{"id":3827,"date":"2015-07-03T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T03:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3827"},"modified":"2015-09-05T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T20:13:54","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/07\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-6","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the time of King David, the Bible says that the tribe of Issachar pro\u00adduced shrewd war\u00adriors \u201cwho under\u00adstood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a sim\u00adi\u00adlar way, we need to become wise peo\u00adple whose faith inter\u00adacts with the world.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, I share articles\/resources I have found help\u00adful recent\u00adly in think\u00ading about broad\u00ader cul\u00adtur\u00adal and soci\u00adetal issues (be sure to see the dis\u00adclaimer at the bot\u00adtom). May these give you greater insight, so that you may con\u00adtin\u00adue the tra\u00addi\u00adtion of Issachar.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>From the sex\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty depart\u00adment: in light of the Supreme Court\u2019s deci\u00adsion to rede\u00adfine mar\u00adriage to include same-sex cou\u00adples I\u2019ve got some sug\u00adgest\u00aded read\u00adings.\n<ul>\n<li>Think\u00ading as a Chris\u00adt\u00adian:\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/adam4d.com\/dont-hate\/\">Don\u2019t Hate<\/a> (Adam4d \u2014 a web\u00adcom\u00adic). This one comes through the rec\u00adom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adtion of a stu\u00addent.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spiritualfriendship.org\/2015\/06\/28\/hoping-for-love\/\">Hop\u00ading For Love<\/a> (Wes\u00adley Hill, a celi\u00adbate gay Chris\u00adt\u00adian). Hill has also writ\u00adten a short and help\u00adful book called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Washed-Waiting-Reflections-Faithfulness-Homosexuality\/dp\/0310330033\">Washed and Wait\u00ading<\/a>. If you expe\u00adri\u00adence same-sex attrac\u00adtion, I high\u00adly rec\u00adom\u00admend Hill\u2019s book to you.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thoughtsfromthewhale.wordpress.com\/2015\/06\/30\/same-sex-marriage-and-the-tyranny-of-the-christian-majority\/\">Same Sex Mar\u00adriage and the Tyran\u00adny of the Chris\u00adt\u00adian Major\u00adi\u00adty<\/a> (Seth Vil\u00adle\u00adgas, Thoughts From The Whale): Seth is an alum\u00adnus of our min\u00adistry who is cur\u00adrent\u00adly study\u00ading at Fuller The\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal Sem\u00adi\u00adnary.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/so-called-same-sex-marriage\">So-Called Same-Sex Mar\u00adriage<\/a> (John Piper, a pas\u00adtor).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/trevinwax\/2011\/10\/18\/how-i-wish-the-homosexuality-debate-would-go\/\">How I Wish The Homo\u00adsex\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty Debate Would Go<\/a> (Trevin Wax, The Gospel Coali\u00adtion): if you find your\u00adself hav\u00ading con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adtions with your friends about this, the arti\u00adcle will be help\u00adful as long as you remem\u00adber how much messier con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adtions are in real life.<\/li>\n<li>You may come across arti\u00adcles claim\u00ading that the Bible does not con\u00adsid\u00ader same-sex erot\u00adic rela\u00adtion\u00adships sin\u00adful. After study\u00ading this issue, I am con\u00advinced such revi\u00adsion\u00adist claims are not ten\u00adable. The most thor\u00adough book I have read on the sub\u00adject is <a href=\"http:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/The-Bible-Homosexual-Practice-Hermeneutics\/dp\/0687022797\">The Bible and Homo\u00adsex\u00adu\u00adal Prac\u00adtice<\/a> by Robert Gagnon. For a much short\u00ader (and online) option, read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ransomfellowship.org\/articledetail.asp?AID=152&amp;B=Mardi%20Keyes&amp;TID=7\">Homo\u00adsex\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty: Speak\u00ading The Truth In Love<\/a>&nbsp;by Mar\u00addi Keyes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Think\u00ading as a cit\u00adi\u00adzen:\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocate.com\/us-supreme-court\/2015\/06\/26\/why-these-four-justices-rejected-marriage-equality?team=social\">Why These Four Jus\u00adtices Reject\u00aded Mar\u00adriage Equal\u00adi\u00adty<\/a> (Sun\u00adnivie Bry\u00addum, The Advo\u00adcate): these excerpts from the dis\u00adsents are worth read\u00ading. You\u2019ve like\u00adly seen them car\u00adi\u00adca\u00adtured, but they are worth inves\u00adti\u00adgat\u00ading. If that piques your inter\u00adest, you could go so far as to read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/14pdf\/14-556_3204.pdf\">all 103 pages of the opin\u00adion and the dis\u00adsents<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In con\u00adjunc\u00adtion, read <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dilbert.com\/post\/122854682086\/shotguns-and-weddings\">Shot\u00adguns and Wed\u00addings<\/a> (Scott Adams, per\u00adson\u00adal blog): Adams is the cre\u00adator of Dil\u00adbert a fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading pub\u00adlic intel\u00adlec\u00adtu\u00adal. In this essay he points out that while he per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adly likes the rul\u00ading of the court he believes it is ground\u00aded in dan\u00adger\u00adous prin\u00adci\u00adples.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Think\u00ading as an ambi\u00adtious per\u00adson: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2015\/07\/gay-marriage-supreme-court-politics-activism\/397052\/?google_editors_picks=true\">How Gay Mar\u00adriage Became A Con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adtion\u00adal Right<\/a> (Mol\u00adly Ball, The Atlantic): this is an excel\u00adlent study in how cul\u00adtur\u00adal change hap\u00adpens. If you want to change the world, there are lessons for you here. For a strik\u00ading reminder of how quick\u00adly elite opin\u00adion has shift\u00aded, read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/kevindeyoung\/2015\/04\/24\/three-cheers-for-bill-and-hillary-clinton\/\">Three Cheers For Bill and Hillary Clin\u00adton<\/a> (Justin Tay\u00adlor, blog).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the some\u00adthing-com\u00adplete\u00adly-dif\u00adfer\u00adent depart\u00adment: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/27538479\">On Obsti\u00adna\u00adcy In Belief<\/a> (C.S. Lewis, The Sewa\u00adnee Review): I was not aware of this C.S. Lewis essay before this week. It was reward\u00ading.<\/li>\n<li>From the if-it-is-not-news-can-it-be-dis\u00adap\u00adpoint\u00ading-news depart\u00adment: <a href=\"http:\/\/socrel.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/early\/2015\/06\/24\/socrel.srv027.abstract\">How Aca\u00add\u00ade\u00admics View Con\u00adser\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive Protes\u00adtants<\/a> (Yancey, Reimer, and O\u2019Connell, Soci\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy of Reli\u00adgion): The lead author, a soci\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgist, blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/blackwhiteandgray\/\">Black, White and Gray<\/a> and I fre\u00adquent\u00adly ben\u00ade\u00adfit from what he shares there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a par\u00adti\u00adsan orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion. To para\u00adphrase anoth\u00ader min\u00adis\u00adter: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agen\u00adda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agen\u00adda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agen\u00adda. Hav\u00ading said that, I read wide\u00adly (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass<a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\"> the ide\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal Tur\u00ading test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fair\u00adly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI dis\u00adagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI under\u00adstand\u201d) and may at times share arti\u00adcles that have a strong par\u00adti\u00adsan bias sim\u00adply because I find the arti\u00adcle stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with every\u00adthing an author says in an arti\u00adcle I men\u00adtion, much less things the author has said in oth\u00ader arti\u00adcles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the time of King David, the Bible says that the tribe of Issachar pro\u00adduced shrewd war\u00adriors \u201cwho under\u00adstood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a sim\u00adi\u00adlar way, we need to become wise peo\u00adple whose faith inter\u00adacts with the world. To that end, I share articles\/resources I have found \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/07\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-6\" class=\"more-link\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Inter\u00adest\u00ading, Vol\u00adume 6\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[131,113,132],"class_list":["post-3827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-academia","tag-lgbtq","tag-supreme-court"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-ZJ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3827"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3829,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3827\/revisions\/3829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}