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'No Longer Christian, but Still Afraid of Judgement'

'No Longer Christian, but Still Afraid of Judgement'

Whatever this is, we need to set ourselves free from it.

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Christopher Cook
May 03, 2024
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This week’s selection for #FreedomMusicFriday—“Material Boy” by Sir Sly1—is both a touching cri de coeur and a trenchant diagnosis of our modern malaise. It also happens to be a pretty good song, with an updated 80s vibe that a lot of we GenXers will really appreciate.

It touches on freedom in several ways.

One objection, which I frequently hear, to a fre…

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