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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. You Are Doing It Wrong: Reading Entire Books Of The Bible<\/a> (Tim Miller, Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary): \u201cImagine being in Rome when the book of Romans was first delivered. Now imagine the reader only reading for three minutes (corresponding to the end of chapter one) and saying, \u2018well, that is enough for today, we will read some more tomorrow.\u2019 The crowd would be outraged and would demand the man continue reading.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. Shame Storm<\/a> (Helen Andrews, First Things): \u201cThe more online shame cycles you observe, the more obvious the pattern becomes: Everyone comes up with a principled-sounding pretext that serves as a barrier against admitting to themselves that, in fact, all they have really done is joined a mob. Once that barrier is erected, all rules of decency go out the window, but the pretext is almost always a lie.\u201d I found this essay engrossing.<\/li>\n
  3. China\u2019s Detention Camps for Muslims Turn to Forced Labor<\/a> (Chris Buckley and Austin Ramzy, New York Times): \u201cThe evolution of the Xinjiang camps echoes China\u2019s \u2018re-education through labor\u2019 system, where citizens once were sent without trial to toil for years. China abolished \u2018re-education through labor\u2019 five years ago, but Xinjiang appears to be creating a new version.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Internet Church Isn\u2019t Really Church<\/a> (Laura Turner, New York Times): \u201cThe intention behind live-streaming services \u2014 to make church, and its attendant benefits of community, prayer and worship, available to everyone with a smartphone \u2014 is a good one. But it presumes that God is primarily present to us one on one, as individuals, rather than as a community of believers.\u201d Kind of a follow-up to last week\u2019s John Crist video<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. A mother\u2019s leap of faith at an African airport, and a 15-year mystery<\/a> (Petula Dvorak, Washington Post): \u201cThe story of Tom and Maya and Zainab is about trust, about listening to your heart over your mind, and about that gut feeling you have when you meet a good person. And it\u2019s a story that could\u2019ve gone horribly wrong.\u201d Heartwarming.<\/li>\n
  6. Is There Such a Thing as an Authoritarian Voter?<\/a> (Molly Worthen, New York Times): \u201cIn one of the ironies of history, as the social scientific portrait of humanity grows more psychological and irrational, it comes closer and closer to approximating the old Adam of traditional Christianity: a fallen, depraved creature, unable to see himself clearly except with the aid of a higher power.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. Men and Marriage: Debunking The Ball and Chain Myth<\/a> (Brad Wilcox & Nicholas Wolfinger, National Marriage Project): \u201c\u2026the benefits of marriage for men are substantial by every conceivable measure, including more money, a better sex life, and significantly better physical and mental health. Yet many men remain ignorant of these benefits, a view seemingly promoted by popular culture.\u201d This is a PDF of a brochure from the Institute for Family Studies. The two authors are sociologists whom I have linked to in previous issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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