39 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Appropriate-Till9598
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39 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:42 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Appropriate-Till9598
36 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC
Posted by /u/HistorianMajor1739
I have tried to come up with a reason for these contradictions in the polls and election results but I have been unable to do so. According to current polls of Americans, only 10% of people approve of the job that Congress is performing. However, in the 2024 elections, each of t…
21 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC
Posted by /u/utxjanelle
Hi, i’m 15 and trying to better understand the Bible! I’ve tried quite a few translations (esv, csb, nkjv) and resources like enduring word, but I still struggle with some of the language and wording. i also have some big gaps in my education which i think contribute to finding…
19 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
Posted by /u/SadMongoos
Just a quick question, I can’t seem to find if this was a water fast or a dry fast. Obviously for any mere human 40 days without water is impossible, but it never mentions water to the best of my knowledge.
18 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC
17 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC
Posted by /u/GoMustard
I haven't heard much noise about this, but it seems like a strong sleeper. Adam Hamilton is the pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the country, the Church of the Resurrection, just outside Kansas City. He's a very popular national leader in the more moderate mainli…
15 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Raichu4u
Most major policy changes create some degree of short-term disruption, and some groups may bear more of the cost than others. A difficult question is not whether a policy causes any harm, but what kind of harm it causes, how severe it is, how long it is expected to last, and whe…
13 upvotes
Jul 22, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC
Posted by /u/Ok-Distribution2498
Hi everyone, I’m not here to argue or to troll. I’m genuinely trying to figure out whether Christianity is true. At the moment, I would say that I want Christianity to be true, and I probably lean toward believing that God exists. The complexity of the universe, the apparent fin…