John Wesley Reid

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  Oct 30, 2024

  Voting for Trump with a clear conscience but a heavy heart

  Conservatives, if you’re torn on whether to vote for Trump, you’re not alone.

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  Jun 6, 2024

  Why America must never adopt hate speech laws

  We should dare not trust a definition of human dignity from a government that cannot first define human anatomy.

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  Apr 8, 2024

  Hungary’s wariness of forced speech reflects post-communist ideals

  The premium that Hungarians place on free speech reflects an American posture of centuries past.

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  Jan 25, 2024

  Trump idolatry is a real thing. And it must stop

  Christians’ support for Trump was largely about the issues, not the person. But then things got weird.

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  Jan 20, 2024

  My Conservative brothers: True masculinity means celebrating our sister leaders

  A stealth uprising of conservative men is opposing women in public leadership — even their right to vote. This niche-gone-trend has been gaining new traction, namely within some Reformed and Christian Nationalist communities whose leaders endorse archaic positions — positions that I cannot oppose enough. 

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  Jan 31, 2022

  Justice Breyer’s retirement, Biden’s possible appointees, and why ‘race’ shouldn’t be a nomination factor

  Since when is it a Supreme Court Justice’s job to entertain the “unique experiences and perspectives” of the citizenry? It isn’t their job, it never has been their job, it never will be their job. The only perspective Supreme Court justices are to rule through is the perspective of the U.S. Constitution, not the perspectives of the citizenry.

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  Nov 30, 2021

  Roe v. Wade in the balance: What you need to know about Dobbs v. Jackson

  The fact that the U.S. Supreme Court is revisiting viability is entirely implicative that their decision will, in some fashion, directly impact the Roe precedent.

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  Sep 2, 2021

  Pompeo urges prayer for those still in Afghanistan, calls on US to 'do the right thing'

  Mike Pompeo said Americans must pray for our allies still trapped in Afghanistan. In an interview with John Wesley Reid of Liberty University's Standing for Freedom Center, the former Secretary of State was hopeful, but not entirely optimistic about the future of U.S. coalition forces still in Afghanistan. 

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  Aug 3, 2021

  When quitting is admirable and brave

  The fact that a host of conservative pundits have been coming out aggressively against Simone Biles says more about their tribalistic ways than their genuine conservative views.

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  Mar 7, 2021

  Southwest flight crew finds Navy sailor’s wallet, adds $100 before mailing back

  Unable to deny myself the chance to eavesdrop in on the life of aviation service, I snooped — and what I overheard was a heartwarming story told by flight attendant Becca Pruett.