I think panel two is my favorite.
Basic Instructions — Basic Instructions — How to Give Someone Hope
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Interesting tidbit: “In my consulting experiences in the past, I found that estimated attendance was inflated by a factor of over 30 percent.” Also, counting people on a mission trip seems odd to me (a suggestion that comes near the end).
Many church leaders and members cringe when they hear or read about numbers and statistics in churches. Such a reaction is understandable. For many years in many churches, numbers were an obsession.…..
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In related news, adopting a comprehensive view of the nature of ultimate reality affects your life comprehensively.
Stanford Scholars Say Religion Changes Hunting Habits
The introduction of Christianity has changed the hunting habits of indigenous people in the Amazon. While some new practices could benefit animals, others could put populations at risk.
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Awesome comment at the end (although I do not know if it is true or not): “Do note that death insurance didn’t sell well until it was given the less accurate but more affable name, life insurance.”
Congestion pricing sounds like something to avoid since neither term is something you want. Eric Jaffe held a contest for replacement terms. Decongestion pricing is one possibility since it at least h…
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I am never sure how much to trust the details in these stories, but one section really leaped out at me: “He told Kim he would have to drop a case. A 9/11 case. “I hate to say it,” he said, “but being a Christian is gonna trump being an American.”
‘Imagine the Worst Possible Scenario’: Why a Guantanamo Prosecutor Withdrew From the Case
Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Couch truly believed Mohamedou Ould Slahi was guilty. He also believed that Slahi’s interrogators had broken the law — tormenting him physically and sexually, and threatening…
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Practical advice on stopping gossip in its tracks.
Pyromaniacs: How to shut down gossip and its nasty kin
First, understand what gossip is. Gossip is spreading harmful information in an ungodly manner — without love, and thus to no positive end. Its bastard stepchildren are the triplets: Strife, Dissensio…
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This is a pretty good chart. It leaves out some options (and a ton of detail), but emphasizes the right things.
Click on the image below to see the full-size version: HT: Josh Byers
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The second quote is the one to focus on. If you are squeamish, be cautious when ordering calimari. For the record, I don’t think this would affect my willingness to eat artificial calimari.
Fred Armisen hosts This American Life as Ira Glass
This week’s episode of This American Life is about doppelgangers, so they decided to have SNL’s Fred Armisen come on the show and
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This is the best summary of the issue I’ve seen yet.
Pastor Disinvited from Giving Inaugural Prayer Because of Sermon on Homosexuality
The message of religious intolerance being delivered by President Obama, his staff, and many of his supporters is unmistakable: If you do not affirm homosexuality then you cannot be fair-minded. The m…
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I think I will file this one under “Common-sense observation by a judge.” In related news, see http://i.imgur.com/RtLy8.jpg
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