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No matter what the Internet says, homeschooling is not the best option for every family. And recognizing that it’s not best for your family and therefore choosing not to do it does not mean you are less of a mom, less of a woman, or less of a Christian. It just means you’re sane. And that’s not something you should feel guilty about.
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America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.
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This came in the mail yesterday. I’m officially a member of the Roman Catholic Church!
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RFK Jr is preparing to ban Pharmaceutical Ads on TV..
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You ever write something and know, immediately, that people are going to forking hate it?
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The “Chris Hemsworth bodyweight workout.” Lots of compound movements to build functional strength in < 3 minutes, no fancy equipment or clothing needed. (If you prefer to see him do it, in 1 minute — and who’d blame you? — I’ll leave the link in comments.) #WorkoutWednesday
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I imagine that takes a lot of muscle strength. But hey…Mothers! 🌹
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George Friedman's (former Founder and CEO of Strategic Forecasting - STRATFOR) and now CEO of Geopolitical Forecasting (GPF) book - "The Storm Before the Calm" which came out in February 2020 just as COVID was breaking forecasts that the 2028 election - not the 2024 election - will be the decisive election of the changing dynamics in the US. While not part of his calculations, I would agree in that no matter who becomes President in 2024 - Biden, Harris or Trum - they will be one-term President…
I agree with this take that 2028 is set up to be a decisive election.
I've had a thought that the 2024 election is going to drive a new disgust towards gerontocracy, and maybe that in itself will produce some changes. It's likely going to be a long, long time before either party again nominates someone who will be entering his 80s even in a hypothetical second term. Previously, "this guy is too old" was just words to a lot of people, but now we all feel in our bones what it means.
But also, the 2…
Social conservatives cannot elections, but the Republican party cannot win without our support. The important thing for us is to demand something attainable, but also beneficial to us as a community.
Right.
Which, in my opinion, means probably giving up on restricting most abortions at the Federal level. Because it's so personally impactful, abortion restrictions generate a lot of resistance compared to tinkering with arcane aspects of the US Code that few people ever encounter. As a minority special interest group, you can achieve a lot more by pursuing things that other people don't care about as much or might even agree with you on.
But I think this is going to be a tough pill to swallow for many. A lot of Christians are shocked by the "betrayal" of J.D. Vance this week. And it's a legitimate argument to say that perhaps he's compromising too far. But what's the appropriate compromise then? Because the idea that we, a minority, can't compromise at all on an issue that the majority strongly disagrees with us on seems like political suicide to no good end.
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This is why the Negative World framing that Aaron has provided is so important. A lot of American Christians still think that they are the Silent Majority, the Moral Majority. As the supposed majority, they think that the only barrier to enactment of their policy preferences is the weakness of GOP politicians.
Weakness of politicians explains lack of progress on true majority preferences, e.g. less immigration. But not on others, e.g. abortion, where Christians are out of touch with what the majority preferences are in this country.
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