{"id":6126,"date":"2020-07-03T21:12:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T05:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2020-07-03T21:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T05:12:04","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/07\/03\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-257","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 257"},"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.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/06\/stop-firing-innocent\/613615\/\">Stop Firing the Innocent<\/a> (Yascha Mounk, The Atlantic): \u201cCafferty was punished for an offense he insists he did not commit. Shor was punished for doing something that most wouldn\u2019t even consider objectionable. Wadi was punished for the sins of his daughter. What all of these rather different cases have in common is that none of the people who were deprived of a livelihood in the name of fighting racism appear to have been guilty of actually perpetuating racism.\u201d The author is a political science professor at Johns Hopkins.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>This is an essential follow-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ayjay.org\/punishing-the-innocent\/\">punishing the innocent<\/a> (Alan Jacobs, personal blog): \u201c\u2026for those who want to effect social change by exposure and shaming, punishing the innocent is a feature of their system, not a bug. It increases fear, which increases discipline, not only of oneself but of others. And every employer who fires an employee because they\u2019re afraid of a social-media mob draws us closer to a fully Panoptic society, a social tyranny with an efficiency beyond the dreams of totalitarian societies of the past.\u201d This reminds me of the classic post <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@jesse.singal\/planet-of-cops-50889004904d\">Planet of Cops<\/a> by Freddy deBoer.<\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/human-interest\/2020\/06\/george-floyd-street-corner-christian-revivalist-site-evangelicals.amp\">The Minneapolis street corner where George Floyd was killed has become a Christian revivalist site.<\/a> (Ruth Graham, Slate): \u201c\u2018I would describe this as revival and awakening,\u2019 said Joshua Giles, a local pastor who has been coming to the site to pray and preach for several weeks. Giles, who is Black, said he has taken part in conversions and spontaneous baptisms there, and that at least one woman had been miraculously healed of persistent pain in her&nbsp;arm.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>I found the way Graham framed one minister\u2019s criticism of the Black Lives Matter organization interesting. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s an unusual perspective \u2014 it was presented on Tuesday by sports anchor (and Columbia grad) Marcellus Wiley: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFY\/status\/1278064470435090438\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFY\/status\/1278064470435090438<\/a> (three minute video)<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s also interesting to compare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charismanews.com\/us\/81592-worshippers-continue-unity-revival-at-george-floyd-memorial-despite-pushback\">Worshippers Continue \u2018Unity Revival\u2019 at George Floyd Memorial Despite Pushback<\/a> (Taylor Berglund, Charisma News). The reports largely align, I\u2019m just fascinated by how reporters\u2019 interests and contexts shape the questions they ask and the answers they emphasize. I am pretty sure both reporters are Christian, although I suspect they gravitate to different churches.<\/li>\n  <\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedispatch.com\/p\/tim-scott-didnt-ask-for-this\">Is Tim Scott the Most Influential Legislator in Congress?<\/a> (Declan Garvey, The Dispatch): \u201cTo Scott, his blackness and his partisan affiliation makes perfect sense: He\u2019s lived the American dream, rising from poverty to build a series of successful businesses. He\u2019s a devout Christian committed to the preservation of religious liberty. But to interlopers projecting their own experiences and beliefs onto him, two of his three core identities are in direct contradiction with one another. Leaning too hard into one elicits accusations of being traitorous to the other.\u2019\u201d Utterly fascinating.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/russia-fsu\/2020-06-30\/how-great-power-falls-apart\">How a Great Power Falls Apart<\/a> (Charles King, Foreign Affairs): \u201cFaced with a series of external shocks and internal crises, and pursued by more dynamic and adaptable competitors abroad, his country had far less life in it than anyone at the time could see. All countries end. Every society has its own rock bottom, obscured by darkness until impact is imminent. Already in the sixth century, Amalrik wrote, goats were grazing in the Roman Forum.\u201d The author is an international relations Professor at Georgetown. Relevant for both America and&nbsp;China.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9marks.org\/article\/pastors-on-social-media\/\">Pastors on Social Media<\/a> (Jonathan Leeman, 9 Marks): \u201c\u2026 you are wrestling against principalities and powers, and those powers have keen eyes for your desire for a bigger audience and your church members\u2019 affinity for other forms of social reinforcement. They want you to believe that other forms of wisdom are more reliable than God\u2019s Word, other audiences more important than your humble congregation, other platforms more powerful for speaking, other kinds of impact you can make more lasting and significant. The second you begin to believe these things you have begun to compromise your calling as a pastor.\u201d This is a fire hydrant of wisdom, and most of it is relevant to everyone.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/quillette.com\/2020\/06\/30\/on-behalf-of-environmentalists-i-apologize-for-the-climate-scare\/\">On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare<\/a> (Mike Shellenberger, Quillette): \u201cClimate change is happening. It\u2019s just not the end of the world. It\u2019s not even our most serious environmental problem. I may seem like a strange person to be saying all of this. I have been a climate activist for 20 years and an environmentalist for&nbsp;30.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>The author\u2019s book is currently the #1 best seller in environmental science on Amazon. This article was originally published on Forbes (where he is a regular contributor) but they took it down in the ensuing controversy. Undeniably interesting. I don\u2019t have expertise in this area, so if he\u2019s wrong please point me to any better pieces you know&nbsp;of.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/30\/opinion\/woodrow-wilson-princeton.html?referringSource=articleShare\">The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson<\/a> (Ross Douthat, New York Times): \u201c\u2026unless the endgame of New Haven\u2019s removal of Columbus is the expropriation of white property (Yale\u2019s property, I suppose, especially) and its redistribution to the Pequots and Mohegans, then a consistent rejection of Columbus\u2019s legacy isn\u2019t what my city is embracing. Instead, it\u2019s just doing the same thing as Princeton: keeping the inheritance, but repudiating the benefactor. Keeping the gains, but making a big show of pronouncing them ill gotten.\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:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/blackmagicfuckery\/comments\/hi5iwx\/there_are_16_circles_in_this_picture\/\">There are 16 circles in this image. Really.<\/a> (reddit)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/christian-briefly-considers-placing-hope-in-god-after-supreme-court-lets-him-down-again\">Christian Briefly Considers Placing Hope In God After Supreme Court Lets Him Down Again<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/i-had-to-follow-precedent-says-supreme-court-justice-of-nation-where-slavery-was-once-legal\">\u2018We Can\u2019t Just Overturn Precedent,\u2019 Says Supreme Court Justice Of Nation Where Slavery Was Once Legal<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2020\/06\/28\">A Mom Story<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/social-media\">Social Media<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/party-game\">Party Game For Linguists<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/americans-prepare-to-celebrate-independence-day-while-confined-to-their-homes-by-the-government\">Americans Excited To Celebrate Their Liberty While Confined To Their Homes By The Government<\/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.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2018\/6\/29\/are-the-satanists-of-the-ms-13-gang-an-under-covered-religion-beat-story\">Are Satanists of the MS\u201013 gang an under\u2010covered story on the religion beat?<\/a> (Julia Duin, GetReligion): this is a fascinating bit of news commentary. My favorite bit: \u201cHow does one get out of MS\u201013? An opinion piece in the New York Times this past April gives a surprising response: Go to a Pentecostal church.\u201d Highly recommended. First shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/06\/29\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-158\">volume 158<\/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>a shorter collection of links than those I\u2019ve shared recently<\/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":"This list of links is briefer than the last few I've shared. 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