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Reviving the Church: How to Get Young People in the Pews 15
- Religion, Culture
- December 2, 2022
Only 54 percent of Christians aged 18–35 attend church once a month or more. Meanwhile, Christianity is rapidly declining in the American population, especially in the younger generations. The secularization of society is evident wherever we turn, and it will only worsen as young people continue to turn away from Christianity. To survive, the church
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Not Your School’s Reading List 2: God and the Human Condition 4
- Literature
- December 1, 2022
At Intellectual Takeout, we strive to offer not only commentary on current events but also tangible advice for engaging with our increasingly chaotic world. That’s why we’re proud to present this ongoing series of literature recommendations. This week’s entries include works examining our culture’s Judeo-Christian religious heritage. While we don’t necessarily agree with all the
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Men and Women Are Not Identical (And That’s a Good Thing)14
- Family, Politics
- November 30, 2022
Pointing out the obvious is bound to get you into trouble these days. No matter how well intentioned you might be, good faith debate across the aisle seems harder to come by. This stifling atmosphere has contributed to a sense of confusion with regard to how Americans, particularly in younger generations, view God’s creation. And
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Why Fairy Tales Aren’t Just for Kids 9
- Culture, Literature
- November 29, 2022
“Children must hear nothing but the vital truth, so far as we can give it [to] them,” G.K. Chesterton wrote over a century ago. “I say the vital truth: it is found mostly in fairy-tales…” Recently, I watched two movies back-to-back: Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella (2015) and Jon Turteltaub’s romantic comedy While You Were Sleeping (1995).
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Why Eastern European Conservatism Is Different 10
- Politics, International
- November 28, 2022
Eastern Europe is by far the most conservative region of the Western world. The Russian Federation has arguably the least liberal system of government in all of Europe, and the nations of the Visegrád Group—Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary—form a right-wing bloc within the European Union that resists the progressive agenda coming from Brussels. From
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Leaving a Legacy Through Simplicity 15
- Culture, Philosophy
- November 25, 2022
A few weeks ago, I came across a story in The Washington Post about a young woman, Rosie Grant, who scours graveyards across the country looking for recipes to make. Recipes in a graveyard? Yes, it does sound weird, but Grant was intrigued upon hearing the concept. The first gravestone recipe she came across was featured on Naomi
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