In the news, Thursday, July 6, 2017

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from First Things

EXAMPLE, FATHER, TYPE
For Paul, Abraham is an example of faith. He is also father of the faithful, and a type of the Faithful One.

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from HumanProgress.org

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The Improved Life of the American Worker

Since 1915, the year that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Monthly Labor Review began, labor conditions in America have changed drastically. Compared to 1915, the average American in 2015 is healthier, better educated, working less while in a safer environment, and making more money yet spending less on everyday goods.

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from The Inlander

POWER OVER POLICE 
Spokane Valley may want its own police force someday, but for now it will settle on the appearance of one. Spokane Valley police are, in fact, sheriff's deputies who ultimately answer to Ozzie Knezovich (who did not respond to multiple requests for comment on this article). But should the city have more control over its police force? Councilman Ed Pace says so.

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from Jews News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]

Muslim Leader: America Must Understand Sharia Law is Greater Than the Constitution, Therefore Muslims are Above the Law

The Director of the Dallas Council on American- Islamic Relations (CAIR), Mustafa Carroll, made a surprising and shocking statement during a Muslim rally in Austin, Texas. He firmly believes that the message of the Qur’an is supreme over the United States constitution.

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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)

Montana earthquake felt in Spokane, surrounding areas
Phones have been ringing off the hook here in the KHQ newsroom after a small earthquake was felt around 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, all from people asking if there was an earthquake. The answer is yes. But not in Spokane. The United States Geological Survey reports a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck about 9 kilometers southeast of Lincoln, Montana. Several viewers reported feeling the shakes in Coeur d'Alene, Mead and Spokane and Nespelem. So far no damage has been reported in Montana.

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from The Living Church

NO MORE FOREIGNERS
I am quoting these words “No More Foreigners,” but I am not quoting them from a restrictionist Congressional speech, nor yet from a pronouncement of the Ku Klux Klan. No, they come from a purely Christian source, which has nothing to do with keeping immigrants out or foreigners down. St. Paul wrote them: “Ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of God.”

Anglicans, Methodists Closer to Unity
The time may have arrived for interchangeable ministries between the Church of England and the Methodist Church. On the table is a plan that would bring an end to the break between Anglicans and Methodists in the late 1700s. It envisions a new Methodist “president bishop” and interchangeability of ministries. The plan still needs endorsement by top Church of England and Methodist governing bodies.

Slow Erosion of Faith
Australia revealed the first of its 2016 census results last week, and faith received much attention. Australians are losing their religion: 29.6 percent of 23.4 million people described themselves as having no religion, up from 21.8 percent five years ago, and 9.6 percent declined to answer. Religious affiliation is the only optional question the census question.

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from Opposing Views

City To Rename Streets That Honor Confederate Generals

Commissioners of a Florida city have initiated a process to change the names of three local streets named after Confederate leaders and a founder of the Ku Klux Klan. The change has sparked fierce debate in the community, serving as a microcosm of the national discussion over honoring figures from the Confederacy. On July 3, city commissioners held a meeting to decide the fate of three streets spanning across Hollywood, Florida. The controversial streets in question were named after Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and John Bell Hood, as well as Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first grand wizard of the KKK.

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from Science News Magazine

Magazine of the Society for Science & the Public

DNA evidence is rewriting domestication origin stories
Fresh ideas emerge about the origins of humans’ relationships with their favorite species

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from The Seattle Times

Speed, human error blamed for Amtrak derailment near Chambers Bay

Sunday’s derailment of an Amtrak passenger train near Steilacoom happened because the engineer approached a drawbridge going faster than the 40-mph speed limit, railroad officials say. Amtrak blames human error for the accident, which caused minor injuries to some of the 267 passengers aboard, spokeswoman Vernae Graham said in a statement Thursday. The train’s engineer has been suspended, Graham said. About 100 yards before the Chambers Bay bridge, the northbound passenger train passed a final signal that, when red, tells the engineer to stop because the drawbridge is being raised or lowered. The train then moved through a derail device that knocked it off the rails before reaching the bridge, Amtrak said.

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from The Spokesman-Review

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