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Dr Sharon James says Critical Theory and the ideas of the Social Justice movement are the single biggest moral threat to our society. She says church leaders should not act as \"useful idiots\" by embracing its language or its ideas. More information here: https://www.christian.org.uk/critical-theory/.

ET articles written by Sharon James.

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"Don't be a useful idiot" - Critical Theory and churches