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What the Bathroom Debate Has to Do with Marriage, Food and What It Means to Be Human, and Why Thankfulness Is Countercultural

Written by Breakpoint | Nov 22, 2024 7:00:00 AM

 

Authors: John Stonestreet | Maria Baer

The debate over whether men should be allowed in women’s restrooms moves to Capitol Hill, but is corrupted by our confusion over marriageRFK Jr. has sparked a national conversation about food, which is really a conversation about what it means to be human. Also, how Thanksgiving points us outward and upward in a culture that constantly directs us inward.

 

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