{"id":5203,"date":"2018-10-26T18:25:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T02:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5203"},"modified":"2018-10-26T18:25:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T02:25:22","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-175","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/10\/26\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-175","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 175"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2018\/10\/sexual-partners-and-marital-happiness\/573493\/?utm_source=twb\">Fewer Sex Partners Means a Happier Marriage<\/a> (Olga Khazan, The Atlantic): \u201cNicholas Wolfinger, a sociologist at the University of Utah, has found that Americans who have only ever slept with their spouses are most likely to report being in a \u2018very happy\u2019 marriage. Meanwhile, the lowest odds of marital happiness\u2014about 13 percentage points lower than the one-partner women\u2014belong to women who have had six to 10 sexual partners in their&nbsp;lives.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>This article was inspired by the longer and even more fascinating <a href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/does-sexual-history-affect-marital-happiness\">Does Sexual History Affect Marital Happiness?<\/a> (Nicholas Wolfinger, Institute for Family Studies): \u201cFor a combined sample of men and women, spouses reporting only one lifetime sexual partner are 7% more likely to be happy than are those with other partners in their past. This is larger than the five-percentage-point difference associated with a four-year college degree, larger than the six-point difference that comes with attending religious services several times a month or more, and larger than the boost that comes with having an income above the national median.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2018\/october\/sqlite-benedict-rule-code-ethics-hipp-developer-christian.html\">Eat, Pray, Code: Rule of St. Benedict Becomes Tech Developer\u2019s Community Guidelines<\/a> (Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today): \u201cSQLite\u2014a database management engine used in most major browsers, smart phones, Adobe products, and Skype\u2014adopted a code of ethics pulled directly from the biblical precepts set by the venerated sixth-century monk.\u201d This article blew my&nbsp;mind.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/10\/25\/660375278\/finding-common-good-among-evangelicals-in-the-political-season?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&amp;utm_campaign=637003b47d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_10_25_01_49&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_3e953b9b70-637003b47d-399975297\">Finding \u2018Common Good\u2019 Among Evangelicals In The Political Season<\/a> (Sarah McCammon, NPR): \u201cOn a recent evening in Houston, under the heavy branches of live oak trees, Doug Pagitt stood before a couple dozen people gathered on blue folding chairs on the Rice University campus. \u2018You\u2019ve heard it said that to be a true Christian, you must vote like a Republican,\u2019 he said. \u2018But we are here to be reminded that just ain\u2019t&nbsp;so.\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2018\/10\/24\/cory-booker-fashions-himself-as-a-candidate-for-the-religious-left\/\">Cory Booker could be a candidate for the \u2018religious left\u2019<\/a> (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service): \u201cQuestions about religion can paralyze some politicians, but not [Democratic Senator] Cory Booker. If anything, the topic seems to relax him. Sitting in his spacious but spartan office on Capitol Hill in early October, the senator propped his sneakered feet up on his desk and waxed poetic about spiritual matters, bouncing between discussions of Jesus\u2019 disciples, housing policy and his own religious practices.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/view\/articles\/2018-10-24\/white-house-is-right-to-treat-socialism-as-a-threat\">The White House Says Socialism Is a Threat. It\u2019s Right.<\/a> (Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg Opinion): \u201cWho would have thought that an attack on socialism would be so controversial? But these days it is. The White House\u2019s Council of Economic Advisers issued a report called \u2018The Opportunity Costs of Socialism\u2019 to a scathing reception on social media: \u2018dreck,\u2019 said the economist Justin Wolfers, while Paul Krugman referred to it as \u2018amazingly dishonest.\u2019 I\u2019m here to tell you that I have read the entire report, and many of the sources it cites, and most of it is correct.\u201d FYI: one of our alumni helped to write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/The-Opportunity-Costs-of-Socialism.pdf\">the report in question<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2018\/10\/caravan-challenges-integrity-us-borders\/573691\/\">The Caravan Is a Challenge to the Integrity of U.S. Borders<\/a> (David Frum, The Atlantic): \u201cIf liberals insist that only fascists will defend borders, then voters will hire fascists to do the job liberals will not do.\u201d That sentence is one of the most honest things I\u2019ve heard in the recent immigration debate. When deciding what immigration policy you deem best, recognize that you have to factor in how passionately otherwise apolitical people feel about&nbsp;this.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2018\/10\/kelvin-cochran-religious-liberty-case\/\">A Christian Man Receives Justice<\/a> (David French, National Review): \u201cgovernment officials demonstrated substantial intolerance in the name of \u2018inclusion\u2019 and rather than seeking solutions that allowed each member of the community to exercise their liberty (to enjoy rights to cakes <em>and<\/em> conscience, for example), they took sides against Christians, using their power to send a clear message: Traditional Christianity is incompatible with the progressive state. That is not a decision the Constitution empowers them to&nbsp;make.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2018\/10\/25\/18001684\/2018-midterms-hacked-russia-election-security-voting\">The midterms are already hacked. You just don\u2019t know it yet.<\/a> (Benjamin Wofford, Vox): \u201cThe security expert at a big tech corporation, who spoke on background in order to speak frankly about election vulnerabilities, put it this way: \u2018On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the Pentagon\u2019s [security measures], elections have probably moved from a 2 to a 3.\u2019\u201d Very alarming.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2018\/10\/25\">Sleeping Is Mathematically Correct<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/bloods-crips-release-joint-statement-calling-for-more-civility-in-us-politics\">Bloods, Crips Release Joint Statement Calling For More Civility In US Politics<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/infographic-how-to-have-a-godly-halloween\">Infographic: How To Have A Godly Halloween<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/experts-warn-psychopaths-may-try-to-give-your-kids-candy-corn-on-halloween\">Experts Warn Psychopaths May Try To Give Your Kids Candy Corn On Halloween<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2018\/10\/23\">Bad Logic About Drinking<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/atheist-buying-powerball-ticket-unwilling-to-accept-chance-there-may-be-a-god\">Atheist Buying Powerball Ticket Unwilling To Accept Chance There May Be A God<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/ryan-leaf-nfl-letter-to-my-younger-self\/?utm_content=buffer55060&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letter To My Younger Self<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ryan Leaf, The Player\u2019s Tribune): \u201cCongratulations. You officially have it all \u2014 money, power and prestige. All the things that are important, right?\u2026 That\u2019s you, young Ryan Leaf, at his absolute finest: arrogant, boorish and narcissistic. You think you\u2019re on top of the world and that you\u2019ve got all the answers. Well I\u2019m sorry to have to tell you this, but the truth is\u2026.\u201d Such a gripping letter. Highly recommended. (first shared in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/05\/05\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-99\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volume 99<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.<\/p>\n<p>Also, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<p>If this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting Fewer Sex Partners Means a Happier Marriage (Olga Khazan, The Atlantic): \u201cNicholas Wolfinger, a sociologist \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/10\/26\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-175\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 175\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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Sociology backs up Biblical sexual ethics, a coder endorses monkish values, and how our elections have already been hacked. 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