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Nov 2024
54m 20s

Electioneering

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
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Final presidential campaign days, screen-free churches, and the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza.

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This week on the show, Clarissa, Mike, and Russell talk about campaign trail updates with less than a week before the presidential election. Then, we consider how churches can effectively and appropriately engage the world in the age of screens and digital media. Finally, Mark Tooley joins us to talk about the UN’s work in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. 

 

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Mark Tooley is president of The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) and editor of IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. He worked eight years for the CIA and is a graduate of Georgetown University. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, World, Law & Liberty, National Review, and other publications. 


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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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