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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. America\u2019s Changing Religious Identity<\/a> (Daniel Cox and Robert Jones, PRRI): There\u2019s a lot of data here. One bit that stood out to me: \u201cAtheists and agnostics account for a minority of all religiously unaffiliated. Most are secular. Atheists and agnostics account for only about one-quarter (27%) of all religiously unaffiliated Americans. Nearly six in ten (58%) religiously unaffiliated Americans identify as secular, someone who is not religious; 16% of religiously unaffiliated Americans nonetheless report that they identify as a \u2018religious person.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Risky road: China\u2019s missionaries follow Beijing west<\/a> (BBC): \u201cAs a self-declared atheist government, news of Chinese Christian missionaries getting into trouble abroad is embarrassing. But at the same time, Beijing needs to show it can protect its citizens as it goes global. As Fenggang Yang, an expert on religion in China at Purdue University, puts it: \u2018They thought Christianity was a western religion imported into China, so how can you export Christianity from China?\u2019\u201d Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li>\n
  3. There was a lot written about campus sexual assault recently. Here are some standouts: