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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. Federal Agencies Lost Track of Nearly 1,500 Migrant Children Placed With Sponsors<\/span><\/a> (Ron Nixon, New York Times): \u201c\u2026<\/span>the agency had lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children it placed with sponsors in the United States, raising concerns they could end up in the hands of human traffickers or be used as laborers by people posing as relatives.\u201d This is an article from April about kids who arrive alone at the border, but I can\u2019t help but think of it when I hear stories about new policies separating kids from their families at the border. If I am reading this correctly, they lost track of 20% of the minors they placed. <\/span>Outrageously unacceptable. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The Wrath of God Poured Out \u2014 The Humiliation of the Southern Baptist Convention<\/span><\/a> (Albert Mohler, personal blog): this is pure fire. I pray leaders in the Assemblies of God will act with similar courage should it become necessary. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. What Our Identity Searches Really Reveal<\/span><\/a> (Eric Parker, Gospel Coalition): \u201c<\/span>the most significant question in understanding personal identity is not \u2018<\/span>Who<\/span><\/i> am I?\u2019 but \u2018<\/span>Whose<\/span><\/i> am I?\u2019\u2026 This one turn of phrase might be the most significant turn of thought we could ever make. But since many of us haven\u2019t made that turn of thought, we inhabit <\/span>constructed<\/span><\/i> identities rather than <\/span>received<\/span><\/i> identities.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. China\u2019s social credit system has blocked people from taking 11 million flights and 4 million train trips<\/span><\/a> (Tara Francis Chan, Business Insider): \u201ca former official, Hou Yunchun, is quoted as saying the system needs to be improved so \u2018discredited people become bankrupt.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Why Being a Foster Child Made Me a Conservative<\/span><\/a> (Rob Henderson, New York Times): \u201cIndividuals have rights. But they also have responsibilities. For instance, when I say parents should prioritize their children over their careers, there is a sense of unease among my peers. They think I want to blame individuals rather than a nebulous foe like poverty. They are mostly right.\u201d The author just graduated from Yale. Worth reading regardless of your political allegiances.<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Marriage name game: What kind of guy would take his wife\u2019s last name?<\/span><\/a> (Phys.org): \u201c<\/span>[The study] found that among men with less than a high school degree, 10.3 percent reported changing their surname. Among men with a high school degree but no college, it was 3.6 percent, and among men with any college, only 2 percent. None of the men surveyed who had an advanced degree changed their name.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. The Racism Treadmill<\/a> (Coleman Hughes, Quillette): \u201cIn an economy increasingly based on cognitive labor, it\u2019s hard to imagine a cultural feature more harmful than a socially-enforced taboo on academic striving. But worries about the harm caused by the \u2018acting white\u2019 epithet have been met with skepticism by progressives.\u201d The author is an undergrad at Columbia University. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n