FIRST THINGS will never apologize for using a loud voice to speak essential truths, always in love but never in half measures.

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Reader,
I’m writing to you with a final exhortation to contribute to the 2023 FIRST THINGS Spring Campaign. With hours to go, readers like you have given $483,363, meaning we are only $16,637 short of our $500,000 goal.

Give now by visiting firstthings.com/donate or using the secure button below. ([link removed])

Remember: For your gift of $100 or more, I would be pleased to send you, as a new donor to FIRST THINGS, a complimentary Reader of FIRST THINGS magnet.
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Every request for support in effect poses you a question: Of what value is the mission and work of FIRST THINGS?

I'll leave a direct answer to the magazine, podcasts, web articles, and educational programs that advance our mission of amplifying religious voices in the public square.

Whether it was the attempted cancellation of our event with Mary Harrington, one of the recent articles that called us names, or the attempted hack of our website server, there are many who wish to silence the FIRST THINGS voice.

That in itself is an answer, is it not?

Let me be abundantly clear: We will not be silenced. And we will never apologize for using a loud voice to speak essential truths, always in love but never in half measures.
Reader,
if our records are correct, you have not yet made a charitable gift to FIRST THINGS. On this, the final day of our 2023 Spring Campaign, I ask you to deepen your investment in the FIRST THINGS project by joining our wonderful community of supporters.

Moreover, your first gift is urgently needed to amplify the indispensable voice of FIRST THINGS. Make your contribution now using this link or the button below. ([link removed])
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Make no mistake: Our culture yearns desperately for truth, even as false prophets abound. We have a choice to make: the light of religious truth or the dark dead end of the culture of death.

Let me put a finer point on it: You have a choice to make. Will you stand firm for the truth with FIRST THINGS? Will you take up the FIRST THINGS standard on behalf of religious orthodoxy?

Answer now by making your first gift to FIRST THINGS today ([link removed]) .
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And remember: I would be thrilled to send you a complimentary Reader of FIRST THINGS magnet for your gift of $100 or more!

Yours,
R. R. Reno
Editor

P.S. You can also support our Spring Campaign by mailing a gift check to our editorial office (9 East 40th Street, Floor 10, New York, NY 10016) or by giving appreciated assets (contact Carter Skeel at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=A%20gift%20of%20appreciated%20assets) ).

As long as you initiate your asset transfer or check gift today, it will be counted toward our Spring Campaign total. Thank you in advance for your support!
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