FTU Course: Is Faith in God Compatible with Science?
By Publius | Can Scientists believe in God, or hold that only a belief in God makes science rational? World renown scientists make the case. Link to the debate (it’s free!) to check out different points of view and to learn more about these course experiences, which are free for students and qualify…
Just Because An Idea’s Easy To Mock Doesn’t Make It Wrong
By Micah Solomon | Starbucks’ new Racetogether campaign is an effort by the coffee giant to start a conversation on race relations between employees and customers at its nearly 6,500 company-owned locations in the U.S. The attempt to start dialog on a subject that’s often treated as taboo and toxic has been…
March Madness Gambling Will Reach $9 Billion
By Eric Kelsey | When the annual NCAA college basketball tournament crowns a champion in three weeks, some $9 billion is expected to be wagered on the sporting event known as March Madness, and most all of that will have been done illegally, according to the American Gaming Association. A pot of $9 billion…
FTU Course: Does Slavery Still Exist?
In the “Land of the Free” does slavery still exist, even today? Learn more about human trafficking and what you can do about the issue. Sign into the course here to learn more about these course experiences, which are free for students and qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college…
The Millennial’s Guide To Reaching Adulthood
By Joy Pullmann | Here are seven ways millennials can reach adult milestones such as paying off student loans, getting married, buying a house, and starting a family. It’s apparently so rare for a millennial to achieve adult milestones that doing so is a news story. I recently posted on Facebook a Time magazine…
The Solution to Inequality: Exile the Rich
By David Azerrad | Potential presidential candidates looking to make a splash should consider the following bold proposal to solve our inequality problem once and for all: exile the top 0.1% of income earners. Round up all 136,080 taxpayers who make more than $2.16 million a year and ship ’em off to whatever…
FTU Course: Is America a Christian Nation?
Was America founded upon a Christian foundation, or is that simply one faith’s propaganda? Join scholars on both sides as they consider this complex question. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund…
Why It Matters That the Exodus Really Happened
By Gregory Alan Thornbury | No less than Western law, the civil rights movement, and Christianity itself rest on the historicity of the biblical event. Does it matter whether or not the Exodus of Moses actually took place? In a recent screed in Newsweek, Kurt Eichenwald mocked the historicity of the Bible…
FTU Course: Should You Be Politically Correct?
Is inoffensive speech good for society? Dave Berry, Michael Bloomberg, Ben Carson, and others define and debate political correctness. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund….