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1 Chronicles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunderstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Some thoughts about slavery and the Bible \u2014 <\/span>Does The Bible Support Slavery?<\/span><\/a> (a lecture given by the warden of Tyndale House at Cambridge University, the link is to the video with notes) and <\/span>Does God Condone Slavery In The Bible? (Part One \u2014 Old Testament)<\/span><\/a> and also <\/span>Part Two \u2014 New Testament<\/span><\/a> (longer pieces from Glenn Miller at Christian Thinktank). All three are quite helpful. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Structural Racism<\/span><\/a> (John Piper, Desiring God): \u201cif your mind is Bible-saturated, you would consider it absolutely astonishing if structural racism were not pervasive wherever sin is pervasive. In other words, Bible-shaped people should expect to see structural racism almost everywhere in a fallen world.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. How Methodists Invented Your Kid\u2019s Grape Juice Sugar High<\/span><\/a> (Luke Harrington, Christianity Today): why many churches use grape juice for communion.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. More post-election thoughts:<\/span>\n
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    1. Why Can\u2019t I Mourn?<\/span><\/a> (Kyle James Howard, personal blog): \u201cFor many, it appears that it is unacceptable for me to grieve racism and abortion equally. That for many, a Christian only has the capacity to grieve one or the other but not both.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. No, the Majority of American Evangelicals Did Not Vote for Trump<\/span><\/a> (Joe Carter, Gospel Coalition): you may recall that I suggested something similar in last week\u2019s email \u2014 here\u2019s a wide-ranging explanation. There is no doubt more to be said on this.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. You Are Still Crying Wolf<\/a> (Scott Alexander, SlateStarCodex): \u201cI realize that all of this is going to make me sound like a crazy person and put me completely at odds with every respectable thinker in the media, but luckily, being a crazy person at odds with every respectable thinker in the media has been a pretty good ticket to predictive accuracy lately, so whatever.\u201d This is a long and detailed argument that Trump is not racist (or at least not more racist than lots of people). I was surprised at how well it held my interest. See also Ross Douthat\u2019s insightful twitter critique<\/a> of the article. For a contrary point of view (sort of \u2014 it\u2019s less about Trump and more about what Trump signifies), see Racism Probably Is Getting Worse. (I Hope I\u2019m Wrong.)<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View). If you read one, read all three.<\/li>\n
    4. Stunned By Trump, The New York Times Finds Time For Some Soul-Searching<\/span><\/a> (Michael Cieply, Deadspin): \u201cBy and large, talented reporters scrambled to match stories with what internally was often called \u2018the narrative.\u2019 We were occasionally asked to map a narrative for our various beats a year in advance, square the plan with editors, then generate stories that fit the pre-designated line.\u201d This piece is important and depressing.<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. The coalition for diversity whose diversity did diversity just win?<\/span><\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution): do not let the confusing title put you off. Cowen argues that the Republicans are in some senses significantly more diverse than the Democrats.<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. #NeverTrump And President Trump<\/a> (Jake Meador, Mere Orthodoxy): \u201cThe church\u2019s greatest theologians have long said that a properly Christian commonwealth will be concerned not with the greater good\u2014the most good for the most people\u2014or with the private good of Christians alone, but with the common good.\u201d<\/li>\n
    7. How covering the Redskins name debate prepared me for Donald Trump\u2019s win<\/span><\/a> (Dan Steinberg, Was<\/span>hington Post): \u201cThey told me that media Twitter wasn\u2019t the real world, that it created a phony idea of consensus for a stance that wasn\u2019t actually ascendant. And they argued that a politically correct onslaught from big-city elites would only strengthen their convictions.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Donald Trump can absolutely ban Muslims from entering the US, without Congress<\/span><\/a> (Zack Beauchamp, Vox): \u201cI [asked] several experts on US immigration law. Their answer was unanimous: Trump would be able to implement his ban. In fact, he would be able to do it easily.\u201d I didn\u2019t know the president had this power. Surprising given our system of checks and balances.<\/span><\/li>\n
    9. The Culture That Created Donald Trump Was Liberal Not Conservative<\/span><\/a> (Jim Lewis, The Intercept): \u201cLiberals were sure the devil would come slouching out of Alabama or Texas, beating a bible and shouting about sodomy and sin. They didn\u2019t expect him to be a businessman who lives on Fifth Avenue and 57th Street.\u201d This is something I saw alluded to in the primaries but haven\u2019t seen mentioned in a while. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n