Shaping American Minds

Faith. Freedom. Fearless advocacy.

My name is Sofia Manina and i am a college student originally from Washington but now in Oregon for school. I am very passionate about politics and hope to inspire others to learn more and get involved.

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  • October 1, 2025 Photo by Martin Joos on Unsplash By Sofia Manina In today’s culture, love is often confused with agreement. If you don’t affirm someone’s choices, you’re labeled hateful. As a Christian, I believe you should love everyone regardless of what they do, but I think some Christians confuse that with loving the sin…

  • September 23, 2025 By Sofia Manina You know society has failed when the first search result for what a woman is is “An adult human being who identifies as female.” How has our society come to this? We can no longer go off basic facts anymore, but it’s now just how we feel. We as…

  • By Sofia Manina September 18, 2025 We live in a world that celebrates personal truth but forgets universal truth. In one of my classes, we talked about whether murder is still considered a universal moral. But now in today’s society, we seem to justify murder for a bunch of different circumstances, to name a few…

  • By Sofia Manina September 18, 2025 I used to think politics was just for old people in suits. Now I know it’s for anyone with a voice and a vision. My name is Sofia Manina, and I am originally from Washington, but I am now in Oregon. The purpose of this blog is to speak…