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On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my way.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Are Gender Feminists and Transgender Activists Undermining Science?<\/span><\/a> (Debra Soh, LA Times): \u201cDistortion of science hinders progress. When gender feminists start refuting basic biology, people stop listening, and the larger point about equality is lost.\u201d The author has a Ph.D. in neuroscience and considered herself transgender as a child. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The Masada Mystery<\/span><\/a> (Eric Cline, Aeon): some fascinating insights on one of the most famous tragedies that occurred shortly after the events described in the New Testament. The author is a professor of classics and anthropology. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Use Of Weaponized Drones By ISIS Spurs Terrorism Fears<\/span><\/a> (Joby Warrick, Washington Post): <\/span>\u201cThey\u2019re now showing that these devices can be effective on the battlefield,\u201d said Steven Stalinsky.\u2026 \u201cWith the way these groups use social media, my worry is that they\u2019re also putting the idea into people\u2019s heads that this is something you can now do.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. 4 Recent Examples Show Why Nobody Trusts Media \u2018Fact Checks\u2019<\/span><\/a> (Mollie Hemingway, The Federalist): \u201cThe upshot is that the article does a nice job of proving Mark Twain\u2019s point that the three types of lies are lies, damn lies and statistics, as it uses a statistical analysis of questionable merit to \u2018disprove\u2019 a statement that was literally true.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. I Ignored Trump News For A Week. Here\u2019s What I Learned.<\/span><\/a> (Farhad Manjoo, NY Times): \u201cOn most days, Mr. Trump is 90 percent of the news on my Twitter and Facebook feeds, and probably yours, too. But he\u2019s not 90 percent of what\u2019s important in the world.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. 4 Ways To Make Sure Your Protest Really Makes A Difference<\/span><\/a> (David Christopher Bell, Cracked): \u201cBut what if I told you that if you follow the rules history has laid out, protests and boycotts <\/span>absolutely can work<\/span><\/i>? For when you look down the annals of successful civil disobedience, a clear pattern emerges.\u201d This being Cracked, language warning. Also, the URL is funny: the slug is <\/span>a\u2011beginners-guide-to-overthrowing-government<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
  7. <\/i>Two articles that I did not expect to find fascinating but did: <\/span>Sportswriting Has Become A Liberal Profession: Here\u2019s How It Happened<\/span><\/a> (Bryan Curtis, The Ringer): \u201cI\u2019m a liberal sportswriter myself. The new world suits me just fine. Would it be nice to have a David Frum or Ross Douthat of sportswriting, making wrongheaded-but-interesting arguments about NCAA amateurism? Sure. As long as nobody believed them.\u201d This article led to the conservative followup <\/span>The Arrogant Thinking Of Liberal Sports Writers<\/span><\/a> (Michael Brendan Dougherty, The Week): \u201cHas no one stopped to notice there is something odd about an anti-racism that will cause an evermore diverse country to declare rooting for white-faced mascots the only safe thing to do? How will this deletion of all non-white faces look in 50 years?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n