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Rush Limbaugh, RIP: 6 quotations on socialism, the Founding Fathers, and life

February 17, 2021 • by Rev. Ben Johnson

Rush Limbaugh, RIP: 6 quotations on socialism, the Founding Fathers, and life

The most popular conservative personality of modern times, Rush Limbaugh, passed away this morning at the age of 70 from complications due to lung cancer. While neither an intellectual nor a writer – he did not earn a college degree – his quick wit and pithy turn of phrase communicated the message of a free and virtuous society to their largest consistent audience. Continue Reading...

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February 11, 2021

New series on Orthodox Christian social thought

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