{"id":1050,"date":"2013-01-17T09:05:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T15:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hushbeck.com\/blog\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2013-01-16T21:31:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T03:31:03","slug":"the-debate-begins-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hushbeck.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/the-debate-begins-gun-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"The Debate Begins &#8211; Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My publisher, <a href=\"https:\/\/energionpubs.com\/\">Energion<\/a>, is starting a series of debates between author <a href=\"https:\/\/unsettledchristianity.com\/\">Joel Watts<\/a> and myself. Joel is of a decidedly more liberal bent than I am, so it should make for a good and informative exchange.\u00a0 My publisher will post a question to which we will write initial answers.\u00a0 At that point things should really get interesting as we will then begin a series of responses to each other replies, until we move on to the next question.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/energion.net\/2013\/01\/first-question-violence\/\">first question will be on how to deal with gun violence<\/a>.\u00a0 Like all the questions, we will not be focusing on the latest news cycle, which so often is caught up in the superficial. Rather we will try to look at the deeper issues.\u00a0 Since we are both Christians, we will also be bring our different religious perspectives into the discussion where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/energion.net\/2013\/01\/joel-watts-first-answer\/\">Joel Watts\u2019 answer here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/energion.net\/2013\/01\/elgin-hushbeck-first-answer\/\">my answer here<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0Let the debate begin!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My publisher, Energion, is starting a series of debates between author Joel Watts and myself. 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