{"id":6055,"date":"2020-05-29T21:45:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T05:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6055"},"modified":"2020-05-29T21:45:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-30T05:45:15","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/05\/29\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-252","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 252"},"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>The Bible tells us to weep with those who weep, and this is a good week for that. I\u2019ve had to share articles about similar wickedness too many times, beginning all the way back in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/06\/19\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-4\">volume 4<\/a>.\n<ul>\n<li>I think this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jamil.stell\/posts\/10163689717335581\">8 minute Facebook video<\/a> by my friend Jamil Stell is good. He filmed it a few hours before George Floyd\u2019s death, which is why he doesn\u2019t reference it. Jamil, who spoke at our fall retreat four years ago, is the Chi Alpha director at Cal State Stanislaus.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/UJlK4DR\">I Specifically Requested The Opposite of This<\/a> (Imgur) \u2014 if a picture is worth 1,000 words, a picture with a great caption is an entire treatise.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/the-sorrows-of-minneapolis\">The Sorrows of Minneapolis: A Prayer for Our City<\/a> (John Piper, Desiring God): difficult to excerpt, quite&nbsp;good.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/p\/when-the-law-doesnt-contain-all-the\">When the Law Doesn\u2019t Contain All the Answers<\/a> (Bob Driscoll, The Dispatch): \u201cThe law, even applied correctly, doesn\u2019t remedy what we know is wrong. We can hope that the George Floyd killing can provide some insight into the feeling of frustration in many minority communities surrounding policing issues, because we can see, or at least sense, the depth of the problem. Assuming the system properly tries and convicts the kneeling officer of some serious offense, will you feel any better about George Floyd\u2019s death? I won\u2019t.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2020\/may\/george-floyd-ministry-houston-third-ward-church.html\">George Floyd Left a Gospel Legacy in Houston<\/a> (Kate Shellnutt, Christianity Today): \u201cThe rest of the country knows George Floyd from several minutes of cell phone footage captured during his final hours. But in Houston\u2019s Third Ward, they know Floyd for how he lived for decades\u2014a mentor to a generation of young men and a \u2018person of peace\u2019 ushering ministries into the&nbsp;area.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/chauvin-floyd-club-employment\/\">Did George Floyd and Then-Officer Derek Chauvin Work Together in Minneapolis?<\/a> (Snopes): \u201cSo while it\u2019s true that Floyd and Chauvin worked at the club at the same time, it\u2019s unknown, and unlikely, according to the former owner of the building where the club was located, that the two men knew each&nbsp;other.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/opinion\/ny-oped-coopers-park-20200526-m4yhi6vkcfea3kxk3ntjc736s4-story.html\">Cooped up: A shameful Central Park encounter demands all New Yorkers be better people<\/a> (Robert A. George, NY Daily News) : \u201cIn the latest episode of the everyday-fresh-hell that is New York City under quarantine, one white female, Amy Cooper, was caught on video calling the cops on one black male, Christian Cooper. Sorry, folks, I\u2019d encourage everyone to push back on the reflexive instinct to make this into a story about racism as it\u2019s more a modern parable of bad behavior between two individuals.\u201d Super-interesting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arcdigital.media\/white-people-behaving-badly-736ec11991f3\">White People Behaving Badly<\/a> (Zaid Jilani, Arc Digital): \u201cThe truth is, measured explicit and implicit racial bias has rapidly declined, interracial crimes are rare, and whites are actually underrepresented compared to their share of the population in the FBI\u2019s index of hate crimes. No racial group has a monopoly on hate, whatever anecdotes elevated to news coverage may lead us to believe.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/05\/anger-is-justified-riots-never-are\/\">Anger Is Justified, Riots Never Are<\/a> (Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review): \u201cRiots are bad. Riots are never a coherent or moral response to injustice, they just multiply injustices and the rioters themselves often suffer more in the long run\u2026. Riots dissuade individuals, families, and businesses from staying in or joining a community. Who wants to raise their kids in the neighborhood where the police station had to be evacuated before it was set ablaze?\u201d Some research on the effects of riots <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/40056402?seq=1\">The Economic Aftermath of the 1960s Riots in American Cities: Evidence from Property Values<\/a> (Collins &amp; Margo, Journal of Economic History on JSTOR) and this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/owasow\/status\/1265709670892580869\">Twitter thread by a Princeton professor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A differing perspective: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/first-person\/2020\/5\/29\/21274891\/george-floyd-cop-arrested-minneapolis-breonna-taylor\">What the news doesn\u2019t show about protests in Minneapolis and Louisville<\/a> (Jason Johnson, Vox): \u201cNighttime coverage will seldom show a full city map demonstrating that, two blocks over from a street that looks like a \u2018city engulfed in flames,\u2019 there\u2019s a CVS still open for business. The press flocking to dramatic images as a protest metaphor is not a new phenomenon.\u201d The author is a professor of politics and journalism at Morgan State University.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/5\/29\/21274426\/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-louisville-denver-photos\">George Floyd protests: Photos show uprisings across America<\/a> (Jen Kirby and Kainaz Amaria, Vox): striking images.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>About China:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/world\/hong-kong-china-national-security-law\/\">The Infinite Heartbreak of Loving Hong Kong<\/a> (Wilfred Chan, The Nation): \u201cSomething profound has been lost. It is not democracy, because Hong Kong was never democratic. It is not autonomy, because Hong Kong never enjoyed self-determination. It is certainly not the will to resist; as I write this, activists are already planning a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/hongkongertimetable\/1523\">full calendar of mass protests<\/a>, determined to fight until the bitter end. What is lost is the feeling that Hong Kong\u2019s future could be an open question.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/pompeo-declares-hong-kong-no-longer-autonomous-from-china\/2020\/05\/27\/2773096c-a036-11ea-9d96-c3f7c755fd6e_story.html\">Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China<\/a> (Carol Morello, Washington Post): \u201c\u2018Hong Kong and its dynamic, enterprising, and free people have flourished for decades as a bastion of liberty, and this decision gives me no pleasure,\u2019 [Pompeo] added. \u2018But sound policymaking requires a recognition of reality. While the United States once hoped that free and prosperous Hong Kong would provide a model for authoritarian China, it is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/what-make-secretary-pompeo-decertifying-hong-kong-autonomy\">What to Make of Secretary Pompeo Decertifying Hong Kong Autonomy<\/a> (Julian Ku, Lawfare): \u201cAlthough Pompeo\u2019s dramatic announcement drew headlines around the world, his decision should not have surprised observers, given the new requirements on any such certification imposed by Congress in November 2019.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/tense-india-china-standoff-himalayan-border-escalate-200527120501581.html\">\u2018All-out combat\u2019 feared as India, China engage in border standoff<\/a> (Saif Khalid, Al Jazeera): \u201cA video shot by an Indian soldier and shared on social media showed soldiers from both nations engaged in fistfights and stone-pelting at the de facto border, known as Line of Actual Control (LAC). The incident, which continued until the next day, resulted in 11 soldiers being injured on both sides.\u201d The headline seems a bit over-the-top. I talked with a friend who has some relevant expertise and he is not that concerned. Still worth keeping an eye&nbsp;on.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/china-india-border-clashes-coronavirus\/2020\/05\/27\/a51545f6-9f14-11ea-be06-af5514ee0385_story.html\">China-India border: Clashes raise fears of broader confrontation as Beijing pursues sovereignty claims on all fronts<\/a> (Anna Fifield and Joanna Slater, Washington Post): \u201cThe relationship between the two countries remains tense, exacerbated by efforts from both capitals to stoke nationalist sentiment. The obvious place for this to erupt is at the point where the two countries bump up against each&nbsp;other.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2020\/05\/26\/aka-jane-roe-and-the-humiliation-of-the-pro-life-movement\/\">\u2018AKA Jane Roe\u2019 and the humiliation of the pro-life movement<\/a> (Karen Swallows Prior, Religion News Service): \u201cEven before the film aired, headline after headline heaped humiliation on pro-lifers. The Los Angeles Times reported that McCorvey had been paid to change her mind. This was misleading: McCorvey wasn\u2019t paid to change her mind \u2014 she was paid to speak at pro-life events after she claimed she had changed her position.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2020\/5\/24\/fx-documentary-on-norma-mccorvey-leaves-out-key-catholic-sources-who-knew-her-best\">FX documentary on Norma McCorvey omits key Catholic sources who knew her best<\/a> (Julia Duin, GetReligion): \u201cAlso, the documentary is coy about one important thing. To get access to McCorvey, surely they had to pay up too? We call that \u2018checkbook journalism\u2019 and ethical news organizations don\u2019t offer money to their interviewees. When pressed by the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, the film\u2019s producer admitted he paid her a \u2018modest licensing fee\u2019 for use of family photos and documentary footage.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>Pandemic Perspectives:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/if-conservatives-want-a-less-intrusive-government-they-should-wear-masks\/2020\/05\/27\/50908ed8-9f90-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html\">Conservatives who refuse to wear masks undercut a central claim of their beliefs<\/a> (Megan McArdle, Washington Post): \u201c[Refusing to wear masks] also undercuts a more central claim of conservatism: that big, coercive government programs are unnecessary because private institutions could provide many benefits that we think of as \u2018public goods.\u2019 For that to be true, the civic culture would have to be such that individuals are willing to make serious sacrifices for the common good, and especially to protect the most vulnerable among&nbsp;us.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deseret.com\/indepth\/2020\/5\/22\/21266505\/coronavirus-utah-virginia-georgia-covid-19-church-reopen-religion-pandemic\">Reopening churches safely: What pastors in Utah, Georgia have learned<\/a> (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News): \u201cThe Rev. Leroy Davis wants his church to feel as safe as Costco. The service will hopefully be a little more personal, he said, but the environment should seem just as&nbsp;clean.\u201c<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/05\/the-regulatory-state-is-failing-us\/612220\/\">The Regulatory State Is Failing Us<\/a> (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic): \u201cIt is important not to make this a partisan conflict. I do not view the administrative state as extra-constitutional. That said, it has become far too inflexible, and not sufficiently focused on outcomes. It is time we woke up and realized that we have a system that simply is not working.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2020\/05\/29\/covid-19-has-exposed-critical-weaknesses-in-global-higher-education\/\">COVID-19 Has Exposed Critical Weaknesses in Global Higher Education<\/a> (Christos Makridis and Soula Parassidis): \u201cWhile publicly available data does not seem to exist to identify the source of the increasing proliferation of degree programs, many students have been funneled into degree programs without an accurate representation of what they are going to learn and their post-graduation labor market prospects.\u201d Christos is an alumnus of our ministry.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2020\/may\/holy-spirit-empowered-christian-global-pentecostal-study.html\">Have Pentecostals Outgrown Their Name?<\/a> (Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today): \u201cNames can be tricky. What do you call a Pentecostal who isn\u2019t called a Pentecostal? The question sounds like a riddle, but it\u2019s a real challenge for scholars. They have struggled for years to settle on the best term for the broad and diverse movement of Christians who emphasize the individual believer\u2019s relationship to the Holy Spirit and talk about being Spirit-filled, Spirit-baptized, or Spirit-empowered.\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/story\/_\/id\/29234386\/connecticut-transgender-policy-found-violate-title-ix\">Conn. transgender policy found to violate Title IX<\/a> (ESPN): \u201cConnecticut\u2019s policy allowing transgender girls to compete as girls in high school sports violates the civil rights of athletes who have always identified as female, the U.S. Education Department has determined in a decision that could force the state to change course to keep federal funding and influence others to do the&nbsp;same.\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:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/jEldIUr\">The Smartest Man in the DC Universe<\/a> (Imgur)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/calvinist-altar-call-asks-jesus-if-he-would-accept-any-of-these-people-into-his-heart\">Calvinist Giving Altar Call Asks Jesus If He\u2019ll Accept Any Of These People Into His Heart<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/textsfromsuperheroes.com\/post\/619136826441121793\/zatannamagic\">David Blaine<\/a> (Texts From Superheroes)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/china-issues-stay-at-home-order-to-hong-kong-to-prevent-spread-of-democracy\">China Issues Stay-At-Home Order To Hong Kong To Prevent Spread Of Democracy<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/05\/21\/opinion\/foster-child-conservative.html\">Why Being a Foster Child Made Me a Conservative<\/a> (Rob Henderson, New York Times): \u201cIndividuals have rights. But they also have responsibilities. For instance, when I say parents should prioritize their children over their careers, there is a sense of unease among my peers. They think I want to blame individuals rather than a nebulous foe like poverty. They are mostly right.\u201d The author just graduated from Yale. Worth reading regardless of your political allegiances. First shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/05\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-153\">volume 153<\/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>There was an abundance of sad news this week, which matches this month, which matches this&nbsp;year.&nbsp;<\/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":"There was an abundance of sad news this week, which matches this month, which matches this year. 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