{"id":3985,"date":"2016-03-25T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T00:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3985"},"modified":"2016-06-10T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:46:38","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/03\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-42","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 42"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Fridays I share articles\/resources I have found helpful recently in thinking about broader cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Jesus of Nazareth, Whose Messianic Message Captivated Thousands, Dies at About 33<\/span><\/a> (Sam Roberts, Vanity Fair): What would Jesus\u2019 New York Times obituary have looked like? Clever, well-done, and Good Friday appropriate.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Anatomy of Doubt<\/span><\/a> (Ira Glass, This American Life): this is an amazing, disturbing story. There are companion print pieces as well, but listen to the podcast. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Do We Still Need Prisons?<\/span><\/a> (Paul Kirby, Volteface): this article by David Cameron\u2019s former director of public policy is full of creative ideas. Two related thoughts worth pondering: the Bible never commands a government to build prisons, and Jesus said He came to set the prisoners free. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. How well online dating works, according to someone who has been studying it for years<\/span><\/a> (Roberto Ferdman, Wonkblog): this an interview with a Stanford prof.  \u201cIt\u2019s kind of superficial. But it\u2019s superficial because we\u2019re kind of superficial; it\u2019s like that because humans are like that. Judging what someone else looks like first is not an attribute of technology, it\u2019s an attribute of how we look at people. Dating, both modern and not, is a fairly superficial endeavor.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. A Dialog On Race and Speech at Yale<\/span><\/a> (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic): the columnist has a very insightful email interchange with a Yale undergrad. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Banning Credit Checks Harms African-Americans<\/span><\/a> (Tyler Cowen): \u201cIn states that passed credit-check bans, it  became easier for people with bad credit histories to compete for employment. But disproportionately, they seem to have elbowed aside black job-seekers.\u201d \u2014 read a more thorough summary <\/span>at Wonkblog<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. A cluster of voices speaking about the religious freedom case recently argued before the Supreme Court:<\/span>\n