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Allie Beth Stuckey clashes with former conservative Christian over abortion, marriage, and faith in politics

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BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey went head-to-head with progressive political commentator Monte Mader in a wide-ranging Jubilee debate over abortion, feminism, same-sex marriage, and the role of Christianity in American public life. Mader approached the debate as a critic of the conservative Christian worldview she once embraced, while Stuckey defended her positions from a biblical Christian perspective. 'Christians ... have the right and the responsibility to bring the fullness of our worldview into the public square, into the voting booth.' The hour-long "Face Off" centered on four claims: whether Christians must oppose abortion, whether patriarchy or feminism is at odds with Christ's teachings, whether Christians can affirm same-sex marriage, and whether America can rightly be considered a Christian nation. Across all four subjects, the debate repeatedly returned to a larger disagreement: What authority should Scripture have over Christian moral beliefs, and how much influence should