{"id":4262,"date":"2016-11-11T17:36:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T01:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2016-11-11T17:36:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T01:36:09","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-election-edition-vol-75","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/11\/11\/things-glen-found-interesting-election-edition-vol-75","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting \u2014 Election Edition (vol 75)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1 Chron\u00adi\u00adcles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunder\u00adstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fri\u00addays I share articles\/resources about broad cul\u00adtur\u00adal, soci\u00adetal and the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal issues. Be sure to see the expla\u00adna\u00adtion and dis\u00adclaimers at the bot\u00adtom.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting \u2014 Election Edition<\/h3>\n

Before I say any\u00adthing else, I feel the need to say I did\u00adn\u2019t have an agen\u00adda when select\u00ading these arti\u00adcles oth\u00ader than try\u00ading to under\u00adstand what hap\u00adpened and what it means. I\u2019m not try\u00ading to make a case for or against any\u00adone \u2014 I just want some insight.<\/p>\n

The Elec\u00adtion: What Hap\u00adpened?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Few pre\u00addict\u00aded Trump had a good shot of win\u00adning. But polit\u00adi\u00adcal sci\u00adence mod\u00adels did.<\/span><\/a> (Andrew Prokop, Vox). Social sci\u00aden\u00adtists \u2014 believe in your dis\u00adci\u00adpline! <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. How Half Of Amer\u00adi\u00adca Lost It\u2019s F**king Mind<\/span><\/a> (David Wong, Cracked): If you can\u2019t under\u00adstand how peo\u00adple vot\u00aded for Trump, read this. Apolo\u00adgies for the lan\u00adguage, but I seri\u00adous\u00adly think this piece should be con\u00adsid\u00adered for a Pulitzer. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The smug style in Amer\u00adi\u00adcan lib\u00ader\u00adal\u00adism<\/span><\/a> (Emmitt Rensin, Vox): \u201cIf the smug style can be reduced to a sin\u00adgle sen\u00adtence, it\u2019s, Why are they vot\u00ading against their own self-inter\u00adest? But no par\u00adty these past decades has effec\u00adtive\u00adly rep\u00adre\u00adsent\u00aded the inter\u00adests of these dis\u00adpos\u00adsessed. Only one has made a point of open\u00adly dis\u00addain\u00ading them too.\u201d This is an old\u00ader piece which turned out to have strong pre\u00addic\u00adtive val\u00adue. Shared by a stu\u00addent. There is one fac\u00adtu\u00adal error I feel oblig\u00aded to point out: Kim Davis won. She got what she want\u00aded. It\u2019s reveal\u00ading that even some\u00adone sym\u00adpa\u00adthet\u00adic like Rensin doesn\u2019t seem to real\u00adize that. <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Fur\u00adther Thoughts: How Social Jus\u00adtice Ide\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy Fuels Racism and Sex\u00adism<\/span><\/a> (Alas\u00adtair Roberts, blog): \u201cthe over\u00adreach of pro\u00adgres\u00adsive lib\u00ader\u00adals, who are chron\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly out of touch with social and nat\u00adur\u00adal real\u00adi\u00adty, has played a promi\u00adnent part in pro\u00advok\u00ading the rise of a move\u00adment that is resis\u00adtant to shame and guilt, as these had for\u00admer\u00adly been weaponized to con\u00adtrol them.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. What This Means, How This Hap\u00adpened, What To Do Now<\/span><\/a> (Nathan Robin\u00adson, Cur\u00adrent Affairs): \u201c<\/span>Pro\u00adgres\u00adsives <\/span>need <\/span><\/i>to under\u00adstand how peo\u00adple who are dif\u00adfer\u00adent from them think. No more writ\u00ading them off as racist and deplorable. Even if they <\/span>are<\/span><\/i>, what good does that do? You need to under\u00adstand racists not so you can sym\u00adpa\u00adthize with them, but so you can fig\u00adure out what shapes people\u2019s beliefs, and help them reach dif\u00adfer\u00adent beliefs.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. The Age Of Accept\u00adable Lies<\/a> (Mike Cosper, Gospel Coali\u00adtion): \u201cIn oth\u00ader words, we don\u2019t want Trump to be a misog\u00ady\u00adnist, since it under\u00admines our abil\u00adi\u00adty to vote for him. So his words find new inter\u00adpre\u00adta\u00adtions. Or we don\u2019t want Hillary to have a record of dis\u00adre\u00adgard for both the rule of law and poli\u00adcies that pro\u00adtect nation\u00adal secu\u00adri\u00adty. So we don\u2019t believe her email scan\u00addal means any\u00adthing. Or we don\u2019t want the Bible to say hard things about sex\u00adu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adty. So we don\u2019t believe it does.\u201d This arti\u00adcle is about some\u00adthing broad\u00ader than but ger\u00admane to the elec\u00adtion. Read this one even if you skip most arti\u00adcles in this sec\u00adtion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thoughts From Peo\u00adple Who Vot\u00aded For Trump<\/strong>
    \nI have over\u00adheard sev\u00ader\u00adal peo\u00adple ask\u00ading how any\u00adone could have vot\u00aded for Trump. Here are a few first-per\u00adson accounts.<\/p>\n

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    1. Bethel Church\u2019s Bill John\u00adson: Why I Vot\u00aded For Don\u00adald Trump<\/span><\/a> (Bill John\u00adson, Gospel Her\u00adald) <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Don\u00adald Trump Key To Isa\u00adiah 45 Prophe\u00adcy?<\/a> (Lance Wall\u00adnau, Charis\u00adma News): I\u2019ve heard more than one per\u00adson ref\u00ader\u00adence this idea.<\/li>\n
    3. After much prayer and soul-search\u00ading, I have reluc\u00adtant\u00adly decid\u00aded to vote for the Trump-Pence tick\u00adet. Here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/a> (Joel Rosen\u00adberg, per\u00adson\u00adal blog)<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. I Am<\/a>  (Cassie Hewlett, per\u00adson\u00adal blog). The title is not a reli\u00adgious ref\u00ader\u00adence. A stu\u00addent shared this one with me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Impli\u00adca\u00adtions \/ Con\u00adse\u00adquences Of The Elec\u00adtion
      \n<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      1. What Trump Might Mean For The Econ\u00ado\u00admy<\/span><\/a> (Chris\u00adtos Makridis, Fast Com\u00adpa\u00adny): yes, that\u2019s our Chris\u00adtos. Proud of the way you put your schol\u00adar\u00adship out there for the pub\u00adlic, man. Keep it up!<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Two Con\u00adcerns for the Reli\u00adgious Right Under Pres\u00adi\u00addent Trump<\/a> (Col\u00adin Hansen, Gospel Coali\u00adtion): \u201cFirst, many evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal lead\u00aders had lost touch with the rest of the move\u00adment. And sec\u00adond, the rest of the move\u00adment had lost touch with the con\u00adcerns with their minor\u00adi\u00adty broth\u00aders and sis\u00adters.\u201d If you only read one thing in this sec\u00adtion, read this.<\/li>\n
      3. 4 Prob\u00adlems Asso\u00adci\u00adat\u00aded With White Evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal Sup\u00adport Of Don\u00adald Trump<\/a> (Thabiti Anyab\u00adwile, Gospel Coali\u00adtion): one sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant caveat about both this and the pre\u00advi\u00adous arti\u00adcle \u2014 I expect that the 80% sta\u00adtis\u00adtic will dwin\u00addle under more care\u00adful inves\u00adti\u00adga\u00adtion. Con\u00adsis\u00adtent\u00adly in the polls before the elec\u00adtion there was a marked dif\u00adfer\u00adence between peo\u00adple who self-iden\u00adti\u00adfied as evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal and those who actu\u00adal\u00adly attend\u00aded evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal church\u00ades. The 80% num\u00adber is about the for\u00admer. We don\u2019t yet have data on the lat\u00adter.<\/li>\n
      4. A rash of racist attacks have bro\u00adken out in the US after Don\u00adald Trump\u2019s vic\u00adto\u00adry<\/span><\/a> (Heather Tim\u00admons, Quartz): very dis\u00adtress\u00ading. Seri\u00adous ques\u00adtion: how many racist attacks are there on a dai\u00adly basis in Amer\u00adi\u00adca? I\u2019m won\u00adder\u00ading what the com\u00adpar\u00ada\u00adtive uptick is.<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Why some fear this election\u2019s last\u00ading dam\u00adage to Amer\u00adi\u00adcan Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty<\/span><\/a> (Sarah Pul\u00adliam Bai\u00adley, Was<\/span>hing\u00adton Post): \u201cWhen reports emerge about whom evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcals vot\u00aded for, they usu\u00adal\u00adly mean \u2018white evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcals,\u2019 gloss\u00ading over a grow\u00ading racial divi\u00adsion with\u00adin Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. Trump Won. Here\u2019s How 20 Evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal Lead\u00aders Feel.<\/span><\/a> (Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today): this is well worth read\u00ading and not that long.<\/span><\/li>\n
      7. Don\u2019t Expect The Supreme Court To Change Much<\/span><\/a> (Cass Sun\u00adstein, Bloomberg View): Sun\u00adstein is a Har\u00advard Law pro\u00adfes\u00adsor.<\/span><\/li>\n
      8. The Elec\u00adtion Is Over. Let\u2019s Get Polit\u00adi\u00adcal<\/span><\/a> (Jonathan Lee\u00adman, Gospel Coali\u00adtion): \u201c<\/span>Every week, our con\u00adgre\u00adga\u00adtions gath\u00ader as embassies of heav\u00aden. Every week, our pas\u00adtors make a polit\u00adi\u00adcal speech, and we go out as ambas\u00adsadors with a polit\u00adi\u00adcal mes\u00adsage. \u2018The King offers par\u00addon for every rebel who would repent!\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Oth\u00ader News That Caught My Eye<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        1. China\u2019s plan to orga\u00adnize its soci\u00adety relies on \u2018big data\u2019 to rate every\u00adone<\/span><\/a> (Simon Deny\u00ader, Wash\u00ading\u00adton Post): this is the most ter\u00adri\u00adfy\u00ading thing I\u2019ve read all week. I men\u00adtioned this to a Chi\u00adnese cit\u00adi\u00adzen and she said she\u2019d only heard about it from Amer\u00adi\u00adcans and was skep\u00adti\u00adcal it would hap\u00adpen as described.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Vat\u00adi\u00adcan Blind\u00aded to Real\u00adi\u00adty in Venezuela<\/span><\/a> (Fran\u00adcis Rooney, Real Clear Reli\u00adgion): \u201c<\/span>As the cri\u00adsis spi\u00adrals out of con\u00adtrol, Venezuela is in dan\u00adger of becom\u00ading this hemisphere\u2019s Syr\u00adia.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Why Do You Send This Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n

          In the time of King David, 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. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may con\u00adtin\u00adue the tra\u00addi\u00adtion of Issachar.<\/p>\n

          Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n

          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 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 (although if I strong\u00adly dis\u00adagree with some\u00adthing in the arti\u00adcle I\u2019ll usu\u00adal\u00adly men\u00adtion it).<\/p>\n

          Also, remem\u00adber that I\u2019m not report\u00ading news \u2014 I\u2019m giv\u00ading you a selec\u00adtion of things I found inter\u00adest\u00ading. There\u2019s a lot hap\u00adpen\u00ading in the world that\u2019s not mak\u00ading an appear\u00adance here because I haven\u2019t found stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading arti\u00adcles writ\u00adten about it.<\/p>\n

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