Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Relevant reports that Christians
are the most persecuted people in the world.
Sojourners has extracted excerpts
from speeches from soon-to-be-ex-president Obama, on his faith.
Benjamin L. Corey points out that God
didn't demand the death penalty for the murder of Abel. (I don't always approve of Mr. Corey's language, but his posts are always thought-provoking.)
Corey also points out that, even if you don't believe in Christianity, it's
wrong to dismiss the Bible as a fairy tale.
Education: Listverse points out some troubling
facts and trends in higher education.
Finance: The Associated Press reports that eight men are, in combination, as rich as half of the people in the world.
Health: Apparently, President-elect
Trump is listening to the anti-vaccine movement, in spite of the
lack of scientific evidence that vaccination is linked to autism, and may be going to do something about what he hears, according to Scientific
American.
Scientific American also reports on warnings
against cleaning out your earwax.
History: I don't expect this will change any holocaust denier's mind, but
ListVerse has 10
facts that prove that the holocaust really happened.
Humor: (or something) Listverse reports on 10 surprising
lost objects, including a city, a spaceship, and thousands of shipping containers.
An amazing
construction of marbles, and other items. (Video, about 2 minutes.)
Politics: FiveThirtyEight points out that, barring unforeseen events,
soon-to-be-ex-vice-president Joe
Biden will be the only veep who served for two terms, and never cast a tie-breaking vote.
Image
source (public domain)
Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff).
God speaks to us through the Bible and the findings of science, and we should listen to both types of revelation.
The title is from Psalm 84:11.
The Wikipedia is usually a pretty good reference. I mostly use the World English Bible (WEB), because it is public domain. I am grateful.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Sunspots 609
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