM

Prepare For an Onslaught of Woke Scolds | www.splicetoday.com

Prepare For an Onslaught of Woke Scolds | www.splicetoday.com 2019 will be the year of the Performatively Woke Scold, writes Chris Beck: "PWS types love the concept of white privilege for obvious reasons--it widens the scope of their wokesplaining. When...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 28, 2019 7:49 AM

The Yale Problem Begins in High School | HeterodoxAcademy.org

The Yale Problem Begins in High School | HeterodoxAcademy.org "The Yale problem refers to an unfortunate feedback loop: Once you allow victimhood culture to spread on your campus, you can expect ever more anger from students representing victim groups, coupled with demands...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 8, 2015 1:14 PM

How Marcuse made today's students less tolerant than their parents | HeterodoxAcademy.org

How Marcuse made today's students less tolerant than their parents | HeterodoxAcademy.org "Second, I argue that youthful intolerance is driven by different factors than old fashioned intolerance, and that this change reflects the ideology of the New Left.  Herbert Marcuse,...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 8, 2015 1:03 PM