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		<title>Does the Bible Teach a Flat Earth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Does the Bible say the earth is flat? Explore the biblical passages, early Christian interpretation, and surprising history behind one of the most common attacks on Scripture.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/does-the-bible-teach-a-flat-earth/">Does the Bible Teach a Flat Earth?</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>To His Way of Loving (Bad God! Part 16)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The conclusion of our Old Testament violence series asks this: ultimately, what is God trying to teach us?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/to-his-way-of-loving-bad-god-part-16/">To His Way of Loving (Bad God! Part 16)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>She Fought &#8220;Disinformation&#8221; Until the Story Stopped Adding Up</title>
		<link>https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/disinformation-groupthink-sabrina-joy-stevens/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sabrina Joy Stevens, former insider of "Groupthink, Inc." shares with us the shady practices in the anti-disinformation business and how she found her way out.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/podcasts/disinformation-groupthink-sabrina-joy-stevens/">She Fought “Disinformation” Until the Story Stopped Adding Up</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Old Testament Slavery (Bad God! Part 15)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>"The Bible condones slavery!" This claim is one of the main reasons people reject Christianity. Slavery is despicable, but has it always been viewed that way? If not, then what changed?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/old-testament-slavery/">Old Testament Slavery (Bad God! Part 15)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Women Under the Law (Bad God! Part 14)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Were women second-class citizens in Israel? Could they be seized by any lustful man? Did they have to marry their rapist? These questions will finally be answered.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/women-under-the-law/">Women Under the Law (Bad God! Part 14)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What About the Death Penalty? (Bad God! Part 13)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Old Testament Law prescribes something many in the West consider outdated and unethical: the death penalty. But how does the Law prescribe it, and why?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/what-about-the-death-penalty/">What About the Death Penalty? (Bad God! Part 13)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Old Testament Law (Bad God! Part 12)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Old Testament Law has been viewed as unnecessarily harsh and barbaric, especially in view of modern, allegedly enlightened values. A closer look reveals much, much more than meets the eye for an eye.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/old-testament-law/">Old Testament Law (Bad God! Part 12)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Flood (Bad God! Part 11)</title>
		<link>https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-flood/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The worldwide flood account retells of a catastrophic deluge that killed untold numbers of human beings. A version of this story exists in many cultures. In this article, we try to untangle the meaning of the flood by looking at it in its original context.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-flood/">The Flood (Bad God! Part 11)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Tenth Plague (Bad God! Part 10)</title>
		<link>https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-tenth-plague/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[destroying angel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There is perhaps no more difficult event in Scripture than the killing of the firstborn sons of Egypt during the tenth plague. Yet the image that this event conjures in our mind may not be quite what Exodus is depicting.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/the-tenth-plague/">The Tenth Plague (Bad God! Part 10)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Amalekite Genocide (Bad God! Part 9)</title>
		<link>https://embracethetruth.org/blog/amalekite-genocide/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Derek Caldwell]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amalekites]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[King Saul]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The so-called “genocide” of the Amalekites raises deep moral questions. A closer look at its context reveals a picture that resists easy conclusions.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://embracethetruth.org/blog/amalekite-genocide/">Amalekite Genocide (Bad God! Part 9)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://embracethetruth.org">Embrace the Truth</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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