{"id":5223,"date":"2018-11-09T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T01:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2018-11-09T17:46:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-10T01:46:51","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-177","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/09\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-177","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 177"},"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.nationalreview.com\/2018\/11\/the-two-different-temptations-facing-young-evangelicals\/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=NR%20Daily%20Monday%20through%20Friday%202018-11-01&amp;utm_term=NR5PM%20Actives\">The Two Different Temptations Facing Young Evangelicals<\/a> (David French, National Review): \u201cSo, young Christians, hold your faith tightly and your politics loosely. You will not find a home here. As Peter says, you are a \u2018foreigner and exile.\u2019 It\u2019s best to get used to it early on. Trust me, it can be a gut-wrenching discovery to make when you\u2019re old.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/tyndale\/STEPBible-Data\">STEP Bible Data<\/a> (Tyndale House, Github)This is the underlying data set for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stepbible.org\/\">STEP Bible<\/a> (Scripture Tools for Every Person). If you\u2019re a coder looking for a neat project, play around with this! Read <a href=\"https:\/\/biblicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/important-step-bible-update-from-dr-david-instone-brewer\/\">the announcement<\/a> here.<\/li>\n<li>Several interesting LGBT-related pieces came across my path this&nbsp;week:&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcdigital.media\/is-sex-binary-16bec97d161e?sk=37aadc314c28136c9290b27d612df2c8\">Is Sex Binary?<\/a>(Alex Byrne, Arc Digital): \u201cAs Simone de Beauvoir puts it in <i>The Second Sex<\/i> (the founding text of modern feminism), the sexes \u2018are basically defined by the gametes they produce.\u2019 Specifically, females produce large gametes (reproductive cells), and males produce small ones. (Since there are no species with a third intermediate gamete size, there are only two sexes.) A glance at the huge variety of females and males across the animal and vegetable kingdoms will confirm that there is nothing else the sexes can be.\u201d The author is a pro-trans professor of philosophy at&nbsp;MIT.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2018\/12\/queering-science\">Queering Science<\/a> (Mark Regnerus, First Things): \u201cAny study that comes to conclusions or even raises evidence contrary to the taboos that have formed in recent years is taken hostage\u2014first by pseudonymous strangers at keyboards; then by the opportunistic faculty who jump on the bandwagon displaying a methodological purism heretofore unknown in sexual science; and then by the universities themselves, whose interest has shifted from the pursuit of truth to the pursuit of virtue (signaling).\u201d I shared <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/08\/31\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-167\">some articles about the Littman brouhaha at Brown<\/a> shortly after it happened, and I\u2019ve also <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/07\/01\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-56\">shared Mark Regnerus\u2019s research<\/a> before. He is a professor of sociology at UT Austin.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/dreher\/bartleby-the-bigot-isabella-chow-lgbt\/\">Bartleby The Bigot<\/a> (Rod Dreher, The American Conservative): \u201cThis young Christian, Isabella Chow, is now thought to be so dangerous that students (and others?) at Berkeley believe she should be driven from public life, and cannot be allowed to say what she believes on the pages of the campus newspaper.\u201d This is no doubt easier for many of you to imagine than thinking about someone baking a cake for a gay wedding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/701425\">Religion and Depression in Adolescence<\/a> (Fruehwirth, Iyer, and Zhang, Journal of Political Economy): \u201cMany studies show a correlation between religiosity and mental health, yet the question remains whether the relationship is causal\u2026. Exploration of mechanisms suggests that religiosity buffers against stressors in ways that school activities and friendships do not.\u201d If you can\u2019t access the version accepted for publication you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2716593\">an earlier version at SSRN<\/a>. Found via Tyler Cowen \u2014 see <a href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2018\/11\/depression-religion-adolescence.html\">his commentary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/bolotnyy\/publications\/why-do-women-earn-less-men-evidence-bus-and-train-operators-job-market-paper\">Why Do Women Earn Less Than Men? Evidence from Bus and Train Operators<\/a> (Emanuel Bolotnyy, job market paper from Harvard): \u201cEven in a unionized environment, where work tasks are similar, hourly wages are identical, and tenure dictates promotions, female workers earn $0.89 on the male-worker dollar (weekly earnings). We use confidential administrative data on bus and train operators from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to show that the weekly earnings gap can be explained entirely by the workplace choices that women and men make. Women value time and flexibility more than&nbsp;men.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2018-11-07\">Tons Of Experience<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2018\/11\/07\">Some People Like Evidence<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<li>The Babylon Bee was on fire for the midterms. These are my favorites:&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/democrats-republicans-vow-not-to-learn-any-lessons-from-the-election\">Democrats, Republicans Vow Not To Learn Any Lessons From The Election<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/nation-torn-apart-by-routine-midterm-election-starting-to-wonder-if-government-may-be-too-powerful\">Nation Torn Apart By Routine Election Starting To Wonder If Government May Be Too Powerful<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/christians-face-clear-choice-between-party-thats-a-hypocritical-mockery-of-their-faith-versus-one-thats-openly-hostile-to-it\">Christians Face Clear Choice Between Party That\u2019s A Hypocritical Mockery Of Their Faith And One That\u2019s Openly Hostile To It<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/study-100-of-elections-are-the-most-important-election-of-your-lifetime\">Study: 100% Of Elections Are \u2018The Most Important Election Of Your Lifetime\u2019<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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=\"http:\/\/www.peterkreeft.com\/topics-more\/20_arguments-gods-existence.htm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 Arguments For God\u2019s Existence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Peter Kreeft, personal website): \u201cYou may be blessed with a vivid sense of God\u2019s presence; and that is something for which to be profoundly grateful. But that does not mean you have no obligation to ponder these arguments. For many have not been blessed in that way. And the proofs are designed for them\u2014or some of them at least\u2014to give a kind of help they really need. You may even be asked to provide help.\u201d I was reminded of this by a conversation with an alumnus. The author is a philosophy professor at Boston College. (first shared in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/09\/01\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-116\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volume 116<\/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 The Two Different Temptations Facing Young Evangelicals (David French, National Review): \u201cSo, young Christians, hold \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/09\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-177\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 177\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":"More researchy things than normal. Also more LGBT stuff. 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