Author Archives: PaulVK

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Husband, Father of 5, Pastor

Numbers of Untargeted Killed By Drone Strikes

The Guardian

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How Ayaan Hirsi Ali wants to Reform Islam

NY Review of books Hirsi Ali believes that Modifying Muslims can influence the Mecca majority and wean them from the temptations of the literalist, bigoted, and violent Medina creed. To help matters along she proposes a simple plan, picking five … Continue reading →

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Adrian Helleman on What To Do with Jihadists

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Mass Mormon Resignation Over LDS Policy on Same Sex Marriage

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Mark Lilla “France on Fire” March 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

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A Crisis Our Universities Deserve – NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/opinion/sunday/a-crisis-our-universities-deserve.html

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Samson: The Wildness of God’s Spirit and the Shocking Cost of Love

“Oh my, it’s GOD!”  A common narrative today is that Americans are getting less religious, in the terms we easily identify as religious, but still “spiritual”. In a Huffington Post video Diana Butler Bass talks about her new book Grounded and … Continue reading →

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Mohammad Emwazi: 6 Years to Become a Monster

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Skye Jethani Almighty Apple

http://skyejethani.com/almighty-apple/ And like Solomon’s Temple, every Apple Store also has a Holy of Holies—The Genius Bar, where the high priests of the Apple cult seek to cleanse the sins committed by the people against their divine devices.

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YALT, Men Need Modesty Too

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