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The last time Pat saw Ron, there was none of the fire and brimstone of his more combative moments.
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Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
The Biden administration should bolster public media in order to provide more sober alternatives to the fire and brimstone of cable news.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2020
To most effectively promote a moral lifestyle, however, religious leaders may want to scrap the heavenly reassurance and preach more fire and brimstone: While belief in hell is strongly associated with lower crime rates, belief in heaven is actually tied to more crime.
—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2012
Climate change means fire and brimstone forever.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2021
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Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
The Biden administration should bolster public media in order to provide more sober alternatives to the fire and brimstone of cable news.
—Nina Jankowicz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2020
To most effectively promote a moral lifestyle, however, religious leaders may want to scrap the heavenly reassurance and preach more fire and brimstone: While belief in hell is strongly associated with lower crime rates, belief in heaven is actually tied to more crime.
—Sophie Bushwick, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2012
Climate change means fire and brimstone forever.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2021
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