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The relationship of Christians to the government has been a vital and controversial issue from the start of the Christian age. Even from the beginning of Christ’s ministry, many - in fact, most - of his disciples were under the false impression that he had come to overthrow the oppressive Roman government and establish a physical kingdom. There are a variety of false doctrines today that embody the same misunderstanding.

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Jonathan Klick and Thomas Stratmann have written an interesting paper on abortion and risky sex among teenagers. (Download the PDF):
Incentives matter. They matter even in activities as primal as sex, and they matter even among teenagers, who are conventionally thought to be relatively myopic. If the expected costs of risky sex are raised, teens will [...]

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