The New Conference of the Old German Baptist Brethren, a conservative church denomination with 37 congregations nationwide, is struggling to retain its congregants. Young members, especially, are questioning denominational standards, sometimes moving away from their childhood community. The church’s intensely conservative principles seem to play a strong part in driving younger members away. Though church
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In his insightful essay “We Misunderstood the Nazis” in The Free Press, Matti Friedman argues that the way we learn about the Holocaust has done little to prevent its reoccurrence. Thanks to billion-dollar investments in museums, documentaries, and school curricula, Westerners know all about the “logistics” of National Socialism: Zyklon B, death marches, cruel torture.
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We are living through a meaning crisis. In the UK, a comprehensive survey found that 80 percent of British people think their lives are meaningless. According to CDC data, 10 percent of U.S. students attempted suicide in 2021. As traditional sources of meaning—faith, family, and vocation—fade, nihilism is rising to take their place. At the
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Are all disparities between ethnic groups due to prejudice? From black track athletes to many Americans’ hesitation around spicy food, according to many intellectuals, the disparity is caused by racism. But is this rational—or even biologically accurate? Everyone agrees that there is lots of cultural variety between ethnic groups. What is rarely mentioned is that
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At college campuses nationwide, the newest students are starting class, but I’m not among them. Many medical schools rejected my application, and when I asked why, several told me that my service in our nation’s armed forces didn’t matter, and that I should have spent more time proving my commitment to “diversity” and “equity.” I
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What happened to the left being pro-working class? Increasingly, left-wing ideology seems to only care about the elite. Listen to Sir Roger Scruton explains why this is! Save this article to favorites
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