{"id":4113,"date":"2016-07-01T13:48:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T21:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2016-07-01T13:51:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T21:51:07","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/07\/01\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-56","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 56"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Fri\u00addays I share articles\/resources about broad cul\u00adtur\u00adal, soci\u00adetal and the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal issu<\/span>es, with a pref\u00ader\u00adence for con\u00adtent from aca\u00add\u00ade\u00admics and influ\u00aden\u00adtial voic\u00ades. Be sure to see the ex<\/span>pla\u00adna\u00adtion and dis\u00adclaimers at the bot\u00adtom. <\/span><\/p>\n

Articles I Found Interesting<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  1. Your Unchurched Friends Want to Know About Your Faith<\/span><\/a> (Bob Smi\u00adetana, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today):  \u201cAlmost half [of unchurched Amer\u00adi\u00adcans] say they dis\u00adcuss reli\u00adgion freely if the top\u00adic comes up (47%). A third say they lis\u00adten with\u00adout respond\u00ading (31%), while 11 per\u00adcent change the sub\u00adject. Only about a third say some\u00adone has explained the ben\u00ade\u00adfits of being a Chris\u00adt\u00adian to them (35%).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Oberge\u00adfell and the New Gnos\u00adti\u00adcism<\/span><\/a> (Sherif Gir\u00adgis, First Things): \u201cFor decades, the Sex\u00adu\u00adal Rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion was sup\u00adposed to be about free\u00addom. Today, it is about coer\u00adcion. Once, it sought to free our sex\u00adu\u00adal choic\u00ades from restric\u00adtive laws and unwant\u00aded con\u00adse\u00adquences. Now, it seeks to free our sex\u00adu\u00adal choic\u00ades from oth\u00ader peo\u00adple\u2019s dis\u00adap\u00adproval.\u201d Sherif has spo\u00adken for Chi Alpha before. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. As a Psy\u00adchi\u00ada\u00adtrist I Diag\u00adnose Men\u00adtal Ill\u00adness. And, Some\u00adtimes, Demon\u00adic Pos\u00adses\u00adsion<\/span><\/a> (Richard Gal\u00adlagher, Wash\u00ading\u00adton Post): \u201cQues\u00adtions about how a sci\u00aden\u00adtif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly trained physi\u00adcian can believe \u2018such out\u00addat\u00aded and unsci\u00aden\u00adtif\u00adic non\u00adsense,\u2019 as I\u2019ve been asked, have a sim\u00adple answer. I hon\u00adest\u00adly weigh the evi\u00addence.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Most Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Chris\u00adtians Believe They\u2019re Vic\u00adtims of Dis\u00adcrim\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion<\/span><\/a> (Emma Green, The Atlantic): \u201cAlmost half of Amer\u00adi\u00adcans say dis\u00adcrim\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion against Chris\u00adtians is as big of a prob\u00adlem as dis\u00adcrim\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion against oth\u00ader groups, includ\u00ading blacks and minori\u00adties.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Nine Prayers For The Not-Yet-Mar\u00adried<\/span><\/a> (Mar\u00adshall Segal, Desir\u00ading God): rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded by a stu\u00addent, rel\u00ade\u00advant to many of you.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Man Seeks Euthana\u00adsia To End His Sex\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty Strug\u00adgle<\/span><\/a> (Jonathan Blake, BBC): sanc\u00adtion\u00ading euthana\u00adsia is unwise and leads to unex\u00adpect\u00aded out\u00adcomes. For a the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal argu\u00adment see <\/span>Is There No Moral Law?<\/span><\/a> (Dou\u00adglas Far\u00adrow, First Things).<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Russia\u2019s Pro\u00adposed Law: No Evan\u00adge\u00adliz\u00ading Out\u00adside of Church<\/span><\/a> (Kate Shell\u00adnut, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today): \u201c<\/span>To share their faith, cit\u00adi\u00adzens must secure a gov\u00adern\u00adment per\u00admit through a reg\u00adis\u00adtered reli\u00adgious orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion, and they can\u00adnot evan\u00adge\u00adlize any\u00adwhere besides church\u00ades and oth\u00ader reli\u00adgious sites. The restric\u00adtions even apply to activ\u00adi\u00adty in pri\u00advate res\u00adi\u00addences and online.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Some more on Brex\u00adit:<\/span>\n