{"id":3921,"date":"2015-12-11T21:15:01","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T05:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3921"},"modified":"2016-06-10T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T22:11:36","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/12\/11\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-29","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

To that end, on Fridays I\u2019ve been sharing articles\/resources I have found helpful recently in thinking about broader cultural and societal issues (be sure to see the disclaimer at the bottom). May these give you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar. Past emails are archived at <\/span>http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Without further ado, I give you the interesting things:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. C.S. Lewis Was A Secret Government Agent<\/span><\/a> (Christianity Today, Harry Lee Poe): It\u2019s not as exciting as the title sounds, but it\u2019s still cool. C.S. Lewis did some work for MI6. That\u2019s the same agency as James Bond.  JAMES BOND.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Why I worry experimental social science is headed in the wrong direction<\/span><\/a> (Chris Blattman, personal blog). This is an excellent piece by a political science professor at Columbia.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent. Here\u2019s How.<\/span><\/a> (NPR, Kelly McEvers). Props to the Mormons. It reminds me of an old piece by Malcolm Gladwell: Million Dollar Murray<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Philanthropy Should Be Controversial<\/span><\/a> (Bloomberg View, Justin Fox): Fascinating throughout \u2014 the last two paragraphs were quite surprising to me.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. John Kerry Should Recognize Christian Genocide<\/span><\/a> (USA Today, Kirsten Powers): I\u2019ve posted about this before and will likely keep doing so. The situation is insane.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Why Christians Must Speak Out Against Donald Trump\u2019s Muslim Remarks<\/span><\/a> (Washington Post, Russell Moore). Related: <\/span>Is An Immigration Ban on Muslims Unconstitutional?<\/span><\/a> (Eric Posner, a law prof at U Chicago).  Moore has been on a tear lately, see also his <\/span>What We Lose When We Prayer Shame Politicians After A Mass Shooting<\/span><\/a> (Washington Post, Russell Moore). \u201cThe first response to a word of our fellow citizens in peril should be a human response of empathy. For religious people, that means a call to pray for them, and to encourage others of like mind to do so\u2026. When that becomes just another culture war battlefield, we\u2019ve lost more than a set of policy proposals. We\u2019ve lost the social cohesion we need to do anything.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. How Obama\u2019s Gun-Control Push Inverted the Politics of the No-Fly List<\/a> (The Atlantic, David Graham): this is a depressing commentary on the polarization of American politics. See also Eric Posner\u2019s comments: The Republican-Democratic Divide on Civil Liberties<\/a>. Related \u2014 Partyism Now Trumps Racism<\/a> (Bloomberg View, Cass Sunstein) and Political Identity Is Now Fair Game For Hatred: How Republicans and Democrats Discriminate<\/a> (Vox, Ezra Klein).<\/li>\n
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