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

Christianity: Christianity Today reports that a lot of Christians believe in the Prosperity Gospel.

Christianity Today also tells us four lies that keep people from attending church.

Relevant tells us why we should question our views on important subjects.

Relevant also reports on the most common searches on Bible Gateway, over the last 25 years.

Health: Scientific American reports that women are more likely to die from a heart attack if the emergency physician is a male.

Politics: Gizmodo is pleased with President Trump's nomination (finally) of a science adviser, but fears that there are too many voices in the Administration that don't pay attention to scientific findings.

Science: A CBS 60 Minutes discussion of a story "Are Zookeepers Playing God?" Note -- this links to three videos, which are each a few minutes long. I thank one of my daughters for pointing to this material.

Gizmodo says that July, 2018, will be the hottest month ever recorded in one place, in Death Valley.

A Scientific American writer says that stories about time travel never talk about a fundamental hindrance to such travel.

Sports: (and Politics) A USA Today columnist compares the contributions to education of LeBron James and President Donald Trump, after Trump recently attacked James. James had attacked Trump, but, as the columnist points out, so have two prominent white NBA coaches, and the President hasn't hit back at them.

Thanks for looking!

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Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to someone else:
Christianity: (and politics, unfortunately) Never mind homosexual couples who want to marry. Patheos suggests 10 other situations where a Christian baker should refuse to participate in wedding arrangements.
A blogger at Relevant asks: "since when was worship about making me feel good?"
National Public Radio tells us some things I'm not sure I wanted to know about Easter.
Health: According to the History Channel, researchers have discovered that a 10th century remedy is effective in treating MRSA.
The New York Times says that women in the U.S. are getting too much medication, and it's not good for them, or for the rest of us.
Science: A video, about two minutes long, of rays (the large fish with "wings") jumping out of the water. One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen.

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