{"id":3936,"date":"2016-01-15T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2016-08-26T13:37:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T21:37:37","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/01\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-32","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 32"},"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, societal and theological 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. This Is What Makes Republicans and Democrats So Different<\/span><\/a> (Vox, Ezra Klein): I was skeptical of this piece, but it\u2019s insightful.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Recognition: How A Travesty Led to Criminal-Justice Innovation In Texas<\/span><\/a>  (New Yorker, Paul Kix): this is a powerful article with a heartbreaking story at its center. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. North Korea Gets Competition: The Top 50 Countries Where It\u2019s Now Hardest To Be A Christian<\/span><\/a> (Christianity Today, Sarah <\/span>Zylstra). Sobering and sadly unsurprising. \u201c<\/span>2014 was the world\u2019s worst year for the persecution of Christians in the modern era. Until 2015 surpassed it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. College Party Culture and Sexual Assault<\/span><\/a> (NBER, Lindo, Siminksi, Swensen): \u201cWe find significant and robust evidence that football game days increase reports of rape victimization among 17\u201324 year old women by 28 percent. Home games increase reports by 41 percent on the day of the game and away games increase reports by 15 percent.\u201d They propose parties associated with the game as a causal mechanism.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Inside Graduate Admissions<\/span><\/a> (Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschick): if you plan to apply to grad school, read this. There is one revealing anecdote about how an admissions committee treated an application from a Christian college student. My takeaway: the professors tried to be fair but found it hard to do, and their stated concerns were mostly about the quality of the institution rather than the faith of the applicant. Troubling nonetheless.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Shorter Pieces:<\/span>\n