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The Gospel Coalition (TGC) sounded the alarm over a growing number of Protestant intellectuals, pastors, and influencers converting to the Catholic faith. Written by TGC’s Andrew Voigt, the article is framed as a strategic response to stem the tide of conversions. It warns of the effectiveness of Catholic apologetics, particularly online, and urges Protestants to develop a more robust counter-narrative. According to Voigt, Protestant apologetics has focused more on addressing atheism and secularism while Catholic evangelization efforts have been more directly aimed at engaging Protestants. An Italian Protestant pastor, Leonardo De Chirico, is quoted in Voigt’s article as saying that...

Plus: Court reminds cops they can't pull people over just to flirt, salary range laws aren't working as planned, and more...Arrested for pointing his fingers at police in a threatening manner, Arkansas man Larry Eugene Price Jr. wound up in jail for more than a year without being convicted and eventually died of malnutrition and dehydration behind bars. The story highlights a host of problems with our criminal justice system: trumped-up charges; long periods of imprisonment prior to being convicted; and the negligence and mistreatment of people who experience health problems while incarcerated. "Price was arrested in August 2020 after...

Jailing Fathers Who Can't Afford Braces (or why Charlottesville, Virginia is NOT the “Best Place to Live in America” for Divorced Fathers) by Larry White On March 30, 2004, Frommer's Cities Ranked and Rated gave Charlottesville, Virginia the rating of “Best Place to Live in America.” But, as a divorced father who's gone through Charlottesville's “family court” system I know that Frommer's rating is a long way from the real truth. By way of introduction, I am a fifty-one-year-old divorced father of five children and computer analyst living in Charlottesville, Virginia. My second oldest son, Daniel, is a former student...