{"id":5790,"date":"2019-11-22T18:23:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T02:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5790"},"modified":"2019-11-22T18:23:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T02:23:27","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-228","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/11\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-228","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 228"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<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>\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&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/daily\/2019\/11\/20\/a-tale-of-two-churches\/\">A Tale of Two Churches<\/a> (Batya Ungar-Sargon, NY Review of Books): \u201cTo many religious people, there\u2019s no such thing as coincidence: Pastor Jay and Pastor Derrick felt acutely the prophetic nature of their union taking place just the day before the shooting. It felt as though, in the midst of the chaos and the confusion, God was using them to write a better story. The Lord had guided them to their merger at exactly the right time to redirect the anger and pain in the community to a higher, holy purpose.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>This my must-read link of the week. SO GOOD. I almost cried.<\/li>\n<li>Kind of related but only marginally: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2019\/november\/hong-kong-chinese-diaspora-churches-north-america-response.html\">Praying for Hong Kong Can Be Politically Disruptive\u2014Even in America <\/a>&nbsp;(D Cheng, Christianity Today): \u201cDifferent origins among ethnic Chinese immigrants can foster different political views, with more Christians from China supporting the policies of the Chinese government, and those from elsewhere often more critical of the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/11\/16\/world\/asia\/china-xinjiang-documents.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;fbclid=IwAR1Vbkp1vXq2kia-jYClM3USmxHcFgcAySKBV3pkR8I5Wt3O3NmDZY8nIHU\">\u2018Absolutely No Mercy\u2019: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims<\/a> (Austin Ramzy and Chris Buckley, NY Times): \u201c\u2026one of the most significant leaks of government papers from inside China\u2019s ruling Communist Party in decades. They provide an unprecedented inside view of the continuing clampdown in Xinjiang, in which the authorities have corralled as many as a million ethnic Uighurs, Kazakhs and others into internment camps and prisons over the past three years.\u201d Recommended by a student.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-china-50457262\">Simon Cheng: Former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in China<\/a> (John Sudworth, BBC): \u201cThe claims he makes will feed into the already frayed relations between the UK and China over the subject of Hong Kong\u2026. As for Hong Kong\u2019s protesters \u2014 who began their fight against an extradition bill that would have allowed suspects to be sent to China \u2014 Simon Cheng\u2019s story will confirm one thing above all else: that there is indeed much to fear from a justice system so at odds with their&nbsp;own.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Cheng posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/cheng-man-kit\/for-the-record-an-enemy-of-the-state\/2490959950941845\/\">a detailed description of his imprisonment on Facebook<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2019\/11\/more-pregnancy-less-crime.html\">More Pregnancy, Less Crime<\/a> (Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution): \u201cMore generally, however, there are policy implication if we think beyond the immediate results. First, these results show that crime isn\u2019t simply a product of family background, poverty and neglect. Crime is a choice.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>The original study: <a href=\"http:\/\/maximmassenkoff.com\/FamilyFormationAndCrime.pdf\">Family Formation and Crime<\/a> (Maxim Massenkoff and Evan K. Rose, job market paper, pdf link): \u201cOur event-study analysis indicates that pregnancy triggers sharp declines in crime rivaling any known intervention.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Somewhat related: <a href=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/2506bda6ca9a8b7ce8b3c54b4\/files\/1a8cc94c-6198-4f3d-b27d-8a6060ed6c5d\/Tyro_Dating_Market_Thesis_Final_For_Twitter_Pub_v2.pdf\">The Dating Market<\/a> (Tyro Partners, pdf link): \u201cWith the advent of online dating, women in prime reproductive age are in the dominant position in the dating market for the first time in human history.This comes with huge social ramifications.\u201d The authors are hedge fund guys. Interesting throughout and at times quite amusing. I especially commend to you the chart at the bottom of the page 5 contrasted with the chart at the top of page&nbsp;6.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShayKhatiri\/status\/1195860574955036672\">Thread on the protests in Iran<\/a> (Shay Khatiri, Twitter): \u201cDuring its first 24 hours, it\u2019s already been the most violent protests in decades, if not ever. 1979 revolution did not reach this level of violence.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newser.com\/article\/c375af5ac18a4270b7a21d42564dc9f8\/amnesty-says-at-least-106-killed-in-iran-protests.html\">Amnesty Says At Least 106 Killed In Iran Protests<\/a> (John Gambrell, Associated Press): \u201cDays of protests in Iran over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed at least 106 people across the Islamic Republic, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing \u2018credible reports.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20191118-what-shapes-a-polymath---and-do-we-need-them-more-than-ever\">Why Some People Are Impossibly Talented<\/a> (David Robson, BBC): \u201c\u2026influential scientists are much more likely to have diverse interests outside their primary area of research than the average scientist, for instance. Studies have found that Nobel Prize-winning scientists are about 25 times more likely to sing, dance or act than the average scientist. They are also 17 times more likely to create visual art, 12 times more likely to write poetry and four times more likely to be a musician.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.becketlaw.org\/index\/\">2019 Religious Freedom Index<\/a> (Becket Law): \u201cIf America is becoming less religious, as some polls indicate, does that necessarily mean it is also becoming less supportive of religious liberty protections? Are we, in fact, divided on questions of religious freedom?\u2026 With a current score of 67, the 2019 Index indicates strong support for religious freedom protections.&nbsp;\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2019\/11\/why-did-the-wall-fall-30-years-ago\">Why Did the Wall Fall, 30 Years Ago?<\/a> (George Weigel, First Things): \u201cGetting this history straight is important, not just as a matter of intellectual hygiene but for the future. Public officials who do not grasp the centrality of religious freedom to the collapse of European communism and the emergence of new democracies in central and eastern Europe are unlikely to appreciate the centrality of religious freedom to free and virtuous 21st-century societies and to 21st-century democracy.\u201d<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kottke.org\/19\/11\/the-traditional-seasons-and-inventive-microseasons-of-the-world\">The Traditional Seasons and Inventive Microseasons of the World<\/a> (Kottke.org): really interesting<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/cooking\">Cooking<\/a> (SMBC): after talking with others, I am in stunned disbelief that people do not just do what the protagonist thinks in panel 2. It was like the first time I heard someone say that sometimes they don\u2019t put their seatbelt on.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/in-genius-move-trump-supports-impeachment-forcing-democrats-to-oppose-it\">In Genius Move, Trump Supports Impeachment, Forcing Democrats To Oppose<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/cfa-trades-christian-supporters-for-outraged-mob-that-will-stop-at-nothing-to-destroy-them\">Chick-Fil\u2011A Trades Adoring Christian Fans For Outraged Mob That Won\u2019t Be Appeased Until Their Every Demand Is Met<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2019\/11\/19\">Ignore Your Phone<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/poll-majority-want-impeachment-hearings-to-continue-as-long-as-possible\">Poll: Majority Want Impeachment Hearings To Continue As Long As Possible So Congress Will Be Too Busy To Meddle With Our Lives<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/the-culture\/the-alcohol-blackout\/?utm_source=nextdraft&amp;utm_medium=email\">Alcohol, Blackouts, and Campus Sexual Assault<\/a> (Texas Monthly, Sarah Hepola): I think this is the most thoughtful secular piece I\u2019ve read on the issue. \u201cConsent and alcohol make tricky bedfellows. The reason I liked getting drunk was because it altered my consent: it changed what I would say yes to. Not just in the bedroom but in every room and corridor that led into the squinting light. Say yes to adventure, say yes to risk, say yes to karaoke and pool parties and arguments with men, say yes to a life without fear, even though such a life is never possible\u2026 We drink because it feels good. We drink because it makes us feel happy, safe, powerful. That it often makes us the opposite is one of alcohol\u2019s dastardly tricks.\u201d (first shared in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/11\/13\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-25\">volume 25<\/a>)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\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.\n\nAlso, 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 it.\n\nIf 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 A Tale of Two Churches (Batya Ungar-Sargon, NY Review of Books): \u201cTo many religious people, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/11\/22\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-228\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 228\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":"A stronger than normal roundup this week. 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