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 Things I have spotted that may be of interest to others:

A discussion of the perils of Christian Nationalism, in Baptist News Global. 

Crosswalk reports that Southern Baptists voted against Christian Nationalism recently.

Stat discusses ethical questions about the results of the Human Genome Project.

NPR reports that a man tried to smuggle 100+ live snakes, of several kinds, into China. The snakes were hidden in his pants.

Thanks for reading!

Sunspots 880

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

Christianity: Ken Schenck has published "explanatory notes" on Bible passages relating to Holy Week. Here's one of these.

Environment: (and politics) Gizmodo reports on a scientist who finally decided that "...  It's not political to tell the truth" about climate change.

Gizmodo reports that sea urchins are dying off rapidly. They are important members of reef communities. The reason for the deaths is unclear.

Finances: Gizmodo reports on how much the very rich pay in income taxes.

Science: (or something) A man with over 100 snakes in his house, several of them poisonous, was found dead in the home, according to Gizmodo and multiple sources.

ListVerse tells us a lot about the tiny, and extremely resilient, animals known as tardigrades.

The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.

*I try not to include items that require a password or fee to view.

Thanks for reading.

 

Sunspots 815

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:

Christianity: (and Politics) Relevant reports that Russell Moore, an important Southern Baptist official, has called for President Trump to step down.

Christianity Today has published an article entitled "Humoring the President was not Harmless," and one entitled "We Worship with the Magi, not MAGA." Both articles lay some of the blame for the recent events at the Capitol being on white evangelical Christians.

Education: Grammarphobia discusses the expression  "getting your (her, his, their) ducks in a row."

Science: Listverse shows us ten beautiful spiders.

The Scientist reports on a study of how identical twins are not completely alike, DNA-wise, because of mutations.

Gizmodo reports on the discovery of two dwarf giraffes (in separate populations).

Gizmodo also reports that a previously unknown method of climbing smooth poles has been discovered in some snakes.

Sports: FiveThirtyEight analyzes NFL quarterback draftees. The high majority of these have not done well.

The graphic used in these posts is from NASA, hence, it is free to use like this.

Thanks for looking!

Sunspots 507

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: Vincent van Gogh was, apparently, a devout Christian. (Thanks to a commenter for the link!)


Ken Schenck says that it's more important for the Bible to form us than to inform us.
 
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware recommends Cookie Spy, a free program that helps you look at your stored cookies, and delete them, if you want to.


Humor: (Not really, but I don't have a category for this) National Public Radio reports on something many of us know -- meetings at work are often a wasted of time, and, therefore, money.


Politics: Columnist George F. Will says that the welfare state is growing too fast, and too large.


Science: Wired reports on a really weird insect parasite. Really weird, and creepy.


Wired also tells us why wet dogs smell so badly.


Wired also tells us why the recent blizzards were worse, because of global warming.


And Wired reports on the smallest snake there is. It can curl up on a quarter.


Image source (public domain)

Sunspots 461

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
The Arts: (and Humor) What kind of music do milk cows prefer to listen to? (Or what kind enhances milk production?) From National Public Radio.
Christianity: Ken Schenck on Inspiration, Authority, Infallibility and Inerrancy.
Heart, Mind, Soul and Strength on fasting.
Computing: Gizmo's Freeware has published an annotated list of the best free apps for iPhone.
Humor: (And politics, and a lot of other things) 40 photos from the last century. Some were heartbreaking, some amazing, some weird.
Politics: (and Sports) National Public Radio reports on the man who is most likely the world's tallest legislator.
Science: NPR also reports on snakes that glide through the air, and how they do it. (Includes a brief video.)

Image source (public domain)