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Identity politics - A necessary exercise in stain removal and guilt assignment?

I'd love your feedback on Dr. Mitchell's video essay -And remember, ideas have consequences...

Identity Politics: Guilt and the Scapegoat | OFFICIAL ESSAY | Dr. Joshua Mitchell Georgetown professor of political theory Joshua Mitchell describes the impact of identity politics on the church and societal institutions.Read the magazine:...

For all y’all who consume the podcast in audio form, the local icy conditions have provided production difficulties resulting in a delay of this week’s drop-Should be up on your preferred platform today or tomorrow. ALTERNATIVELY (all caps for emphasis), YouTube is live with the current episode. Might be a good time to sample the audio AND video offering! Always appreciate your feedback. Please subscribe, share, and like. Out…

The Pinocchio Project "How's The Weather?" Ideas have consequences. Join Mitch Friedman as he discusses the cultural ideas of our day and runs them through a biblical grid to find out if the idea is t...

The 'Christmas Narrative' of Luke Chapters 1 and 2 is very familiar, as is the way it's most often taught. The following podcast, particularly the first 20 minutes, may offer rich nuances that you haven't been exposed to. Hang in there with these guys-They're a bit quirky (but I like that in a teacher...).

Episode 209: Incarnation, Joy Incarnate, the Opening of Heaven to Earth, and Music - The Theology Pugcast Incarnation, Joy Incarnate, the Opening of Heaven to Earth, and Music https://youtu.be/HRek6cbsOvE Christmas is around the corner and the guys reflect on the Incarnation and some of its implications. Reflecting upon Luke 2:8-20, Shepherds and Angels, Tom introduces the topic of what is implied by th...

Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have victims. I came across this First Things article from May of 1994, penned by Mother Teresa. Can you call out the bad idea she decries? Who are the victims of this bad idea, and how many their number?

https://www.firstthings.com/article/1994/05/recalling-america?utm_source=First+Things+New+Master+List&utm_campaign=959d17275d-Two_Essays_Mother_Teresa_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcb60f68e-959d17275d-181161169

Turns out we're not done with Season 2 after all...Christmas-themed episodes will drop on Friday, 12.16 and Monday, 12.19 - Ho Ho Ho!

A very joyful Advent season to you from all of us here at the Pinocchio Project!

Season 2, Episode 1 is live and available from your preferred podcast provider. If you find our content helpful please like, rate and share. Stay alert my friends!

Season 2 drops on Friday, July 1 - Lots of ideas about human flourishing for us to examine, some that have gotten HOT over the past month. Tune in this Friday!

Roe overturned - A righteous action that now calls for sustained, localized righteous action. Let's go CHURCH!

Euphemism, n. "a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing."
Today's example: Our declining culture's most egregious, unpleasant embarrassment, and our most ridiculous euphemisms:
"Reproductive Healthcare" and "Basic Human Right" substituted for "Abortion". Abortion can never be honestly couched as healthcare, can never qualify as a basic human right. Stay alert, words matter...

The Undefined:
How is it that I’m undefined when an honest look shows life’s design?
Why is it that ideas refined include each voice except for mine?