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Evangelicals and the Global Population Crisis

Why a sterile modern world doesn't need tired tropes about "family idolatry."

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Samuel D. James
Apr 05, 2021
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One of the more recyclable ideas within evangelical discourse is that, particularly among right-of-center Christians, the nuclear family is a perpetual idol that causes marginalization of singles, childless couples, and basically anyone who doesn’t fit a particular mold. One progressive Christian put it like this:

Jesus didn’t die on a God-forsaken cros…

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