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Thursday, August 07, 2014

ICYMI Thursday

Welcome Michael Slaughter

In case you missed it:

I’d encourage you to read this article on the value of pessimism, but you probably won’t, so I won’t get my hopes up.

 

“If private religious organizations have the right to define their communities in terms of doctrine, does this First Amendment right no longer apply to doctrines linked to sex?” GetRelgion’s TMatt asks a critical question for our Times.

 

From the “No, Duh” Department: Studies show that men regard women who pay attention to them as more attractive while women aren’t necessarily attracted to men who pay attention to them.

 

Your Edgy Billboard Is My Kid’s Nightmare

 

Do churches in the American South still maintain an implicit policy against interracial marriage? Romesh Wijesooriaya knows the answer first-hand

 

New technology has always received complaints that its ruining us. In 1858, People Said the Telegraph Was ‘Too Fast for the Truth.’

 

It's healthier to see love as a journey two people undertake rather than as a union of two people who are destined to be together.

 

"Women love to invade guy spaces – but men avoid gal spaces." David Murrow explains why the design choices of our church buildings will either draw men or repel men.

 

Which form of contemporary Christianity is best suited to living out the time of exile that is fast approaching American Christians? Rod Dreher started a fascinating online discussion off a Carl Truman article

 

“Most people in the West would be surprised by the answer to the question: who are the most persecuted people in the world? According to the International Society for Human Rights, a secular group with members in 38 states worldwide, 80 per cent of all acts of religious discrimination in the world today are directed at Christians.” The Independent

 

Chilling: “An Australian couple rented a Thai woman’s womb, and in due course, she delivered twins. But one of the babies has Down syndrome, and that just wouldn’t do. So, they simply left the disabled baby behind with no means of support except the love of the surrogate mother.”

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