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<\/a>\n\n 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\n\n\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. I\u2019m a Climate Scientist Who Believes in God. Hear Me Out.<\/a> (Katharine Hayhoe, New York Times): \u201c\u2026I believe that evangelicals who take the Bible seriously already care about climate change (although they might not realize it). Climate change will strike hard against the very people we\u2019re told to care for and love, amplifying hunger and poverty, and increasing risks of resource scarcity that can exacerbate political instability, and even create or worsen refugee crises.\u201d The author is a professor at Texas Tech and, as it happens, spoke at Stanford last night<\/a>.<\/li>
  2. Split the Cedars of Lebanon: Evangelicals Balance Prayer, Protest, and Politics in Ongoing Uprising<\/a> (Jayson Casper, Christianity Today): \u201cThere can be no unity with protesters cursing and hurling hatred at the political class, he said, urging Christian separation from such behavior. If citizens are unsatisfied, they should vote their officials out. And as for the economic troubles, he believes a great God will take care of their needs. Other pastors have endorsed demonstrations as a vehicle for change. Some have called for prayer and fasting. Either way, many of the previously apolitical have become engaged.\u201d<\/li>
  3. The New Party of the Rich<\/a> (Darel E. Paul, First Things): \u201cThe richest 15 percent of House districts are now represented by 56 Democrats and just 10 Republicans. In 2018, voters in America\u2019s wealthiest counties, cities, and neighborhoods made a decisive turn toward the Democrats, and now America\u2019s traditional party of the left\u2014whether it admits it or not\u2014is the party of the rich.\u201d The author is a professor of political science at Williams College.<\/li>
  4. How I Got Rich On The Other Hand<\/a> (Derek Sivers, personal blog): \u201cIt\u2019s not how much you have. It\u2019s the difference between what you have and what you spend. <\/strong>If you have more than you spend, you\u2019re rich. If you spend more than you have, you\u2019re not. If you live cheaply, it\u2019s easy to be free.\u201d This is really simple and really true. Emphasis in the original.<\/li>
  5. The Church, intensive kinship, and global psychological variation<\/a> (Schulz et al, Science): \u201c\u2026we propose that the Western Church (i.e., the branch of Christianity that evolved into the Roman Catholic Church) transformed European kinship structures during the Middle Ages and that this transformation was a key factor behind a shift towards a WEIRDer psychology.\u201d This is really interesting if it holds up.