I was raised learning the Bible. But it was in adulthood, when I began going back through the literary canon on my own terms, that I understood something no one had ever quite said plainly to me: every great work of Western literature is a shadow of the Scriptures. The Bible is not a religious artifact sitting beside Western civilization. It is the source code Western civilization runs on. It is the DNA. And people who do not know it do not understand America.
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Geopolitics, The United States, What’s Actually Happening — And Why You Should Be Paying Attention
Most people are still reading President Trump’s foreign policy through a lens that hasn’t been accurate for decades. What’s being attempted isn’t just a minor policy adjustment; it’s a fundamental restructuring of how America positions itself in the global order. Whether it succeeds or fails, every American should understand what’s at stake. As believers, we have an even greater responsibility to pay attention.