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Worldview and Natural Calamity, the Term “Christian Nationalism,” and Uprising in Iran

As the hurricane finished its course through Florida, John and Maria talk about how worldview analysis applies to such natural calamities.

10/1/22

John Stonestreet Maria Baer

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As the hurricane finished its course through Florida, John and Maria talk about how worldview analysis applies to such natural calamities. They then consider the popularity of the term “Christian nationalism”–should Christian nationalism be a concern for U.S. Christians right now? In closing, they discuss why, in the case of the Iran uprising, an authoritarian state cannot perpetuate a society well.

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Abortion
American theology
christian nationalism
Iran protests
Pro-life

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