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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. The benefits and harms of marijuana, explained by the most thorough research review yet<\/span><\/a> (German Lopez, Vox): \u201cthe bottom line is that marijuana does pose some harms \u2014 particularly for people at risk of developing mental health disorders, pregnant women, those vulnerable to respiratory problems, and anyone getting into a car. And while some of these harms may be overcome by marijuana\u2019s benefits or curtailed by consuming pot without smoking it, the evidence shows that weed\u2019s reputation as a safe drug is undeserved.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. What do slaveholders think?<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>Austin <\/span>Choi-Fitzpatrick, Aeon):  \u201cThe contemporary traffickers and slaveholders I spoke with are not motivated by a love of injustice. They are instead driven by cultural inertia, a desire for profit or, more frequently, a need for basic sustenance\u2026. The terms used here \u2013 slavery and slaveholder \u2013 never crossed the lips, nor perhaps even the minds, of the men I spoke with.\u201d The author is a sociologist at the University of San Diego. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The Crisis of Western Civ<\/span><\/a> (David Brooks, NY Times): \u201cThese days, the whole idea of Western civ is assumed to be reactionary and oppressive. All I can say is, if you think that was reactionary and oppressive, wait until you get a load of the world that comes after it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Charles Murray\u2019s \u2018Provocative\u2019 Talk<\/span><\/a> (Wendy M. Williams and Stephen J. Ceci, NY Times): two Cornell professors \u201ctranscribed Mr. Murray\u2019s speech and \u2014 without indicating who wrote it \u2014 sent it to a group of 70 college professors (women and men, of different ranks, at different universities)\u2026 the 57 professors who responded to our request gave Mr. Murray\u2019s talk an average score of 5.05, or \u2018middle of the road.\u2019\u201d This, of course, is the speech which faced a backlash resulting in a professor needing a neck brace<\/a>. Fascinating. <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. This Is About That<\/span><\/a> (Andrew Wilson, Vimeo): this 3.5 minute video starts slow but ends strong. A meditation on the relationship between marriage and the gospel. Recommended.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Intersectionality Is a Political Football; Here\u2019s Why It Doesn\u2019t Have to Be<\/span><\/a> (Chris Martin, Heterodox Academy): \u201cProgressives have adopted an overambitious model of intersectionality in which everyone lies on axes of oppression, and I will explain this model\u2019s three flaws. Conservatives generally believe that intersectionality is useless, but I explain how intersectional scholarship can be useful to researchers, regardless of whether they are liberal, centrist, conservative, libertarian, or eclectic.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Here\u2019s the Million-Dollar Answer to How Persecuted Christians Persevere<\/span><\/a> (Sarah Zylstra, Christianity Today): \u201cResearchers grouped responses to persecution into three categories: survival, association, and confrontation\u2026. \u2018Evangelicals are divided between those who are willing to take up arms and those who view witness and non-retaliation as the responses to which the Bible calls Christians,\u2019 the report stated. They tend to be more skeptical of the interreligious dialogue favored by Catholics and mainline Protestants, and more likely to pursue evangelization.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n