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Religion Can Be Convenient, but That Doesn’t Mean it Isn’t True
BY BEN BURNETTE Religion has its benefits. That’s true of pretty much all religions and has been throughout history. Religions bring cultures together. They provide a stable metanarrative on which societies build values, customs, and rituals, all of which, in turn, contribute to social cohesion. Many, if not all, religions promise an afterlife, thus offering…
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We’re All Searching for Refuge: A Christian’s Perspective on the Refugee Crisis
BY NEFER BASTULI If you walk the perimeter of East Campus, you will notice a two-foot wall encasing the university. Many view this wall as symbolically delineating two different worlds: Duke vs Durham, privilege vs disadvantage, us vs them… Take a few steps off East Campus and you will notice the stark contrast between the…
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The Fleeting Quiet
BY JAKE DERRY On paper, I should find quiet on Duke’s campus pretty easily. Not only am I a relatively reserved person, I don’t have a roommate. It’s easy to retreat to my dorm when I’m in need of time alone, but time alone doesn’t always quench my desire for peace, especially when I’m sitting…
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[The] Truth that Loves
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BY HANNAH Z. [The] Truth that Loves It was around 2015 when the slang term, “savage,” became widespread. It was also in 2015 that my friends decided I should bear that title, given my tendency to make harsh, albeit honest, criticisms about other people. Unaware, however, that someone could be upset by my behavior, I…
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The Greatest Treasure: God’s Unexpected Overhaul of My Life
BY ANNA NORTHUP PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK MYHRE Angry, Uncertain, and Insecure Junior year of high school. I’m an ardent atheist, but not a satisfied one. Having walked away from the church years earlier, I had embroiled myself in an eating disorder and struggled deeply with self-image, destructive thoughts, and obsession with food. I had pulled…
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Epiphany – A Testimony of Repentance, Faith, and Renewal
BY DAVID ELIAS PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW BRAGUE God’s Living Word During my senior year of high school, God changed my heart and mind in a mighty way that I do not fully understand. He ignited an intense desire in me to seek truth and understanding—to seek Him. This thirst was so strong that I often…
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A Christian Perspective on Identity – On Being More than “Just Yourself”
BY JOEY LI PHOTOGRAPHY BY MELANIE PARK “Just be yourself” is one of those phrases that has become common parlance for a mode of living. The idea is often attributed to Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) in the quote, “Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.” Wilde likely did not say this quote verbatim, though he espoused…
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You Are Not in Control: Part 2
BY JUAN LASSO VELASCO PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACK MYHRE My father’s work during his time in Colombia took many different forms, yet they all had one key aspect in common: they all involved consistent interaction with other people. My father knew that in order to succeed at his work, he needed to be good at “dealing…
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A Good Samaritan Is Radically Present
BY TIM KOWALCZYK There’s No Duke but Us I’ve written elsewhere on our habit of abdicating responsibility for the problems in our community. In brief, we’re only too happy to complain about Duke’s problems—peer pressure, work-hard play-hard, social expectations—but shrink from doing anything to fix them. They are “Duke’s” problems, or “collective” problems. In a…
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On the Origin of Controversy: Religion and Science
BY ABBY FRANKLIN All the Controversy When Ken Ham and Bill Nye debated creationism in 2014, both religious and non-religious people watched eagerly. Some were on the edge of their seats, waiting for their favorite debater to crush the other. Others bit their nails in horror, afraid that everything they stood for would be misrepresented.…
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