{"id":4374,"date":"2017-02-03T18:07:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T02:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2017-02-03T18:07:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T02:07:38","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/02\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-86","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4136\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/07\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-58\/20160715_161627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4136\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627-300x101.jpg?resize=300%2C101\" alt=\"1 Chronicles 12:32 - they &quot;understood the times&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=1024%2C345&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=1200%2C404&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?w=1692&amp;ssl=1 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1 Chron\u00adi\u00adcles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunder\u00adstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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. I wel\u00adcome your sug\u00adges\u00adtions. If you read some\u00adthing fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading please pass it my way.<\/p>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the two arti\u00adcles I allud\u00aded to in this week\u2019s mes\u00adsage: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/elitedaily.com\/life\/generation-put-down-drink\/1171852\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why The Best Thing This Gen\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion Can Do Is Put Down The Drink<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Alex\u00adia LaFe\u00adta, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elite Dai\u00adly<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/the-culture\/the-alcohol-blackout\/?utm_source=nextdraft&amp;utm_medium=email\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Alco\u00adhol Black\u00adout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sarah Hep\u00ado\u00adla, Texas Month\u00adly). The lat\u00adter is par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly insight\u00adful. I have shared these both before (see <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/09\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-18\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vol\u00adume 18<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/11\/13\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-25\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vol\u00adume 25<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/evangelical-history\/2017\/02\/01\/who-is-to-blame-for-the-greatest-myth-in-the-history-of-science-and-religion-these-two-guys\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who Is To Blame For The Great\u00adest Myth In The His\u00adto\u00adry Of Sci\u00adence And Reli\u00adgion? These Two Guys<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Justin Tay\u00adlor, Gospel Coali\u00adtion): \u201cThe so-called \u2018war\u2019 between faith and learn\u00ading, specif\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly between ortho\u00addox Chris\u00adt\u00adian the\u00adol\u00ado\u00adgy and sci\u00adence, was man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtured\u2026. It is a con\u00adstruct that was cre\u00adat\u00aded for polem\u00adi\u00adcal pur\u00adpos\u00ades.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/religionnews.com\/2017\/02\/01\/homeless-find-rest-in-faith-based-shelters-more-than-others\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home\u00adless Find Rest In Faith-Based Shel\u00adters More Than Oth\u00aders<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Adelle Banks, Reli\u00adgion News Ser\u00advice): \u201cIn a pre\u00adlim\u00adi\u00adnary study of 11 U.S. cities, 58 per\u00adcent of emer\u00adgency beds for the home\u00adless were at faith-based orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions. That per\u00adcent\u00adage ranged wide\u00adly across the cities, with 90 per\u00adcent of emer\u00adgency beds in Oma\u00adha, Neb., pro\u00advid\u00aded by faith groups and 33 per\u00adcent in Port\u00adland, Ore.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2017\/02\/how-to-protest-better\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Protest Bet\u00adter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Leah Sargeant, First Things): excel\u00adlent sub\u00adti\u00adtle, \u201clight hearts, not trash cans, on fire.\u201d Relat\u00aded per\u00adspec\u00adtive from the oppo\u00adsite side of the ide\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal aisle:&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/fredrikdeboer.com\/2017\/02\/03\/and-now-its-time-to-do-the-real-work-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And Now It\u2019s Time To Do The Real Work<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Fred\u00aderik deBoer). Also worth not\u00ading, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiagoldenblogs.com\/2017\/2\/2\/14482840\/anarchists-uc-berkeley-violence-protests-california-golden-bears\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anar\u00adchists, NOT Cal stu\u00addents, respon\u00adsi\u00adble for vio\u00adlence in UC Berke\u00adley protests<\/span><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest news since last Friday\u2019s email is Trump\u2019s immi\u00adgra\u00adtion action. The two pieces I saw shared most by my thought\u00adful friends on social media are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/malevolence-tempered-incompetence-trumps-horrifying-executive-order-refugees-and-visas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Malev\u00ado\u00adlence Tem\u00adpered by Incom\u00adpe\u00adtence: Trump\u2019s Hor\u00adri\u00adfy\u00ading Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Order on Refugees and Visas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ben\u00adjamin Wittes, Law\u00adfare) and<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/article\/444370\/donald-trump-refugee-executive-order-no-muslim-ban-separating-fact-hysteria\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump\u2019s Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Order on Refugees, Sep\u00ada\u00adrat\u00ading Fact from Hys\u00adte\u00adria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (David French, Nation\u00adal Review). Two insight\u00adful fol\u00adlow-ups are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2017\/01\/what-conservatives-get-wrong-about-the-executive-order\/514940\/?utm_source=feed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Con\u00adser\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtives Get Wrong About Trump\u2019s Immi\u00adgra\u00adtion Order<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Conor Frieder\u00ads\u00addorf, The Atlantic) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/blogs\/leithart\/2017\/02\/tallying-up-trump\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tal\u00adly\u00ading Up Trump<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Peter Lei\u00adthart, First Things). George Wood, the leader of my denom\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion, penned a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/penews.org\/news\/response-to-the-executive-order-on-immigration\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Response To The Exec\u00adu\u00adtive Order on Immi\u00adgra\u00adtion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2017\/01\/eric-metaxas-trump\/514898\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcal Chris\u00adt\u00adian Defends Trump\u2019s First Week In Office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Emma Gre<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">en, The Atlantic): \u201cI\u2019m will\u00ading to give him the ben\u00ade\u00adfit of the doubt thus far because I, and many Amer\u00adi\u00adcans, have been unfor\u00adtu\u00adnate\u00adly trained by the press in recent years not to take their side auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly any\u00admore. They have tremen\u00addous\u00adly under\u00admined them\u00adselves.\u201d It\u2019s inter\u00adest\u00ading to read <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/thecommonvision.org\/features\/fake-news-evangelicals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fake News and Evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Alex Wil\u00adgus, Com\u00admon Vision) in con\u00adjunc\u00adtion with this. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/acts-of-faith\/wp\/2017\/02\/01\/neil-gorsuch-belongs-to-a-notably-liberal-church-and-would-be-the-first-protestant-on-the-court-in-years\/?utm_term=.8c173021c36d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neil Gor\u00adsuch belongs to a notably lib\u00ader\u00adal church \u2014 and would be the first Protes\u00adtant on the Court in years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Julie Zauzmer, Wash\u00ading\u00adton Post):&nbsp;He is Epis\u00adco\u00adpal, yet many Epis\u00adco\u00adpals (espe\u00adcial\u00adly cler\u00adgy) are opposed to his nom\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion, where\u00adas evan\u00adgel\u00adi\u00adcals and Catholics are most\u00adly delight\u00aded.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Amusing\/Entertaining<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/the-multiverse-explained\">The mul\u00adti\u00adverse explained<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GRrqlGuH_Hs\">A remark\u00adable vol\u00adley\u00adball ral\u00adly<\/a> (YouTube, 45 sec\u00adonds)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/stanfordflipside.com\/2017\/01\/democrat-who-just-showed-up-to-first-protest-doesnt-understand-why-its-platform-different-from-his\/\">Demo\u00adc\u00adrat Who Just Showed Up To First Protest Doesn\u2019t Under\u00adstand Why Its Plat\u00adform Is Dif\u00adfer\u00adent From His<\/a> (Flip\u00adside): \u201cI got to the protest, and there was this girl hold\u00ading up a sign that said \u2018No Trump\u2019 and I was like, \u2018ok, cool\u2019. But then I kept read\u00ading, and saw it said \u2018No Impe\u00adri\u00adal\u00adism\u2019, and I was con\u00adfused for a bit, hon\u00adest\u00adly not sure where I stand on that, but then I kept read\u00ading and it said \u2018No Cap\u00adi\u00adtal\u00adism\u2019 and that is where I decid\u00aded that I\u2019d done enough read\u00ading for the day.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Why Do You Send This Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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<h3><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">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<p>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<p>Archives at <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. I wel\u00adcome your sug\u00adges\u00adtions. If you read some\u00adthing fas\u00adci\u00adnat\u00ading please pass it my way. Things Glen Found Inter\u00adest\u00ading Here are the two arti\u00adcles I allud\u00aded to in this week\u2019s mes\u00adsage: Why The \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/02\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-86\" class=\"more-link\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Inter\u00adest\u00ading, Vol\u00adume 86\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Wow - what a week! 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