The Boy Scouts voted today to drop their long-standing prohibition on gay members (gay adult leaders will still not be allowed). A lot of scout troops are sponsored by churches, many of which have taken stances on homosexuality. Apparently, for some churches, that stance will now include dropping their Scout… [more]
News & Politics
Wait - now money can buy happiness?
What is the relationship between money and happiness? A recent piece in The Atlantic highlighted research contradicting scholarly consensus holding that after a certain point of material prosperity, there is a corresponding decline or flattening in the increase of happiness. The findings from the Brookings Institute - “Subjective Well-Being and… [more]
ESPN’s surprisingly civil debate about sin and homosexuality
NBA player Jason Collins made headlines this week with his announcement that he is gay. Collins is the first player in the four major American sports leagues to do so. During an ensuing discussion of Collins on ESPN’s Outside the Lines, analyst Chris Broussard stated that as a Christian, he… [more]
Dove’s beauty campaign and the danger of always looking at ourselves
By now you’ve surely seen “Dove Real Beauty Sketches,” part of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. In the video, a sketch artist sits behind a curtain and draws a portrait of a woman as she describes her own appearance. The same artist then produces a second sketch of the… [more]
Quotes from Q
I’m at the annual gathering for Q Ideas, a group that somewhat does in person what we try to do here at TC: gather Christians to apply theological reflection to all of culture. With more than 40 presentations in two and a half days, it’s a wealth of information. Here… [more]
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Allison Backous It is a good model for all of us to pursue conversation that requires us to be active, not just people who leave soundbites and judgment.
ESPN’s surprisingly civil debate about sin and homosexuality
Heidi Fogle I guess I see beauty in 'nature' and it's an iconic reminder of God that takes my admiration and focus to Him, but with all beauty? I guess I don't. I have to ask myself why.
Dove’s beauty campaign and the danger of always looking at ourselves
KoryPlockmeyer If the 'like' functions as a nonverbal affirmative communication, should Facebook introduce more such cues? Would a 'dislike' button be used to show negative nonverbals?
Don’t fear Facebook’s ‘Like’ button
JKana I would rather let the social majority have its way on such legal issues. For my part, I'm inclined to live in such a way that biblical morality is more attractive than the alternatives, legal or not.
Separating morality and legality
idle chatter People are not standard-issue. Physical variations are countless. To reduce the world to a binary system denies the complexity of God's creation. If we refuse to see ALL of what God has made, we are refusing to grapple with all that God has laid before us.
Lana Wachowski, transgender and stories we need to hear
JKana Ministries like these are not only directly intervening to reduce recidivism, but they are also providing a platform whereby Christ's transforming love can reach into the community to make an even broader impact on the next generation of would-be offenders.
Could this be partly why crime is in decline?