Links to Your World, Tuesday November 2

A new study suggests that a decline in religious participation, and an increase in shopping opportunities, could be making us miserable. (HT: Carol Moreno)

 

New Amazon species found every 3 days.

 

Why sisterly chats make people happier.

 

WSJ: Seeking Proof in Near-Death Claims

 

Reader’s Digest suggests “15 Harmless Folk Remedies Worth a Try” and “15 Weird and Wacky Folk Remedies You Shouldn't Try.”

 

Infertile couples call it “Facebook envy”: The regret they feel for the jealousy of seeing news that a friend is expecting. A touching WaPo story.

 

“People who see themselves as active participants in their faith are less susceptible to depression. But for those who feel alienated from their religion, it makes them more likely to be clinically depressed.” (From a Utah Valley University study)

 

RNS: Survey: 6 in 10 Protestant pastors disapprove of Obama

 

Why do so many top-selling video games have religious themes—and why are the themes so cynical of religion?

 

Early-life experiences could cause permanent changes in the DNA you pass on to future generations. (Newsweek)

 

Posts at “Get Anchored” since last Tuesday:

“Should it bother anyone that those who stress so loudly that the winners wrote the histories are the ones now writing the histories?”

 

Oh, THAT’S what the “medical” means in “medical marijuana”

 

You Make Me Feel Like Dancin’

 

Pastor Wayne’s Latest Deacon Meeting Could Have Gone Better

 

Can You Hear Me Now?

 

Of Anti-Gay Bullies and Super Bowl Louts

 

"...that we may see and remark, and say Whose?"

 

LeaderLines: Two Secrets of Successful Multi-generational Churches

 

Winning Ways: Trusting in our Abundant God

 

“This is separate from my life, it won't affect how I view the world”