Things I have recently spotted that may
be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Reports on surveys about how much Americans read the
Bible, here
and here.
Not very much, unfortunately.
Christianity Today reports on surveys of scientists, in many
countries. Bottom line: many
scientists do not believe in God, but most of these are not strongly anti-God.
Benjamin L. Corey argues that the
so-called Prosperity Gospel isn't really Christian at all.
An article in Relevant asks "What
would Jesus Post?"
Finance: (or something) Listverse tells us about 10
famous people who killed someone, but got off with small penalties.
Health: Relevant says that at
least 300,000,000 people have malaria, and over 400,000 people died of it in a recent year. Malaria has not been conquered.
Home-based
palliative care is much better for sick elderly people than hospitals, and cheaper, too, according to National Public Radio.
History: Listverse gives examples
of nepotism by US Presidents (and, of course, their relatives). John
Adams was the first, and Donald Trump probably won't be the last.
Humor: (Sort of. Not funny at all to some people) Wired tells us
that Amazon
will sell you a device that will assess the clothing you have on, and help you figure out what to wear. (And what to buy from Amazon, I
guess.)
Politics: FiveThirtyEight says that a
border wall won't stop drugs from coming into the US.
Sojourners says that the
proposed border wall "would be a 2,200-mile-long monument to racism,"
and documents this claim. The article also says that it would be ineffective.
Science: Scientific American discusses
shopping cart behavior -- leaving a shopping cart in a place other than the designated spot.
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, May 03, 2017
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