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the Nazi church

I wonder, sometimes, what attending church would have been like in Nazi Germany. It varied, I know. While many German churches embraced and supported Nazi rule and ideology, there were some others that opposed the regime. By and large, however, it is my understanding that many of the churches in Germany marched lock step with…

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would Jesus support the death penalty?

Would Jesus support the death penalty? That is the question posed by Jonathan Merritt in an article in The Atlantic in 2014. It's an interesting question, and it is reminiscent of the question, "What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)?" that was so often asked in the 1990s. Although it's pretty clear from the get-go where he stands,…