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Thursday, November 06, 2014

ICYMI Thursday

by Tom Goodman

homer Donuts are nature's fruit. Who knew?
Yelp's best places for donuts in Austin.

 

Thomas Kidd explains how to check whether a quote is being attributed to the right author—and why it’s important.

 

Yeah, it’s a Chinese commercial for shampoo. Yes, it’s a 4-and-a-half minute commercial for shampoo. But what a bold move, with the bold design to reduce divorce in China. #BelieveInLoveAgain.

 

A southern-born CEO invokes religion regarding his views on homosexuality, lobbying for what he believes in, and using his company to financially and publicly support those views. Chick-fil-A? No, Apple. The company’s CEO, Tim Cook, announced his homosexual orientation last week, and he pledged to use his company to promote his social agenda. (HT: YoungCons) For me, though, media reaction to Cook’s announcement didn’t bring to mind Chick-fil-A. It was another tech CEO I thought of. Brendan Eich, of Mozilla Firefox, was ousted six months ago over the issue of homosexuality, too. Opponents launched a campaign to seek his firing over a donation six years earlier. They dug up public records showing the Catholic’s quiet and private (not company) donations to an organization promoting the traditional definition of marriage during California’s Prop 8 debate and demanded his ouster because of it. Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy Night.

 

Rod Dreher applauds the Southern Baptist leaders who are helping the denomination live in our American Babylon. (Related: Samuel Goldman discusses “The Jeremiah Option” as the best option for living in Babylon.)

 

As you evaluate Brittany Maynard's decision last weekend, Joni Eareckson Tada's book, "When Is It Right to Die?" can help.

 

In his delightful review, Jason Hood prefers to zimzum away from Rob Bell's new book on marriage.

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