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Peace is possible! New Year’s Message 2025 | Frieden ist möglich! Neujahrsbotschaft 2025
Guest Contribution by Prominent Peace Activist Dr. Eugen Drewermann Gastbeitrag von dem prominenten Friedensaktivisten Dr. Eugen Drewermann
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“Peace on Earth”: Your Security Is My Security. | "Friede auf Erden": Deine Sicherheit ist meine Sicherheit
The True Meaning of Christmas | Die eigentliche Botschaft von Weihnachten
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Is Religion Good for You? It Depends.
Research Findings Are Called Into Question by Rise of Trump Evangelicals.
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The Trump Cult: Trump, God, and Narcissism
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"Make White and Male America God Again": The Psychology of Playing God Behind the Racist and Sexist Insults against Harris
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The Politics of Demonizing: A Violent Temptation
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Is Religion Good for You? It Depends.
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Fear Won, for Now: The Cunning Victory of Donald Trump and the Rude Awakening to Come
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Why God did not save Trump and what we should actually learn from the shooting
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Fear Won, for Now: The Cunning Victory of Donald Trump and the Rude Awakening to Come
Trump tricked the country with fear.
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No, Biden did not call Trump supporters garbage.
Gambling with existential fears.
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A Fever in America: How Fearmongers Want to Steal Your Freedom, and What You Can Do About It
I recently finished reading Timothy Egan’s book A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them…
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Matthias Beier Op-Ed Column in The Indianapolis Star:
Lt. Gov. Candidate Micah Beckwith shrinks God into his image to demonize others, impose theocracy
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Debunking A Violent God-Image: Book
A Violent God-Image, by Dr.
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The Trump Cult: Trump, God, and Narcissism
“I am the Chosen one,” said Trump, glancing up to the sky while speaking to reporters.
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The Politics of Demonizing: A Violent Temptation
Demonizing has been ramping up this US election season.
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"Make White and Male America God Again": The Psychology of Playing God Behind the Racist and Sexist Insults against Harris
To Matter, or Not to Matter, That Is the Question
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Why God did not save Trump and what we should actually learn from the shooting
What cruel joke of a God would capriciously "save" Trump from a bullet but would let Corey Comperatore, a husband and father of two girls, get killed by…
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Welcome to Religion on the Couch, by Matthias Beier
Welcome to my Religion on the Couch Substack, with a special focus on analyzing God talk.
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